Romney's Faith Draws Regent Campus' Ire

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By SONJA BARISIC : Associated Press Writer
Mar 2, 2007 : 9:40 pm ET

NORFOLK, Va. -- Some students and alumni at an evangelical Christian university founded by Pat Robertson are upset with the commencement choice of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a Mormon.

"My initial reaction was, how could they do this?" said Lynne Gilham, a Columbus, Ohio, minister and former reporter who had posted a comment denouncing the choice on a ministry blog. She said she earned a master's degree in journalism from the school, Regent University, in 1992.

Gilham said Friday that she understands "evangelicals in an academic context need to be exposed to other viewpoints." But she fears inviting a speaker of the Mormon faith "would confuse young Christians who are not so firmly grounded in Christian doctrine." ...

Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network mentions Mormonism on its Web site on a page titled "How Do I Recognize a Cult?" ...

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