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Submit this weekend afterward reporters, quote, there is a mainstream view that mormonism is a cult. megyn: now the pastor is answering questions about his comments. here he is on "america's newsroom" earlier this morning. >> a reporter asked me personally about my feelings about mormonism, and i said mormonism is not historical christianity, it's been called a cult, and i stand by those comments. megyn: mitt romney not directly commenting but saying rhetoric like that doesn't help anyone out there looking for a job. as for governor perry who was introduced by this pastor, heath the texas gove...

This is no news. this has been a mainstream view of evangelicals. >> that was the pastor earlier today on "america's newsroom." that was softer language than when he said mormonism is a cult. even herman cain said about six weeks ago put this chum in the water and said evangelical christians couldn't support a mormon, not that there was anything wrong with being a mormon, just pointing out a fact. >> first of all, jeffers looks like an undertaker. that dude, i can't imagine he could give a great speech. look, this was an issue for romney in 2008. he came up, forced him to give a speech ala yac...

Historical christianity. it is a theological cult and i stand by those comments. and by the way --. bill: you don't take them, you don't take back the comments? i just want to be clear. >> i don't take them back at all. in fact, "usa today", this morning, cited a poll of 1,000 protestants pastors who agreed with my position. three out of four agreed with the position, that mormon system not christianity. mormons are not christians. this is no new news. that has been a mainstream view. bill: let me drill down a little bit what your position is and how you define a cult and et cetera. >> yeah. b...

Possibly organized to some extent by the perry campaign? pastor robert jeffers saying there is a mainstream view that mormonism is a cult. every following of christ ought to embrace a christian over a non-christian. mitt mommy not directly commenting on that but saying rhetoric like that don't help anybody trying to seek a job. >> in my remarks in introducing governor perry i never used the words cult or mitt romney. that came later when a reporter asked me about my feelings about mormonism. i said it's a theological cult and i stand by those comment. megyn: scotting with you gave an interview...

generation of republicans in line. and president obama warns, and i'm quoting him now, we are almost out of time, urging all americans to keep the pressure on washington and bring this devastating crisis to an end. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." you're looking at a live picture right now of the house floor, where just a short time from now, we expect to see that critical vote on the gop debt plan. the vote was supposed to happen yesterday around this time, but was abruptly postponed when the house speaker john boehner failed to get the 216 votes it needs for pa...