One moment that got some attention at Wednesday’s CNN-YouTube Republican debate was when the candidates were asked whether they believed every word of the Bible.
Mitt Romney, whose Mormon faith has drawn scrutiny, hesitated a bit when answering the question. When Anderson Cooper of CNN followed up with the same question, he inadvertently led Mr. Romney into a thicket of theology that highlights just how complicated the issue of his faith remains as he courts especially evangelical Christian voters, a crucial constituency in the Republican base.
It appears that Mr. Romney, in attempting to deliver an answer that did not raise any more alarm bells among evangelicals grappling with questions about his faith, obscured at least certain theological differences between Mormons and some evangelicals about the trustworthiness of the Bible....