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October 10, 2011

Presidential Candidate Mitt Romeny’s Mormon Faith Takes Center Stage 
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In campaign news, Mitt Romney's Mormon faith became the hot topic this
weekend in the Republican presidential race after a prominent backer of
Texas Gov. Rick Perry described Mormonism as a cult. Robert Jeffress, a
Baptist minister from Dallas, made the comment to reporters at the
“Values Voter Summit” in Washington, D.C.

Robert Jeffress, Baptist minister: "It is a decision for conservative,
evangelical Christians right now is going to be, do we prefer somebody
who is truly a believer in Jesus Christ or somebody who is a good moral
person but is a part of a cult and it’s not politically correct to
say, but it’s true; Mormonism is a cult.”

Meanwhile, Texas Rep. Ron Paul won the straw poll at the Values Voter
Summit with 37 percent of the vote. Herman Cain placed second. Mitt
Romney who won the 2007 straw poll received just 4 percent of the vote.



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