June 02, 2011
- The Independent
The Independent: America's first Mormon president?
A statue of the angel Moroni gazes triumphantly over Salt Lake City. Covered in gold leaf and clutching a bugle, he glistens amid an identikit cluster of skyscrapers and fast-food outlets of Utah's largest metropolis.
June 02, 2011
- CNN
CNN: Is America ready for a Mormon president?
Mitt Romney’s campaign team knows that his Mormon faith scared off Republican voters the last time he ran for president. But they believe a lot has changed in the last four years.
May 18, 2011
- The Jewish Week
The Jewish Week: Jewish secularism’s moment
Nearly 50 years ago, Time magazine, in a report about Jewish
opposition to “religious practices” in public schools, described a rise
in Jewish secularism that disturbed some leaders of the American Jewish
community.
May 15, 2011
- The New York Times
NYT: Is your religion your financial destiny?
The
economic differences among the country’s various religions are
strikingly large, much larger than the differences among states and even
larger than those among racial groups.
May 12, 2011
- USA Today
USA Today: Jon Huntsman and Mitt Romney: Mormons of a different strain?
A new article paints potential presidential candidate Jon Huntsman as
purposefully vague about his Mormon faith. Huntsman, who has spent two
years in Taiwan as a Mormon missionary, said his faith was "tough to
define" in a piece from Melinda Henneberger at Time magazine.
April 09, 2011
- Hattiesburg American
Hattiesburg American: Muslims say talk about Islam overdue
Rosa Shareef and her husband, Alvin, are Muslim. While she confessed
that she is met with the occasional awkward stare, for the most part,
her faith has never been an issue - and she doesn't see why it needs to
be.
March 18, 2011
- Christianity Today
Christianity Today: Poll: Growing public approval of gay marriage
A new ABC-Washington Post poll finds that, for the first time, a majority of Americans now believe that same-sex marriages should be legal. The poll finds 53 percent think “it should be legal for gay and lesbian couples to get married.” About 45 percent said it should be illegal.
March 15, 2011
- The New York Times
NYT: For elderly Muslims, few care options outside the home
Nazli Currim lived for 14 years at the intersection of tradition and frustration. After her father died, her mother moved into Ms. Currim’s home. She cared for her mother full time, even after a stroke six years before she died.