[Hoot Gibson]

^A lot of people are wondering about what sect of Mormonism he is.

There are different "denominations" (for lack of a better term) of Mormonism. Some forcefully marry young girls to old men, some believe you have to have 7 wives to get to Heaven, etc... things that would be a detriment to a politician running for the highest office, in terms of election (I use that term politically, not religiously).

Romney is a mainstream in a religious sense as any candidate in the race. There is absolutely no reason to believe that he belongs to a lunatic fringe sect of the Church of the LDS. The Church of the LDS does not condone any of the practices that you mentioned. I have good friends who are Mormons and it is no more reasonable to suspect Mormons of being "out of the mainstream" than it is to suspect anybody else of secretly belonging to a cult. I don't care what kind of religious credentials that people who spread these vicious rumors hold, they are just as much religious bigots as those who belittle Christians at every opportunity.