ABC: Evangelicals wary of Romney

David Edwards and Muriel Kane

Published: Monday August 6, 2007





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ABC News reported Sunday that Mitt Romney's Mormonism is creating problems for him with "evangelical Christians, some of whom are deeply skeptical about Mormonism."

Host Dan Harris showed footage of a yearly event in rural Utah, where every summer thousands of Mormons gather, followed by thousands of evangelicals aiming "to try to save Mormon souls." The video included one evangelical telling a Mormon, "Your Jesus cannot save you. Your Jesus is the brother of Lucifer."

Evangelicals often reject the Mormons' claim to be Christians, because Mormons hold beliefs that other Christians do not share. They are also wary of the "massive missionary campaign which has turned Mormonism into one of the fastest-growing religions on the planet" and fear a Romney presidency would help Mormonism grow even further. Despite this, ABC concluded, many evangelicals would vote for Romney simply on the basis of his conservative social positions.

The following video is from ABC's World News, broadcast on August 5.





