Debate: Would Mitt Romney be a better president than Barrack Obama.
Side: yes

David says that Romney would "allow religion to become an integral part of our government (even more so) which means less science and less acceptance of all people and cultures". This is stupid. Romney has advocated much more effectively for the separation of Church and State than Obama. Don't believe me? You have fallen into the trap that says that Democrats are always for the separation of church and state? Well all you need to do is look into the facts, which I will try and provide below:He has explained many times that he would not be ruled by his religion. He said: "Almost 50 years ago another candidate from Massachusetts explained that he was an American running for President, not a Catholic running for President. Like him, I am an American running for President. I do not define my candidacy by my religion. A person should not be elected because of his faith nor should he be rejected because of his faith."Let me assure you that no authorities of my church, or of any other church for that matter, will ever exert influence on presidential decisions. Their authority is theirs, within the province of church affairs, and it ends where the affairs of the nation begin."As Governor, I tried to do the right as best I knew it, serving the law and answering to the Constitution. I did not confuse the particular teachings of my church with the obligations of the office and of the Constitution – and of course, I would not do so as President. I will put no doctrine of any church above the plain duties of the office and the sovereign authority of the law."As a young man, Lincoln described what he called America's 'political religion' – the commitment to defend the rule of law and the Constitution. When I place my hand on the Bible and take the oath of office, that oath becomes my highest promise to God. If I am fortunate to become your President, I will serve no one religion, no one group, no one cause, and no one interest. A President must serve only the common cause of the people of the United States.... 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."I believe that every faith I have encountered draws its adherents closer to God. And in every faith I have come to know, there are features I wish were in my own: I love the profound ceremony of the Catholic Mass, the approachability of God in the prayers of the Evangelicals, the tenderness of spirit among the Pentecostals, the confident independence of the Lutherans, the ancient traditions of the Jews, unchanged through the ages, and the commitment to frequent prayer of the Muslims. As I travel across the country and see our towns and cities, I am always moved by the many houses of worship with their steeples, all pointing to heaven, reminding us of the source of life's blessings.http://myclob.pbworks.com/w/page/21957527/Faith%20In%20America He also got into an argument about this very issue, and debated the issue for 20 minutes. The whole thing was recorded in 2007 without Romney knowing:Here is a link to a video of the argument:http://myclob.pbworks.com/w/page/21958216/Jan%20Mickelson Romney has explained many times that he separates his religious beliefs from his political beliefs.Reasons to agree:Romney said in an Interview with Jan Mickelson: “You know the great thing about this country is that individuals who run for secular office are not implementing the policies of their church, they are doing what they think is right for the nation. And I came to the position by virtue of my leadership of a state, that I had been wrong, and that I needed to be pro-life.”He also said: “Because that’s not the nature of the office I’m running for. And there are people in my Church who are pro-choice. That is not against my Church’s view to allow people to have their own positions on political issues…”He also said: "For instance my Church says that if you have sex outside marriage that you could be excommunicated. Now, do we make a law that says that? No. My Church says I can’t drink alcohol, right? OK. That’s what my Church says. Mitt you can’t drink alcohol. OK, should I say that, as Governor of Massachusetts, we are stopping all alcohol sales? If you're not going to separate your religion. You better make everyone not drink alcohol. No. MY RELIGION IS FOR ME. And how I live my life. My Church, the leaders of my Church, who I know well, and who I have been, a leader of my Church, says with the same vehemence that we have our own beliefs; we also vehemently believe other people should be able to make their own choices.”Has Obama ever defended separation of Church and state like this? He said; “I accept all my faith, but I don’t impose all my faith’s beliefs on you. My view is that I should be able to practice my religion . You should have the right to practice your religion.”He also said: “Let me help you understand. And you don’t understand my faith like I do. And so give me for a moment, the benefit of the doubt, that having been a leader of my Church, a bishop and a stake president, I understand my Church better than you do. My Church has very strong beliefs that Mormons should not participate in, encourage, in any way support abortion...but the Church does not say that a member of our Church has to be opposed to allowing choice in society. Therefore there are Mormon democrats. There is a democratic party in Massa… in Utah, filled with Mormons, and the Church doesn’t say their wrong, their being excommunicated, no because it says we are vehemently opposed to abortion, ourselves, and for ourselves but we allow other people to make their own choice."