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February 24, 2012 - Deseret News
Deseret News: Mitt's Mormonism and Muslims among top religion stories of 2011
The biggest religion story of the year was "Religion in the 2012 election," and the biggest chunk of that coverage was presidential candidate Mitt Romney's Mormon faith.
February 23, 2012 - Religion News Service
RNS: For atheists of color, 'coming out' can be painful
As a child, Alix Jules saw people in church speak in tongues, tremble, fall and have what appeared to be very genuine connections with God.
February 23, 2012 - Religion News Service
RNS: For atheists of color, ‘coming out’ can be painful
As a child, Alix Jules saw people in church speak in tongues, tremble, fall and have what appeared to be very genuine connections with God.
February 23, 2012 - The Orange County Register
OC Register: Rick Warren builds bridge to Muslims
The Rev. Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest and one of America's most influential Christian leaders, has embarked on an effort to heal divisions between evangelical Christians and Muslims by partnering with Southern California mosques and proposing a set of theological principles that includes acknowledging that Christians and Muslims worship the same God.
February 20, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Latino Mormons speaking out against Romney over immigration issue
When Honduran-born Antonella Cecilia Packard converted to the Mormon Faith 20 years ago, she said it was like “coming home.”
February 08, 2012 - City Weekly
City Weekly: Myth of the Utah Mormon
Most members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are well aware of the perceived differences of the “Utah Mormon” and “regular” Mormons.
February 02, 2012 - Bloomberg
Bloomberg: What Jesus might say is debated in survey of Christian politics
Christians in the U.S. who labeled themselves politically liberal or conservative told researchers Jesus wouldn’t necessarily agree with their social views if he were alive today, according to a study.
February 01, 2012 - Agence France-Presse
AFP: Romney, Gingrich run close among Florida evangelicals
Mitt Romney, a Morman, ran about even with his rival Newt Gingrich among white evangelical voters in his commanding victory in the Florida primary, the Pew Research Center said Wednesday.
January 28, 2012 - Edmonton Journal
Edmonton Journal: How serious is Ottawa about religious freedom?
The swirl of criticism around the creation of the Office of Religious Freedom distracts from the more important issue of the role of religion in world affairs.
January 27, 2012 - WNYC
WNYC: Will the new evangelicals tip Florida?
Newt Gingrich won more than 40 percent of the evangelical Christian vote in last week's South Carolina primary, easily besting Rick Santorum, long considered a social conservative favorite, in the early primary where bible-believing Christians hold the most sway.
January 27, 2012 - Bay Area News Group
Bay Area News Group: California's Catholic hierarchy takes stand against illegal-immigration dragnet
The Bay Area's biggest religious institution, the Catholic Church, is throwing its weight against a federal immigration dragnet that in the past two years deported more than 6,500 people from the region.
January 22, 2012 - The Tampa Tribune
Tampa Tribune: Mormon church works to dispel mystery as profile is raised
For a religious denomination that claims about 2 percent of the American population, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is getting a lot of attention these days.
January 21, 2012 - The Times-Picayune
Times-Picayune: New Orleans archbishop heads to Vatican for twice-a-decade visit
Archbishop Gregory Aymond and Bishop Shelton Fabre flew to Rome on Friday to join 20 other regional Catholic bishops for a once-every-five-years series of face-to-face meetings with the pope and Vatican bureaucrats to brief them on conditions in their local churches.
January 13, 2012 - CNN
CNN: As number of Latino evangelicals grows, it's not politics as usual
It’s a greeting that always makes Mark Jobe smile: “I really loved today’s Mass, Father Mark.”
January 12, 2012 - CNN
CNN: Survey: U.S. Mormons feel discrimination, hope
Nearly half of American Mormons say they face a lot of discrimination in the United States, though most also say that acceptance of their religion is on the rise, according to a major survey released Thursday.
January 12, 2012 - ABC
ABC: Pew survey: majority of Mormons lean Republican; half cite discrimination against their faith
With Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith often under the microscope, a new survey to be released Thursday finds that most Mormons feel they are misunderstood, discriminated against and not accepted by Americans as part of mainstream society.
January 12, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Poll finds Mormons worry about acceptance but embrace differences
The first major independent poll of U.S. Mormons describes a conservative, devout community highly concerned about being accepted even as it embraces beliefs about gender roles, premarital sex and religious commitment that are well outside the mainstream.
January 12, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Video: What Mormons Believe
Pew researcher Greg Smith on a new study by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life on what Mormons believe and how they perceive themselves.
January 11, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Mormons see mainstream acceptance ahead for church
Mormons and white evangelicals share an intense commitment to family life, prayer, the Bible and conservative politics, including support for the Republican Party and smaller government, according to a new study released Thursday.
January 11, 2012 - Deseret News
Deseret News: 'Mormons in America' Pew survey explores beliefs, attitudes of LDS Church members
As the "Mormon moment" extends into 2012, the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life Thursday releases a groundbreaking new survey, the first ever published by a non-LDS research organization to focus exclusively on members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and their beliefs, values, perceptions and political preferences.
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