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Orlando Sentinel: Romney scored well among Florida Catholics and white evangelicals
New analysis of the Florida primary by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life based on results from the National Election Pool (NEP) shows that Mitt Romney received strong support from Catholics and from voters who do not describe themselves as white born-again/evangelical Christians.
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.
ABC: Catholic Church vs. Obama in election year showdown
The most recent showdown between Roman Catholic Church leaders and the Obama administration over contraceptive services threatens to alienate the president’s liberal religious supporters at a time when discontent with Washington is surging.
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.
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.
Columbus Dispatch: GOP hopefuls stress their ‘family values’
The Republican presidential candidates want you to look past the stiff suits and debate rhetoric and see that they’re good guys — husbands, fathers, Christians.
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.
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.
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.
AP: In Romney's tax returns, details on Mormon tithe
Mitt Romney's newly released tax returns provide more than an accounting of the Republican presidential candidate's remarkable personal wealth.
Orlando Sentinel: Gingrich rode evangelicals to victory in South Carolina
New analysis by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life on the South Carolina Republican primary shows that Newt Gingrich received strong support (44%) from born-again/evangelical Christians and from voters who said that the religious beliefs of the candidates played an important role in their vote (46%).
Vancouver Sun: Solid facts about Mitt Romney and Mormons
The vast majority of Mormons see themselves as Christians, although many Christians are not so sure.
Fox: Video: Lobbying for the faithful

Alan Hertzke talks to Fox News about religious lobbies in Washington, D.C.

CBN: What Iowa caucuses predict about the GOP race
Although the Iowa caucuses are quickly becoming a distant memory, voter patterns from the contest teach a lesson about the battle for the Republican nomination.
Orange County Register: O.C. GOP chief eyes Romney nomination
As enthused as the Rev. Lou Sheldon is over Rick Santorum's strong Iowa showing, other influential Orange County Republicans see Tuesday's caucus results swinging momentum further in the direction of frontrunner Mitt Romney.
Orlando Sentinel: Iowa caucus shows division between evangelicals and other voters
Polling conducted as voters entered the 2012 Iowa caucuses shows a clear split between born-again evangelical Christians, who favored Rick Santorum, and other voters, who favored Mitt Romney, according to the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
NPR: Religion front and center on 2012 campaign trail
From stump speeches to political ads, religion is a hot-button topic in the presidential campaign.
Boston Globe: On candidates, N.H. evangelicals finding little unity
David Ridge believes abortion is an “abomination’’ and gay marriage is “unnatural.’’ He votes Republican because “I believe in personal responsibility, accountability to the creator, and accountability to mankind.’’
Washington Times: Opinion: Obama: Entangled by Islam
It’s no longer news that President Obama’s vaunted outreach to Islam has been a bust.
Minnesota Public Radio: Catholic family with lesbian sister weighs marriage amendment
In the 16 years since Eileen Scallen called to say she was bringing a girlfriend home for a school reunion, her five brothers and sisters have become accustomed to having a gay sibling.
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