Religion in the mix

Gov. Mitt Romney has received a lot of attention by being Mormon. Typically candidates are Protestant or Roman Catholic and the Republican candidates are conservative to appeal to the “Evangelicals” in the party. The support of the church can make or break a candidate in the primary election. Our good and quite bias friends at Fox News did a poll to see based on religious affiliation how a person is likely to vote. Not surprised scientologist came in dead last. Tom Cruise has killed any hope for a candidate coming out that camp.

Let’s put it into perspective and list the religious affiliation of each candidate. Does the religious affiliation impact how you will vote?


Joe Biden: Roman Catholic
Hillary Clinton: United Methodist
Christopher Dodd: Roman Catholic
John Edwards: United Methodist
Rudolph Giuliani: Roman Catholic
Mike Gravel: Unitarian Universalist
Mike Huckabee: Baptist
Duncan Hunter: Southern Baptist
Alan Keyes: Roman Catholic
Dennis Kucinich: Roman Catholic
John McCain: Baptist
Barack Obama: United Church of Christ
Ron Paul: Baptist
Bill Richardson: Roman Catholic
W. Mitt Romney: Latter-day Saint (Mormon)
Tom Tancredo: Evangelical Presbyterian
Fred Thompson: Church of Christ

Come back tomorrow when we examine if their religious belief impacts their stance on social issues such as abortion…