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Line 53: − ==Is Romney's Faith Christian?== − There are many--especially within Evangelical Christianity--who seek to define Christianity in a much narrower sense that conforms to particular points of doctrine. By this narrow definition, wide swaths of Christian believers, including Catholics, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventists, Pentecostals, and Mormons would not be considered "Christian." In fact, many Evangelicals do not consider the Church of Christ to be "Christian" because of its particular salvation doctrines. − − In this narrow sense, it may be accurate to say that Romney's faith is not Christian, but it would be much more accurate to say that Mormonism is not a Protestant denomination, or that it is not considered part of Evangelical Christianity. Otherwise the statement only makes sense to those few who define "Christianity" as "Evangelical Christianity" or in a similarly narrow sense. − − By way of example, the statement "Mitt Romney's faith is not Christian" conveys as much information as the statement "Muqtada al-Sadr's faith is not Islam." It is obvious to any outside observer that the person making such a statement has a vested interest in some rival sect of the religion in question. The differences between Mormons and, say, Baptists are as insignificant to most outside observers as the differences between Sunnis and Shiites to most non-Muslims. However, within their respective religious communities, the differences are so important that each sect is considered by its rival to be heretical, i.e. non-Muslim or non-Christian.
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Mitt Romney also changed his positions on gun control. He was originally for it, but recently joined the NRA, an organization opposed to it, despite having hunted only twice in his life at the time.
Mitt Romney also changed his positions on gun control. He was originally for it, but recently joined the NRA, an organization opposed to it, despite having hunted only twice in his life at the time.
==References==
==References==