“The Making of Mitt Romney”
Watch a 2007 Boston Globe video about Romney’s Mormonism.
Faith: Christianity
“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.
“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.
“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.
empty tomb, inc.
empty tomb inc. is a nonprofit that tracks religious giving in the United States.
World Christian Database
The World Christian Database at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary provides statistics on world religions, denominations, and groups. It estimates that there are slightly more than 1.1 million Hindus in America.
Dan Hotchkiss
Dan Hotchkiss is a Unitarian Universalist pastor and a senior consultant with the Alban Institute. In July 2009, he wrote an article for Church Executive magazine about how churches are making do with less from donors in the current economy.
William Enright
William Enright is a Presbyterian pastor and director emeritus of the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at Indiana University. He can discuss the center’s report on religious giving and the recession.