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This entry was posted on 12/6/2007 8:05 PM and is filed under uncategorized.

(Below is a copy of an email sent out today by the campaign regarding Mitt's speech this morning on religious liberty.)

Today, Governor Romney addressed the American people in a speech titled "Faith in America."  He shared his views on religious liberty, our country's grand tradition of religious tolerance and how faith would inform his Presidency.  Here are a few excerpts:

"When I place my hand on the Bible and take the oath of office, that oath becomes my highest promise to God.  If I am fortunate to become your president, I will serve no one religion, no one group, no one cause, and no one interest.  A President must serve only the common cause of the people of the United States....

There are some who would have a presidential candidate describe and explain his church's distinctive doctrines.  To do so would enable the very religious test the founders prohibited in the Constitution.  No candidate should become the spokesman for his faith.  For if he becomes President he will need the prayers of the people of all faiths.

"The diversity of our cultural expression, and the vibrancy of our religious dialogue, has kept America in the forefront of civilized nations even as others regard religious freedom as something to be destroyed.

"In such a world, we can be deeply thankful that we live in a land where reason and religion are friends and allies in the cause of liberty, joined against the evils and dangers of the day. And you can be certain of this:  Any believer in religious freedom, any person who has knelt in prayer to the Almighty, has a friend and ally in me. And so it is for hundreds of millions of our countrymen: we do not insist on a single strain of religion - rather, we welcome our nation's symphony of faith."

Read what some are saying below and watch the full speech at MittRomney.com.

"Mitt Romney, who sure looked presidential, explained effectively that he is a man of faith who is committed to America's values."
-- Kate O’Beirne - National Review’s The Corner

"For the first time in this campaign and it has been long already, I heard greatness this morning."
-- Chris Matthews - MSNBC

"It was a magnificent speech, splendidly delivered, it was moving… I don't know how he could have done it better. I mean I was very moved."
-- Pat Buchanan - MSNBC

Please consider taking a few minutes to record your own reaction to the speech, upload it to YouTube and send the link to Faith@MittRomney.com, and we will highlight a few of them at MittRomney.com .

Thank you for your continued support
-- Team Mitt

 

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