Mormons literally believe Holy Bible more than Most!

In the Republican "You Tube" CNN debate, candidates were asked if they literally believed every word of the Bible to be the word of God. You heard Mayor Guliani talk about reading it fairly frequently--and more often when things have been difficult in his life. He said he takes many things in the Bible to be allegorical (Translation: Not every word--Not literally true) such as Jonah in the Whale.

Huckabee, mentioning he was probably the only one on stage with a theology degree, described his appreciation of basic instruction such as "love thy neighbor" while saying there are many things in the Bible which are beyond our comprehension--appropriate, perhaps, for an infinite God beyond our understanding (Translation: Not every word is understandable by mere humans--take it on faith--interpretation within Christianity may vary extensively.)

Mitt Romney, the Mormon, said he "absolutely" believes the Bible to be the word of God. Then Anderson Cooper pressed him (knowing he was the one evangelicals most suspect on this issue) as to whether he believed every word literally. Romney, who had given the most solid, certain endorsement of it's truth (and who, quite frankly, has probably read more in the Bible and used it more in counseling with others than any other person on that stage) was momentarily at loss for words at the specific scrutiny.
He concluded that people might interpret it differently than others, but yes (again) he believed it. (Translation: Every word must be taken in context--and yet, since it is of God, through study and inspiration, many can come to unity in understanding and interpretation.)

The fact of the matter is that Mormons, like all Christian scholars, acknowledge that there are times in the Bible where different writers will give details or perspectives of an event that differ. Yet, unlike many scholars (and increasingly many Christian denominations) Mormons DO believe literally in all the miracles and seemingly supernatural occurrences--including the literal, physical resurrection of the Lord and literal Savior of the World--Jesus Christ--and the infinite saving power of his personal sacrifice for our sins. That, perhaps, would be a more powerful question to ask other "so-called Christian" candidates, who, like so many "traditional" Christian faiths, are increasingly accommodating the skepticism of non-believers by saying even the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus were allegorical or not understandable.

By that standard, Mitt Romney is the most literal believer in every word of the Bible out of all of the candidates--Republican or Democratic. By that standard also, Mormonism is far more traditionally Christian than those in many denominations who hide behind the skirts either of the Bible or the contemporary reason of agnostic scholars to take misinformed pot-shots at the so-called dubious Christian credentials of "Mormons." ("Mormons" the label was originally--and in many ways still is--a derogatory name chosen by other Christians to malign or raise suspicions about members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.)

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