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In the aftermath of last night’s GOP debate in Nevada, commentators noted that the audience seemed unusually friendly to Romney.  In one instance the audience loudly expressed their disapproval for…

If you haven’t heard it, give Krista Branch’s “I am America” a listen. According to ABC’s Huma Khan, the song is being heralded as the Tea Party’s “anthem,” and like most good sacred s…

It’s been an arduous month on the campaign trail for presidential hopeful Rick Perry – at least, according to his wife, Anita.  And she has little doubt as to why.  Speaking to voters in South C…

At tonight’s GOP primary debate, one topic seems highly likely to come up: Mitt Romney’s Mormonism.  Jon Huntsman, the other Mormon candidate, is boycotting the debate because Nevada had…

With no sign of the Occupy Wall Street movement losing steam, many have been exploring the role of faith in motivating the protesters’ to take to the streets, as well as the perspective of the relig…

Although we should perhaps count ourselves fortunate that violence no longer breaks out on the Senate floor (a la the infamous Sumner-Brooks caning incident of 1856), a recent editorial for the Christ…

The newly re-ordained Rev. Scott Anderson of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) resigned as pastor of his California church in 1990 after telling his congregants that he was gay.  More than 20 years la…

Take a look at our new research note, documenting the political parallels between Mormons and white evangelical Protestants.  The findings may be surprising, given recent speculation about whether wh…

As Dr. Robert P. Jones predicted in last week’s “Figuring Faith,” this weekend’s annual Values Voter Summit was a testing ground for Mitt Romney, the GOP front-runner and a devout Mormon.  Wh…

Despite the current debate over whether white evangelicals will support a Mormon candidate for President, according to research from PRRI, these two groups share similar political values and beliefs.