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Religion Dispatches

Romney Betrays Harold Bloom’s Fantasy Mormonism

The dread-to-insight ratio in this tedious NYT essay runs about 10 to 1.
Joanna Brooks
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How (Not) to Understand Romney’s Time as an LDS Bishop

Bishop Romney: Dirty Harry? Or unexceptional lay pastor?
Joanna Brooks
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Religion Dispatches

The Ghost of Rev. Wright

The racial code in Romney’s new ad.
Anthea Butler
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Is Herman Cain’s Long-Running Minstrel Show Finally at an End?

Assessing the evidence that he’s not a card-carrying member of the religious right.
Anthea Butler
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Religion Dispatches

Mitt Romney’s Honesty Problem

Will character questions hurt him? Or sheer watchability?
Joanna Brooks
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Religion Dispatches

Evangelicals and Newt: Love Him or Hate Him?

Sorting it all out.
Sarah Posner
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Eight Theories on the Prickliness of Mitt Romney

Personal tic? Class privilege? Mormon culture?
Joanna Brooks
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“Guerilla Warrior of Judeo-Christian Political Commentary” Stars in Anti-Newt Video in Iowa

Calls Gingrich “the GOP’s Kim Kardashian.”
Sarah Posner
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Talking About Religion Will Not Help Romney

Better to just ride out the Gingrich surge.
Joanna Brooks
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Every Republican Candidate Should Have to Address Gay Rights Face-to-Face

It’s not just Romney that would look ridiculous.
Joanna Brooks
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