An e-mail:

… just by virtue of your kindness toward us, you’ve probably already gotten 1000 emails like this one. But just in case: Re your post re Dionne’s column re Mitt’s formulation of “every single human being is a child of God”: Mitt’s been saying this his whole life. The first song every Mormon child learns in Primary (sort of a cross between Sunday School and Catechism) is called I Am a Child of God. The words a simple exposition of the Mormon belief in this life and the next, and I don’t know a Christian anywhere who would disagree with a word of it: I am a child of God And he has sent me here Has given me an earthly home With parents kind and dear (chorus) Lead me, guide me, walk beside me Help me find the way Teach me all that I must do To live with Him someday I am a child of God And so my needs are great Help me to understand his words Before it grows too late (chorus) I am a child of God Rich blessings are in store If I but learn to do His will I’ll live with Him once more (chorus)