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.

The National Pro-Life Religious Council is a Christian coalition. Organizations that have representatives on its board are listed on the website.

Read a June 21, 2011, story at CNN’s Belief Blog about Jon Huntsman’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.

The Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is the public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention. Hannah Daniel is the commission’s director of public policy.

Read an October 11, 2011 article from Time about Governor Chris Christie’s endorsement of Mitt Romney.

Read an article in the Christian Science Monitor about the consequences of Robert Jeffress’ ‘cult’ comment to Rick Perry’s presidential campaign.

Concerned Women for America aims “to bring Biblical principles into all levels of public policy.” Issues dealing with sanctity of life are among its core concerns. Penny Young Nance is chief executive officer and president.

Read Richard Mouw’s CNN column in response to Robert Jeffress’ controversial Mormonism remark.