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Mormonism hurt Mitt Romney in 2008. What about 2012?
WASHINGTON (RNS) If used against him in the fall presidential election, negative stigmas or stereotypes about Mormonism could be hard to overcome for Mitt Romney's campaign, according to an academic study released Monday. By Steve Koff.
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Churches tread lightly on politics in 2012 election
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(RNS) With Election 2012 less than six months away, congregations are getting the message that Americans want religion out of politics. So they're revamping how congregations mobilize voters, largely avoiding the political fray, and hot-button social issues are relegated to simmer in low-profile church study groups. By G. Jeffrey MacDonald.
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D.C. Archdiocese, Georgetown University spar over Kathleen Sebelius speech
(RNS) Tensions between the Archdiocese of Washington and Georgetown University are escalating ahead of an commencement address by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. By David Gibson.
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Obama campaign taps young adviser, Michael Wear, for faith outreach
WASHINGTON (RNS) President Obama's re-election campaign will appoint a young former White House staffer to run its outreach to religious voters. By Mark Silk.
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Polls: Most Americans call gay relationships “moral” and are not swayed by Obama’s same-sex marriage support
(RNS) President Obama’s recent endorsement of same-sex marriage opened a torrent of speculation on what his newly enunciated position will mean politically, but the latest polls indicate the public largely backs his views and that his stance won’t hurt him at the ballot box. By David Gibson. About 250.
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Mitt Romney heads to Liberty University to woo evangelicals
(RNS) Mitt Romney, who struggled to gain the support of evangelicals during the primaries, will deliver a commencement address Saturday at Liberty University, one of the largest Christian universities in the country. By Jackie Kucinich.
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One in six voters still think Obama’s a Muslim: Why?
WASHINGTON (RNS) After nearly four years in the Oval Office, President Obama is wrongly thought to be Muslim by one in six American voters, and only 1 in 4 can correctly identify him as Protestant, according to a new poll. By Lauren Markoe.
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Opposition to gay marriage lower in 2012 campaign
(RNS) Opposition to gay marriage is significantly reduced this election season, compared to the previous two presidential campaigns, a Pew Research Center poll shows. By Adelle M. Banks.
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Conservatives go after ‘NASCAR Christian’ vote
(RNS) Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom Coalition is trying to corral "NASCAR Christians'' in hopes that they will give Mitt Romney a critical boost in November. By David Gibson.
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Mitt Romney holds huge lead among white Catholics and evangelicals
(RNS) While President Obama holds a slim lead overall against Mitt Romney, the presumptive GOP nominee has a 53-point lead over Obama among white evangelicals and a 20-point lead among white Catholics, according to a new poll. By Daniel Burke.
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