FROM Jack Cafferty:
Mike Huckabee declined to answer when asked if Mormonism is a cult earlier this month. Maybe he was better off not responding to the question.
In an upcoming New York Times Magazine article, the former Arkansas governor is quoted as asking: "Don't Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?" unquote. This after telling the reporter he thought Mormonism was a religion, but admitting he doesn't know much about it.
Rival Republican candidate Mitt Romney, who is a Mormon, says he thinks quote "Attacking someone's religion is really going too far. It's not the American way."
Huckabee's campaign insists his comments were taken out of context, that he wasn't bashing the religion but instead was "illustrating his unwillingness to answer questions about Mormonism and to avoid addressing theological questions during this campaign." Sure Mike. Nice try.
Huckabee has been making big gains recently, taking the lead in Iowa and getting closer to Rudy Giuliani in national polls. He and Romney are also duking it out for support from evangelicals.
Here’s my question to you:What’s your reaction to Mike Huckabee’s saying, quote: "Don't Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?"
Interested to know which ones made it on air?
Laura from Savannah, Georgia writes:
I think Huckabee was pointing out how little Americans actually know about Mormonism. As a lifelong Democrat, Huckabee is a Republican I will vote for. He wants to help the little people too and actually believes the words of Jesus should guide the Republican Party. I've given money to Clinton, Obama, Edwards, and now Huckabee.
Trevor from San Jose, California writes:
Mr. Huckabee knows much better than that. He's a pastor and he's had training in seminary. He said he didn't want to comment on Romney's religion, but he knew he could get a jab in and play up it up as an "innocent question." It was an underhanded move and he knows it. I expected much more from Huckabee.
Richard writes:
I really don’t care what they say about each other’s religion. I personally am sick and tired of this infantile bickering over religion. It is childish and doesn’t address the issues they should be talking about.
GR from Atlanta, Georgia writes:
Doesn't this highlight how little Americans know about Mormons? The faith has not been particularly open to those outside of their own faith... Mitt Romney has had plenty of opportunities to explain some misconceptions about Mormonism, and has decided that he does not wish to discuss them.
Addison writes:
In all honesty, I think that Huckabee just didn't want to answer such a foolish question! It is a political landmine to get into a debate over religion, especially about one of your opponents. To talk bad about Mormons, or any religion, would make him seem heartless; bad move.
Will writes:
Jack, I don't know about Jesus and the Devil being brothers, but I am sure that the Republicans and the Devil are related.