Harry Reid on being a Mormon and a Democrat

This morning Glenn Beck was pondering the intersection of Harry Reid's religion (LDS or Mormon) and his political party (the Democratic Party). I found this 2007 speech at BYU which is directly on point. I haven't had the chance to read it, but one highlight is Reid's statement that,

My faith and political beliefs are deeply intertwined. I am a Democrat because I am a Mormon, not in spite of it.

UPDATE: After reading the speech, I think one fallacy in Reid's thinking is that a collection of policy positions constitute an over-arching principle for governing. I perceive that Reid, by ticking off this laundry list of Democratic policy positions, starts first with a policy position that sounds right and then attempts to support that position with his religious views rather than starting with principles and working toward his positions. And Big Government proposals always sound more generous than they actually are.

It appears to me that Reid uses a profession of worldview as window dressing.