“Atheists face uphill climb with new political party”
Read a Jan. 3, 2012, Religion News Service story (posted by The Salt Lake Tribune) about the newly formed National Atheist Party.
Category: Elections
“2012 Presidential Primary Candidate Scorecard”
Read the Secular Coalition for America’s scorecard on the 2012 presidential candidates; most fared poorly in the group’s judgment on matters of church-state separation, evolution and the like.
“Mitt’s Muffled Soul”
See a Feb. 4, 2012, New York Times op-ed column by Frank Bruni about the impact of Mitt Romney’s religion on his campaign.
“Why Mitt Romney Needs to Talk Openly About His Mormon Faith”
Read a Feb. 6, 2012, story in The New Republic by religious studies scholar Randall Balmer about the impact of Mitt Romney’s religion on his campaign.
“President Romney, Compassionate Conservative? How Mormonism May Shape Mitt’s Welfare Policies”
Read a Feb. 8, 2012, article in The New Republic on the potential impact of Mitt Romney’s religion on his politics.
“Poll: Despite differences, evangelicals see Mormons as political allies”
A December 2011 national survey conducted for The Salt Lake Tribune found that about one in four evangelicals would be uncomfortable voting for a Mormon, even though they and Mormons think alike on many social issues.
“Faith in the 2012 Election”
The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, based at Georgetown University, has a website that tracked the religious rhetoric of leading candidates for the 2012 presidential election.
“Obama and Romney Discuss Faith in Washington National Cathedral magazine”
Romney and Obama discuss their faith in separate interviews in the summer 2012 issue of Cathedral Age magazine, the quarterly publication of Washington National Cathedral.
“Religion & Politics 2012”
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life offers extensive resources on religion and politics in the 2012 campaign, including candidate profiles and analyses of current and past trends among religious voters.