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Eight-in-ten Americans say they learned little or nothing about the Mormon religion during the 2012 presidential campaign, according to a new Pew Research Center poll. At the same time, poll findings suggest some warming of attitudes toward Mormonism, especially among religious groups that voted heavily for Mitt Romney. READ THE FULL REPORT >
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| The Media, Religion and the 2012 Campaign for President |
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Though the 2012 presidential race pitted the first Mormon nominee from a major party against an incumbent whose faith had been a source of controversy, the subject of religion was relatively absent in media coverage of the campaign. A new Pew Research study finds just 1% of the campaign coverage by major news outlets focused on religion, about the same as in 2008. READ THE FULL REPORT >
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DEC. 9 - NPR
Add this group to Obama's winning coalition: 'Religiously unaffiliated'
NPR reports that, according to exit polls, the religiously unaffiliated were a key Democratic voting bloc in the 2012 presidential election. The article cites a recent Pew Forum survey that found that the number of Americans who do not identify with any religion continues to grow.
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DEC. 6 - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Terror fight shifts to Africa
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Photo Credit: AP Photo/Charles Krupa.
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