Jeffress assails 'false religions'

It's not just about Mormonism anymore.

Robert Jeffress, the Texas pastor and Rick Perry endorser who described Mormonism as a "cult," told his congregation Sunday that he plans to keep speaking out against "false religions" in the 2012 race.


"Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Mormonism are all false religions and I stand by those statements," Jeffress said from the pulpit, according to WFAA.

"I feel like I ought to use, personally, whatever influence I might have to try to elect a godly leader and place him in the White House," Jeffress said. "It is important for us to elect Christian leaders who embrace biblical principles."

There's not a Muslim, Hindu or Buddhist candidate in the 2012 race, so those comments may not cause the same furor as Jeffress's attack on Mitt Romney's religion.

The pastor's rhetoric does, however, align him even more squarely with a hard-line religious community that's comfortable using more divisive language than the mainstream Republican Party.

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