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July 26, 2012

Christianity Today: Poll of Americans: Better a Mormon than a Muslim in White House

by Tobin Grant
Christianity Today

Most Americans are comfortable with Mitt Romney's Mormon faith, but they appear more comfortable with President Obama's religion—that is, unless they believe he's a Muslim.

New findings suggest that Romney's religion is unlikely to affect the election, according to a survey sponsored by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. The vast majority of those who know Romney is a Mormon are either comfortable with Romney's religion (60 percent) or say it does not matter (21 percent). Just one-fifth said they are uncomfortable with Romney's Mormon religion.

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