This World: The Mormon Candidate

BBC2 27 March 2012

John Sweeney investigates the beliefs of Mitt Romney, the man most likely to take on Barack Obama later this year, and asks whether America is ready for a Mormon president.

Sweeney travels to Utah to examine the appeal of the world's fastest growing religion. He meets the stars of its expensive ad campaign 'I'm a Mormon', who tell him of their dedication to family and charity. He meets polygamists, followers of an old Mormon tradition the official Church has turned its back on, he talks to missionaries who recruit people around the world just like Mitt Romney in the sixties, finds ex-members who claim they are cut off from their families and accuse Mormonism of being a cult, and he explores the faith with a Mormon apostle.

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[bossendenwoodconvict]

Holland's answers about Joseph Smith's false translation of Egyptian were very weak...but as it's false I guess he could do more than try to brush the problem aside. At 29.16 Holland denies Romney swore an oath not to pass on the secrets of the temple. He must have know that this was NOT true and probably hoped the interviewer would move on instead of staying on topic. Withholding the truth is not doing a great job in an interview.

[liamlloyd77]

lol they won't drink coffee and they have to be at least 18 to be an elder berry xD

[elcap22]

Most Mormons were brainwashed into believing the religion when they were children. They were hypnotized into believing the cultish nonsense at an age when they were too young to properly understand it.

Mitt Romney was brainwashed as a child and, as a result, is still a mormon today because he hasnt been able to shake the mental virus off. This is how religion survives generation after generation- by brainwashing children

[elcap22]

Deluded fools

[barry balls]

HOW DARE YOU MORMONSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ! ! !

[bossendenwoodconvict]

Hating mormons? Americans may disagree with them, not believe in their ideals, or most likey, only have a vague knowledge of mormonism (unless they happen to live in Utah or Idaho.) That's not hating people. People have a democratic right to disagree with mormonism and mormon ideals. How can you generalize and say Americans are stupid? Aren't you making a stupid generalization?

[ophirdog]

Just another fraudulent religion that loves money.

[luomio]

I disagree with the polygamist Mormons but believe they should be free to live how they choose.

[luomio]

I hate all religious people with few exceptions.

[hashaborgonja]

So you are saying one can see blessed people by looking at their looks? Wow that's probably one of the most non christian things i've ever seen a catholic say. Good luck finding a girl who likes you.

[Edward DiBello]

This is crap