“Native Americans’ Day in United States”
Read an article about Native Americans’ Day that explains when, where and how that day is celebrated.
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“Text of Romney Religion Speech”
Read the text of Mitt Romney’s Dec. 6, 2007 speech on religion in America, posted by theBostonChannel.com.
“Romney, Eye on Evangelicals, Defends His Faith”
Read a New York Times article about Mitt Romney’s Dec. 6, 2007, speech on religion in America.
“Mormons in Congress–Post-Election Summary”
Read a roundup of how Mormon candidates and legislators fared in the 2008 election from the website By Common Consent.
“How the Public Perceives Romney, Mormons”
Read a December 2007 Pew Forum report on how the public perceives Mitt Romney and other Mormons.
“A Portrait of Mormons in the U.S.”
Read a July 24, 2009, analysis, “A Portrait of Mormons in the U.S.,” by the Pew Forum. The report, based on data from Pew’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, shows that “as a group Mormons are among the most devout and conservative religious people in the country.” But the report also shows that Mormons are “internally diverse, with […]
“Faith on the Hill: The Religious Composition of the 112th Congress”
Read a Pew Forum analysis (updated in February 2011) titled “Faith on the Hill: The Religious Composition of the 112th Congress.” It finds that Mormons are better-represented in Congress than they are in the U.S. population.
“Mormonism, Cults, and Christianity”
LifeWay Research, which is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, on Oct. 8, 2011, released results of a poll of 1,000 Protestant pastors taken a year earlier and found that three-quarters disagreed with the statement: “I personally consider Mormons to be Christians.”
“In U.S., 22% Are Hesitant to Support a Mormon in 2012”
See a June 20, 2011, Gallup poll showing that 22 percent of voters would not support a candidate if their preferred party nominated a Mormon for president. About 20 percent of Republicans voiced such opposition, and 27 percent of Democrats.