Lane Williams
Lane Williams teaches communications at Brigham Young University-Idaho. He is a former reporter and has conducted research into media coverage of the LDS (he is a Mormon) and Romney’s candidacy.
Category: Elections
Greg Johnson
Greg Johnson is a founder of Standing Together, a Utah-based group that promotes evangelical-Mormon dialogue and understanding. He has previously said a Romney candidacy would cause great concern among evangelicals, many of whom think of Mormons as a non-Christian cult.
“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.
“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.
“Evangelicals: Less Likely to Vote for Gay or Mormon Candidates”
A June 3, 2011, post at Christianity Today‘s politics blog analyzes the Pew findings from the Pew research report “Republican Candidates Stir Little Enthusiasm.”
“Republican Candidates Stir Little Enthusiasm”
Read a June 2011 survey by the Pew Research Center showing that 25 percent of Americans, and 34 percent of white evangelicals, would be less likely to vote for a Mormon candidate for president.
“Mitt Romney’s Mormonism”
Read an article about Mitt Romney’s religion posted on the Institute for Religious Research website.