“A religious ‘test’ for Romney”
Read a June 1, 2011, piece by Los Angeles Times columnist Tim Rutten on the hurdles a Mormon candidate faces.
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“America’s first Mormon president?”
Read a June 2, 2011, article in The Guardian of London on enduring prejudices against Mormons.
“Second Annual Faith and Freedom Conference, Evening Section”
Watch a video on C-Span of Romney’s remarks to the Faith and Freedom Conference.
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.
“Understanding Jon Huntsman’s distinct brand of Mormonism”
Read a June 21, 2011, story at CNN’s Belief Blog about Jon Huntsman’s Mormonism.
“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.
“Chris Christie endorses Mitt Romney”
Read an October 11, 2011 article from Time about Governor Chris Christie’s endorsement of Mitt Romney.