How Should Romney Talk About His Faith?

by Maisie Allison

Randall Balmer wants him to embrace it: 

[C]onsult the example of Joseph Lieberman rather than John Kennedy. When Al Gore named Lieberman to the ticket in 2000, the senator from Connecticut faced a flurry of questions about his faith and, especially, his refusal to campaign on the Sabbath. Unlike Romney, Lieberman patiently answered the questions, declaring, for example, that he was an observant Jew, not an Orthodox Jew, and explaining the difference. Mitt Romney, however, continues to obfuscate on matters of faith. Until he opens up, he won’t be able to shirk the religion issue.