Throughout Sen. Mitt Romney’s political career, his faith as a Latter-day Saint has been a central part of both his identity, as well as the public’s perception of him — whether they think his church makes him as an intrigue, a heretic or a bigot. But he's been especially vocal about it since he launched his bid to represent Utah in Washington.
Throughout Romney’s political career, his faith as a Latter-day Saint has been a central part of his identity, as well as the public’s perception of him — whether Americans think his church makes him an intrigue, a heretic or a bigot.
“There are some who would have a presidential candidate describe and explain his church’s distinctive doctrines,” Romney said then. “To do so would enable the very religious test the founders prohibited in the Constitution. No candidate should become the spokesman for his faith. For if he becomes president, he will need the prayers of the people of all faiths.”
But Jeff Flake, a Latter-day Saint and former Republican senator from Arizona who is now the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, decided not to run for reelection in 2018 after condemning the Trumpism that had begun to permeate the Republican Party. “For any politician, the politics win a lot of the time. That’s a fact of being an elected official,” Monson said. “And so it’s remarkable when the conscience wins, especially when everyone is watching.”After Trump lost the 2020 election, his supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to stop the certification of President Joe Biden’s election victory. As those insurrectionists breached the Capitol, Romney said he feared for his life.
His impeachment votes go back to the importance Romney places on his constitutional oath, Monson said. Public officials’ constitutional oaths, he added, can be seen as similar to covenants — or promises with God — Latter-day Saints make and renew starting as young as age 8 and continuing throughout their lives.
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