I think within the Republican party evangelical Christians have/had become such an important voting block that it's being used deliberately by those who can, and those who can't sort of have to come up with something. McCain's candidacy I suppose is a significant development in this regard since they don't seem to matter much. I wonder how it will work in the general election.
Maybe I've just known some really amazing Mormons, but they were involved with organizations that tended to non-spiritual needs as well, but it wasn't in the context of their missions, so point taken.
I don't know, I just have a lot of admiration for the strength of faith required to go door to door selling Mormonism in Northern California like one Mormon kid I know did.
But again, it's not a reason that I think any should have voted for Romney or anything.
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