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Americans are ‘reluctant to vote for somebody who’s different’

A Republican congressman said Tuesday that “every American is reluctant to vote for somebody who’s different than they are” while discussing Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith. Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho), who is Mormon and Hispanic, said Romney faces a unique challenge in his bid for the White House. “You know, I think every American is reluctant…

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A Generation in Transition: Religion and Politics among Millennials

Four years after younger voters headed to the polls in record numbers, helping to send then-Senator Barack Obama to the White House, a new national survey of more than 2,000 18-24 year old Millennials provides new insights about the challenges both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney face in reaching the newest group of young American…

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A Liberal Assessment of Jerry Falwell’s Legacy

In an election cycle focused primarily on the economy and the creation of jobs, the controversy surrounding Obama’s contraception mandate and the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s funding of Planned Parenthood remind us that social issues can still hold tremendous political force. That this is the case can be largely credited to Jerry Falwell, the fundamentalist…

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The Theology Behind Unease With Romney

The Rev. R. Philip Roberts, the president of a Southern Baptist seminary in Kansas City, Mo., is an evangelist with a particular goal: countering Mormon beliefs. Mr. Roberts has traveled throughout the United States, and to some countries abroad, preaching that Mormonism is heretical to Christianity. His message is a theological one, but theology is…

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Gary DeMar’s Vantage Point: The Battle for America

A high school test blatantly lauds Islam while slamming Christianity. A seminary in California plans to train Imams and Rabbis along with Christian Pastors. In his book “Slavery, Terrorism and Islam” Peter Hammond notes that the level of governmental control increases in direct proportion to the Islamic population percentage. We are in a culture war…

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