Sharpton comments on Romney's Mormon factor

Last week at a debate between Reverend Al Sharpton and author Christopher Hitchens, Sharpton raised some eyebrows with comments about Mitt Romney. These comments seemed bigoted towards Mormons and at the same time, made Sharpton look hypocritical.

"As for the one Mormon running for office, those who really believe in God will defeat him anyways, so don't worry about that; that's a temporary situation," said Sharpton.
The Reverend apologized and has said his comments were not directed towards Mormonism or the LDS Church but instead specifically to Mitt Romney. The Civil Rights Reverend also stated that Hitchens was the only one who was making bigoted comments against Mormonism and its members.

I do not have the power to decide what was the intent behind Rev. Sharpton's remarks and so have to take his apologies at face value. What I can question is whether or not there is a double standard in this country, and it is clear to me that there is. Somehow there is no problem making obviously prejudiced statements towards an American-born religion, to call it that, but there is a problem making similar statements against other groups, religious or ethnic.

Now I'm not condoning any type of bigoted or prejudiced comments. I find them not only hateful but also antiquated, ignorant, and not what we need in 21st-century American society.

With that said, I applaud Rev. Al Sharpton's motions for the firing of Don Imus after his unbelievably hurtful and bigoted remarks. I also applaud him for marching with Glenn Beck and hundreds of others demanding the record companies to become accountable and cease the continued use of heavily bigoted and divisive words, violence, the proliferation of drugs, and the misogyny of women.

In order not to downplay these important motions on the part of Rev. Al Sharpton it is imperative that he choose his words carefully because this is not the first time he has made comments like these.

And just to set the record straight, Mormons are believers of God, believers of the Jesus Christ, and in my opinion obviously Christian, despite some differences in theology. These differences in theology are in reality not all that different from other differences between Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical, and other Christian denominations' views. There are differences in the different churches of Christianity, but they are united by the Lord Jesus Christ.

So my two cents: Al Sharpton needs to watch his words and actions in the future; otherwise he will simply be cast off as a hypocrite and even a bigot.