“The Religion Gap Abides”
Read an article from the spring 2011 issue of the scholarly journal Religion in the News about how religious practices predict political beliefs.
Category: Elections
“What beliefs predict a Tea Partier?”
Read an Aug. 17, 2011, Washington Post blog post about how religion can be used to predict Tea Partiers.
“American Politics More Religious Than American Voters”
Read an Aug. 22, 2011, Religion News Service story (posted by the Huffington Post) about a disconnect between current trends on religiosity in the U.S. and the injection of religion into politics.
“Pinpointing Romney’s Mormon Challenge”
Read an Oct. 21, 2011, column in The Wall Street Journal on Romney’s Mormonism and the 2012 election. It’s by Robert Putnam and David Campbell, co-authors of American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us.
“The Candidate Religious Voters Want in 2012”
Read a Nov. 8, 2011, post on Time’s Swampland blog on the presidential preferences of different religious groups.
“Mormonism and Politics: Historical and Contemporary Issues”
Read the Nov. 14, 2011, transcript of an Ethics and Public Policy Center discussion of Mormonism and politics.
“Stories about faith and family help Romney open up”
Read a Dec. 15, 2011, Associated Press story (posted by Yahoo) about Romney opening up about his faith on the campaign trail.
“Gingrich Represents New Political Era for Catholics”
Read a Dec. 17, 2011, New York Times story about the impact of Newt Gingrich’s religion on the 2012 campaign.
“Appealing to Evangelicals, Hopefuls Pack Religion Into Ads”
Read a Dec. 27, 2011, New York Times story about how Republican presidential hopefuls have injected religion more overtly than ever into their campaign ads.