Posts Tagged ‘ Mitt Romney ’

CNN: Putnam/Campbell discussing latest 2012 religion and politics findings

February 24, 2012
By tomsander

Not true historically that God was a Democrat or a Republican.  We’ve lived through an unusual period where there was too close of an association of politics and religion.  And political leaders and religious leaders have paid a price…

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Mormons seeking to improve their brand image

November 18, 2011
By tomsander
Mormons seeking to improve their brand image

We reported earlier on our research that shows that Mormons are among the least liked of several dozen religious and non-religious groups we polled about.  See “Pinpointing Romney’s Mormon Challenge” (WSJ) by Robert Putnam and David Campbell.  More on…

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Are views on Mormons improving?

February 9, 2011
By tomsander
Are views on Mormons improving?

Mormon Missionary; Flickr photo by hoveringdog

Excerpt of Washington Post piece citing American Grace co-author David Campbell:

When Mitt Romney ran for president three years ago, calls from reporters came pouring into the public affairs office at the Church…

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Mormons move to mainstream

October 1, 2010
By tomsander

Flickr photo by MM Goode

According to Religion News Service:

“Mormons have been making headlines across the nation — from HBO’s Big Love to California’s Proposition 8, from American Idol wannabe David Archuleta to Twilight author Stephenie Meyer, from Senate…

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Op-Ed by David Campbell on religious tolerance

November 30, 2009
By tomsander

American Grace co-author David Campbell has an Op-Ed in today’s USA Today (with John C. Green and J. Quin Monson) entitled “Tolerance? We have a ways to go”.

The Op-Ed sizes up the chances of Republican challenger Mitt Romney to…

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