Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Ryan’s Catholicism could help Romney, observers say
Annysa Johnson | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (United States) Whether U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s Roman Catholicism played into his selection as Mitt Romney’s running mate is up for debate. By all accounts,...
View ArticleYahoo! News: Religion in politics: why is it a bigger deal in the United States?
Andy Radia | Yahoo! News (Canada) What is Stephen Harper’s religion? What about Thomas Mulcair or Bob Rae? Your MP? You’ll probably have an easier time naming the religions of …Continue reading »
View ArticleWashington Post: Mitt Romney’s hard-hearted twist on the Mormon work ethic
Lisa Miller | Washington Post (United States) Sometimes, when Mitt Romney steps in it, as he did this week , it’s helpful to look to his religion for clues as to …Continue reading »
View ArticleCS Monitor: Obama and Romney fight for religious groups’ votes. Then there’s...
Brad Knickerbocker | Christian Science Monitor (United States) Separation of church and state may be a constitutional requirement in US government. But in Election 2012 politics, religion has become an...
View ArticleThe Daily Caller: Churches using ‘Souls to Polls’ to rally vote
Curt Anderson | The Daily Caller (United States) MIAMI (AP) — It’s not just the collection plate that’s getting passed around this fall at hundreds of mainly African-American and Latino …Continue...
View ArticleNPR: Both Candidates Leave God Off The Campaign Trail
Barbara Bradley Hagerty | NPR (United States) Religion used to be everywhere in the presidential elections. George W. Bush courted conservative believers in 2004. In 2008, Sarah Palin excited...
View ArticleAP: Mitt Romney meets with Rev. Billy Graham
KASIE HUNT | Associated Press (United States) MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney met Thursday with Rev. Billy Graham, and the aging evangelist pledged to do “all I can”...
View ArticleEl Milenio: La religión en las elecciones estadunidenses
Roberto Blancarte | El Milenio (México) ¿Sabía usted que hasta julio de este año un tercio de los votantes registrados en Estados Unidos no sabía que Mitt Romney es mormón? …Continue reading »
View ArticleReligion & Politics: The Sunday Before the Election
Religion & Politics (United States) In the days before the 2012 general election, we dispatched writers from around the country to attend houses of worship from California to Connecticut. They...
View ArticleReligion & Politics: How Mormons Became American
Terryl Givens | Religion & Politics (United States) A century ago, it was once a simple matter to assume a norm for American culture and situate the Mormon well outside …Continue reading »
View ArticleWashington Post: Election 2012: ‘Mormon moment’ or a last gasp coalition?
Dan Webster | Washington Post (United States) A lot of buzz in the regular and online media about Mitt Romney’s run for the White House being a Mormon moment. Some say …Continue reading »
View ArticleBuzzfeed: Utah’s Lawyer In Marriage Case Cites Religious Duty In Defending...
Chris Geidner | Buzzfeed (United States) WASHINGTON — The lead outside attorney for the state of Utah told his former law firm he was leaving to fulfill “a religious and …Continue reading »
View ArticleNY Times: Two Activists in Mormon Church Threatened With Excommunication
LAURIE GOODSTEIN | The New York Times (United States) Two Mormons who have gained national attention for pushing their church to ordain women to the priesthood and to accept openly …Continue reading »
View ArticleNY Times: Romney’s Consideration of Candidacy Is Closely Tied to His Faith,...
ASHLEY PARKER and ALEX THOMPSON | The New York Times (United States) WASHINGTON — A prominent Republican delivered a direct request to Mitt Romney not long ago: He should make a third run for …Continue...
View ArticleReligion & Politics: My Husband’s Not Gay: Homosexuality and the LDS Church
Taylor G. Petrey | Religion & Politics (United States) On Sunday, January 11, TLC debuted My Husband’s Not Gay, a show about a small but increasingly uncloseted community living out its own complex...
View ArticleNY Times: Utah Passes Antidiscrimination Bill Backed by Mormon Leaders
Laurie Goodstein | The New York Times (United States) With the backing of Mormon church leaders, the Republican-dominated Utah Legislature passed a bill on Wednesday night that would ban discrimination...
View ArticleSalt Lake Tribune: Mormon church has a chance to diversify its top...
PEGGY FLETCHER STACK | The Salt Lake Tribune (United States) It has been more than 10 years since the LDS Church had two openings at the same time in its …Continue reading »
View ArticleSalt Lake Tribune: Mormon Apostle Slams Kim Davis’ Opposition To Same-Sex...
Peggy Fletcher Stack | Salt Lake Tribune/Religion News Service (United States) SALT LAKE CITY — Kim Davis, a county clerk in Kentucky, cannot use her Christian faith as a justification …Continue reading »
View ArticleReligion & Politics: For Mormons, a Contested Legacy on Capital Punishment
Patrick Q. Mason | Religion & Politics (United States) ver the past century and a half, numerous authors, from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to Jon Krakauer, have been fascinated—and horrified—by...
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