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January 07, 2013 - The Washington Times
Wash. Times: 113th Congress mirrors 
increasingly diverse U.S.
The changing face of Congress can be seen in the changing faces of Congress.
December 16, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Same-sex marriage finds allies in conservatives of a certain age
Doug Montzka, a contractor from St. Paul, describes himself as a devout Christian, a very conservative Republican and, only recently, a supporter of same-sex marriage.
December 09, 2012 - NPR
NPR: Add this group to Obama's winning coalition: 'Religiously unaffiliated'
The big demographic story out of the 2012 presidential election may have been President Obama's domination of the Hispanic vote, and rightfully so.
December 07, 2012 - Christianity Today
Christianity Today: Actually, Evangelicals were quite enthusiastic about Romney
According to exit polls, evangelicals voted 4-to-1 for Mitt Romney over Barack Obama.
December 01, 2012 - The Guardian
Guardian: Atheist victory in California as surf city loses its nativity display
It was named after an early Christian saint but, to those aghast at its liberal ways, Santa Monica is better known as Soviet Monica, a city beyond comprehension, decency and now, after its latest outrage, forgiveness.
December 01, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: Dutch blasphemy law to fall, Irish one may follow
Laws criminalizing blasphemy are set to be struck down soon in the Netherlands and may disappear in Ireland, but rising tensions in economically battered Greece seem to be reviving pressure to prosecute offenses against God.
November 28, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: In U.S. fight over gay marriage, both sides gearing up for more battles
After a watershed year for gay marriage in the United States that included ballot victories and a presidential endorsement, advocates have staked out a handful of states where they believe the next round of fights over same-sex unions can be won.
November 28, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: In U.S. fight over gay marriage, both sides gearing up for more battles
After a watershed year for gay marriage in the United States that included ballot victories and a presidential endorsement, advocates have staked out a handful of states where they believe the next round of fights over same-sex unions can be won.
November 12, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: Election blurring of U.S. church, state separation draws complaints
Political watchdog and secularist groups are asking the U.S. government to investigate whether Catholic bishops and a Christian evangelical group headed by preacher Billy Graham should lose tax breaks for telling followers how to vote in this year's election.
November 07, 2012 - Religion News Service
RNS: Buddhist, Hindu make history in new Congress
Congress will become a shade more religiously diverse this January, after Tuesday’s (Nov. 6) election of the first Hindu representative and first Buddhist senator.
October 29, 2012 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Post-Dispatch: Two St. Louis religious conventions highlight the bookends of faith and politics
As the presidential candidates move into the final week before Election Day, representatives of two groups that pollsters like to classify into religious voting blocks will descend on St. Louis.
October 23, 2012 - The San Francisco Chronicle
SF Chronicle: Most Latinos back gay marriage, poll says
For the first time, more than half of Latinos in the United States support same-sex marriage, according to a poll released Thursday.
October 21, 2012 - The Denver Post
Denver Post: Catholics lean toward Dems, but moderates can swing elections
If all Catholics listened to their bishops, then it would be easy to predict how one of the biggest blocs in the country would vote.
October 19, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Evangelical Latinos warmer to Romney
While Mitt Romney polls far behind President Obama with Latinos, one group of Hispanic voters is more closely divided — evangelical Protestants.
October 19, 2012 - Deseret News
Deseret News: Latino voters split along religious lines, while most vote Democratic
Dr. Grazie Pozo Christie was eager to help her childhood nanny register to vote.
October 18, 2012 - McClatchy Newspapers
McClatchy: Many Latino evangelicals welcome Romney to the flock
As Mitt Romney seeks to cut into the President Barack Obama’s commanding lead among Latino voters, he might want to pay particular attention to Hispanic evangelicals.
October 18, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: More than half of U.S. Latinos favor same-sex marriage: survey
More than half of Latinos favor same-sex marriage, and Latino Catholics are much more supportive of President Barack Obama than Latino evangelicals, according to a Pew poll on religion and politics released Thursday.
October 18, 2012 - The Huffington Post
Huff. Post: Latino voters support Obama, but Catholics and Evangelicals differ widely, Pew survey finds
A new survey released Thursday shows that while Latino voters generally support the reelection of President Barack Obama by a wide margin over Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, there are wide political divisions among the population's religious groups, such as Catholics and evangelicals.
October 18, 2012 - Bloomberg
Bloomberg: Three-fourths of Latino Catholics back Obama in Pew poll
Hispanic Catholics support President Barack Obama over Republican challenger Mitt Romney by a margin of more than 3 to 1 while about eight in 10 Latinos with no religious ties back the president, according to a Pew Research Center poll.
October 18, 2012 - NBC
NBC: Latino Catholics strongly back Obama, evangelicals more divided
Latino Catholic and religiously unaffiliated registered voters strongly prefer President Obama to Governor Mitt Romney, while Latino evangelical registered voters are more divided among the two candidates, though they still favor Obama.
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