Religion & Politics: At Liberty, the Specter of Mormonism’s Own Fight Over “Traditional Marriage” Looms
Max Perry Mueller | Religion & Politics (United States) With his much-hyped Liberty University commencement address delivered this past Saturday morning, Mitt Romney performed a rare feat in American presidential …Continue reading
Ottawa Citizen: Romney’s risky attack on ‘secularism’
John Sainsbury | Ottawa Citizen (Canada) Mitt Romney, the Republican party’s presumptive nominee for U.S. president, is drawing a battle line in America’s wars of religion. He’s offering himself as …Continue reading
Christian Science Monitor: The faith factor: Religion’s new prominence in campaign 2012
Mary Beth McCauley | The Christian Science Monitor (United States) God hit the campaign trail way back in the summer of this election cycle. Rick Perry asked His blessings on …Continue reading
The New York Times: Santorum Fails to Capture Catholic Vote
Katherine Q. Seelye | The New York Times (United States) Cathy Willauer, who is Roman Catholic and a mother of four, says that her religion is important to her and …Continue reading
The New York Times: Santorum’s Catholicism Proves a Draw to Evangelicals
Samuel G. Freedman | The New York Times (United States) Carissa Wilson began paying attention to Rick Santorum last fall, when her high school class in American government was assigned …Continue reading
AP: Gingrich says new ABC show ‘GCB’ is anti-Christian
Beth Fouhy | The Associated Press (United States) GULFPORT, Miss. — Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich says a new ABC television series is evidence that the entertainment industry harbors anti-Christian …Continue reading
Washington Post: Why is Santorum losing the Catholic vote?
Dan Balz and Scott Clement | Washington Post (United States) It’s easy to stereotype the American electorate, to make assumptions about which politicians should appeal to which voters. Oftentimes those …Continue reading