Does Romney’s Religious Devotion Make Him More, or Less, Trustworthy ?

Does Romney’s Religious Devotion Make Him More, or Less, Trustworthy?
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Does Romney’s Religious Devotion Make Him More, or Less, Trustworthy?
Sunday, 14 October 2012 07:42 By Valerie Tarico, Truthout | Op-Ed

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney during a campaign event at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, October 13, 2012. (Photo: Jim Wilson / The New York Times) Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney during a campaign event at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, October 13, 2012. (Photo: Jim Wilson / The New York Times) Are the devout more likely to speak the truth, base policy on objective evidence and demonstrate integrity in public life? It turns out, many religious have nuanced definitions of integrity, and some faith leaders have used that as a license to deceive.

Mitt Romney may be a member of a religious minority, but conservative Christians are working hard to think of him as “one of us.” Romney himself is hoping that they will take his religious devotion as a sign that he is a person of integrity, someone to be trusted even if he won’t share his tax returns or details of policy proposals. Does religion make people more trustworthy?