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Show World&Hation Page 16 Friday, Dec. 7, 2Q0t Romney: serve nation, not church [1 continuedfrom page 2 i ents. Smith revised — and in his view corrected — large sections of the Bible in the 19th century, an act of heresy in the eyes of Protestant and Roman Catholic leaders. The Mormon scriptures include the Old and New Testaments, as well as books containing Smith's revelations. Romney mentioned the word "Mormon" only once, and Huckabee not at all in his speech at the George Bush Presidential Library. In speaking frankly about his beliefs, he hoped to reassure other Christians about his intent. "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the savior of mankind. My church's beliefs about Christ may not all be the same as those of other faiths," he said, adding that these differences are "not bases for criticism but rather a test of our tolerance." "Religious tolerance would be a shallow principle indeed if it were reserved only for faiths with which we agree." He assailed "the religion of secularism" he said was creeping into American life, and drew chuckles from his invited audience as he complained that Europe's picturesque cathedrals are largely empty amid societies "too busy or just too 'enlightened' to venture inside and kneel in prayer." Romney said: "We should acknowledge the Creator as did the founders, in ceremony and word. He should remain on our currency, in our pledge, in the teaching of our history and, during the holiday season, nativity scenes and menorahs should be welcome in our public places." Steve Scheffler, president of the Iowa Christian Alliance, said, "I think he did what he thought he needed to do to address concerns about whether he might use his particular faith as the basis for his decisions as president." James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, called Romney's speech "a magnificent reminder of the role religious faith must play in government and public policy." He added, "Whether it will answer all the questions and concerns of evangelical Christian voters is yet to be determined, but the governor is to be commended for articulating the importance of our religious heritage as it relates to today." The Rev. Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance, said, "While I may disagree with some of the points made in the speech, including his lack of acknowledgment of the values and contributions of the nonreligious among us, I appreciate the overall tone." Among the critics was Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Fordham University. "Make no mistake about it, this was a political speech," FREE Smoothie with $20 gift card purchase! www.smoothieking.com 435-755-6123 2129 North Main St. North Logan Wintff Houn: Mon- Jhur 9-9, fri-Sat 9-10 Summer Houn: Mtm-Sat 7-11 ••-*t& Western Wats Western Wats has increased wages, and we are still willing to work around your schedule. 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Yet, in an AP-Yahoo poll last month, half said they had some problems supporting a Mormon presidential candidate, including one-fifth who said that would make them very uncomfortable. Fifty-six percent of white evangelical Christians — a major portion of likely participants in the early GOP presidential contests in Iowa and South Carolina — expressed reservations about a Mormon candidate. Romney sought to allay those concerns by confronting them, and his remarks received wide attention. His staff released favored excerpts before the network morning shows and distributed photos of him editing his remarks, much as the White House does before a State of the Union speech. And Romney chose a presidential library, with a backdrop of 10 flags and the presidential seal, for his speech. Former President Bush introduced him, noting his own connection to Romney's late father, former Michigan Gov. George Romney. "He's certainly one of my mentors when it comes to points of light," said Bush, who enacted a volunteer initiative while president called, "Thousand Points of Light." That said. Bush said he had no intention of endorsing anyone. "I simply have too much respect for all of the candidates," he said. Striking a family chord, Romney's wife of 38 years, Ann, and four of the couple's five sons sat in the front row for the speech — two with their own children. "We are a long way from perfect, and we have surely stumbled along the way, but our aspirations, our values, are the selfsame as those from the other faiths that stand upon this common foundation," Romney said. "And these convictions will indeed inform my presidency." BELGUIM FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER KREL D E G U C H T , right, poses for photographers with U.S. State Secretary Condoleezza Rice, left, prior attending a Transatlantic working dinner held at the Egmont Palace in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 6. AP photo Europe hacks U.S. on sanctions against Iran's nuclear program BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice won support from European allies Thursday for new U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. NATO foreign ministers agreed to stay the course in seeking fresh measures at the United Nations to persuade Iran to stop uranium enrichment and reprocessing despite a new U.S. intelligence report that concluded the country halted it nuclear weapons ambitions in 2003. At a working dinner in Brussels, the alliance's headquarters, the ministers accepted the Bush administration argument that Iran remains a threat and needs to be treated as such, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht told reporters. "On Iran, everybody around the table agreed we should not change our position," he said after the dinner at which Rice presented Washington's position. Earlier Thursday, ahead of Rice's meetings in Belgium, the leaders of both France and Germany expressed similar sentiments, calling for a two-pronged approach of pressure and negotiations with Iran. "1 think we are in a process and that Iran continues to pose a danger," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in Paris at a joint news conference with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in response to the new American findings that were released Monday. Sarkozy, who supports Washington's view, said he backs new sanctions. "The threat exists," he said. Iran still is working aggressively to build nuclear arms, despite the new U.S. conclusions. The Islamic regime in Tehran strongly opposes Israel's existence and frequently boasts of its ability to strike the Jewish state with longrange missiles. Bush administration officials concede that their abrupt abandonment of that point could hurt their efforts to impose more sanctions on Iran to increase pressure for it to cease uranium enrichment and reprocessing. Tehran insists it is enriching uranium only for peaceful energy production; but the U.S. notes that it also could produce the ingredients for a bomb. Discussions on that point, between the U.S. and the other permanent members of the U.N. Security Council — Britain, France, Russia and China — plus Germany in the "P5 plus one" grouping had been on hold pending consideration of the new intelligence. ' "Ahead of the NATO decision, Rice said she would impress on •* her counterparts the need for Iran to disclose the nature of its alleged secret nuclear weapons program prior to 2003, returning to a theme addressed Wednesday by President Bush. "We should also start to look at ways for Iran to account for what was happening before 2003," she said, without elaborating on what type of mechanism ' she had in mind, if any. I Bush on Wednesday demanded that Tehran detail its previous program to develop nuclear weapons — "which the Iranian regime has yet to acknowledge." Peru becomes a hot spot for celebrities vacations st ONLY 5% plus 1 mo... Moves ][jju In! FREE DIRECTV 4 ROOM SYSTEM! CHECKS ACCEPTED! 250+ CHANNELS! Starts $29.99 3 I R E C T V, FREE HBO+Cinemax+ [ Showtime+Starz 3 Months! FREE DVR/HD! We're Local Installers! 1-800-381-7533 Are you interested in a job opportunity with strong earnings potential, great benefits and rapid growth? In Brussels, Rice held talks with European and Russian officials to bolster the U.S. case in her first face-to-face sessions with world powers that are considering new sanctions since the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate was made public. "I don't see that the NIE changes the course that we're on," Rice told reporters as she flew to Belgium for talks that will include discussions with former Cold War foe Russia, which, along with China, has resisted new Iran sanctions. "In fact, I would think given the assessment that Iran is indeed susceptible to coordinated international pressure that (this) is the right approach," she said, referring to the NIE finding that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program due to intense diplomatic activity. "This suggests that you ought to keep up that international pressure," Rice said. Ahead of formal alliance meetings on Friday, Rice met Thursday with the foreign ministers of Italy, Belgium and Britain, as well as European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana and NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. Iran was a major topic in all of those discussions and will be again on Friday when she sees Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, perhaps the figure most suspicious of the U.S. policy on Iran, and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Rice also sees Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Friday. Israeli officials maintain that U.S. ACTORS W O O D Y HARRESON, LEFT, A N D O W E N W I L S O N pose during a visit to the Andean City of Cuzco. Peru, Thursday, Dec. 6. Wilson and Harrelson are the latest celebrities to visit the region, rich in archeological ruins. Actresses Cameron Diaz, Olivia Newton-John and Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates meandered through Cuzco's centuries' old cobblestone streets earlier this year. AP photo LIMA, Peru (AP)-A cheap hotel and a bath in an irrigation ditch — not the usual travel arrangements for Hollywood celebrities. But Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson were apparently out to show the locals in Peru that they aren't your average high-maintenance movie stars. Local celebrity gossip program "Magaly TeVe" aired video Wednesday night of the two actors deep in Peru's Andes bathing in an irrigation ditch wearing nothing but their boxer shorts. It showed the pair pouring handfuls of water over themselves under the highland sun. Harrelson and Wilson were reportedly visiting a local orphanage they support near Cuzco, the ancient Incan capital. They dodged reporters at Lima's Jorge Chavez International Airport on their way to a hotel that cost less than $50 a night, "Magaly TeVe" said. They flew to Cuzco Wednesday morning. Wilson and Harrelson are the latest celebrities to visit the region, rich in archaeological ruins. 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