“Second Annual Faith and Freedom Conference, Evening Section”
Watch a video on C-Span of Romney’s remarks to the Faith and Freedom Conference.
Resources in: English
E.J. Dionne Jr.
E.J. Dionne Jr. is a senior fellow for governance studies at the Brookings Institution. His books include, as co-editor, What’s God Got to Do With the American Experiment?
“Huntsman Makes His Pitch to Social Conservatives”
Read a post from Time‘s Swampland blog about Huntsman’s June 2011 speech to the Faith and Freedom Conference.
“A President’s Faith Matters: An Interview with Warren Cole Smith”
In a June 9, 2011, interview at Patheos, evangelical Warren Cole Smith answered the many critics of an earlier column he wrote explaining why he and other evangelicals should not support a Mormon candidate. A blog post at The Salt Lake Tribune parses the original column and provides links to alternate views.
National Pro-Life Religious Council
The National Pro-Life Religious Council is a Christian coalition. Organizations that have representatives on its board are listed on the website.
“Understanding Jon Huntsman’s distinct brand of Mormonism”
Read a June 21, 2011, story at CNN’s Belief Blog about Jon Huntsman’s Mormonism.
Medical Students for Life of America
Medical Students for Life of America is an outreach organization of Students for Life of America. Jon Russell is national coordinator for the medical group.
“Who’s afraid of Mitt Romney’s Mormonism?”
Read an Oct. 3, 2011, column by Michael Gerson in The Washington Post. The piece, in which Gerson says that “A portion of conservative Christianity is unhinged in its condemnation, regarding Mormonism as a dangerous, secretive cult,” ran several days before pastor Robert Jeffress’ recent comments about the LDS church.
“Why Do Southerners Call Mormonism a Cult? A brief history of anti-Mormonism”
Read “Why Do Southerners Call Mormonism a Cult? A brief history of anti-Mormonism,” an Oct. 10, 2011, interview at Religion Dispatches with Patrick Q. Mason, a leading scholarly expert on anti-Mormonism.