https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to mitt romney en https://religiondispatches.org/2016/03/23/mormon-rejection-trump-embarrassing-evangelicals Mormons don’t like Donald Trump. That now seems abundantly clear after yesterday’s results in Utah where Ted Cruz trounced Trump, winning nearly 70 percent of the vote. With a paltry 14 percent, Trump landed far back in third place behind… Wed, 23 Mar 2016 02:40:16 EDT Neil J. Young 85062b7f-63c4-4e9d-8cf3-cead48e8067f https://religiondispatches.org/2016/03/22/mormon-rejection-trump-provides-insight-muslim-extremism McKay Coppins has a neat article on Buzzfeed about why so many Utahn (and Idahoan) Mormons seem to be so immune to Donald Trump? (Consider this to be my indirect and strong endorsement of The Wilderness: Deep Inside the Republican… Tue, 22 Mar 2016 02:32:38 EDT Haroon Moghul 4a6720f9-ab4f-4286-82de-763fc1852776 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/03/21/how-mormon-mitt-romney-over-50-jokes-trump Mitt is so Mormon his campaign slogan was “What do you know about Mitt Romney? Would you like to know more?” Mon, 21 Mar 2016 01:33:35 EDT Joanna Brooks 9748c2a4-a3d4-48ba-bd34-84ef8066c296 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/03/05/mormon-church-finally-notes-black-elders-still-offers-no-apology While the Mormon Church has finally acknowledged the existence of two black elders, it continues to plead ignorance to questions about past racism. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:27:54 EST Darron T. Smith a6ea8cad-9153-4eff-bcb8-aec997bd6fa7 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/12/10/four-changes-evangelicals-must-make In the process of doing all they could to defeat Obama, self-proclaimed and media-designated evangelicals discredited their message and reduced it to a mere political gospel. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 06:53:29 EST Richard Pierard b3a31ca8-2d8a-46c8-b148-d6a5b7524236 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/12/03/episcopal-church-bain-capital-investor “I thought about asking my church’s pension fund to invest, but I didn’t.” Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:43:52 EST Elizabeth Drescher ca17d37f-745e-4c2a-8857-683afc6397d0 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/11/13/did-america-just-dodge-next-sarah-palin Mia Love—Black, Mormon, Republican, and poised for political stardom—fails to launch. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:34:50 EST Joanna Brooks 926a0dbe-a6ce-4d88-a512-8415a568b792 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/11/12/80-million-anglicans-cant-be-wrong-or-can-they The blinding glare of whiteness, the slap of social conservatism hamstrings the GOP. Is the same true for the Anglican Communion? For global Christianity? Mon, 12 Nov 2012 01:54:02 EST Elizabeth Drescher 8851232c-39d3-4580-94d6-31bdeb4645d8 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/11/07/mormonism-cost-romney-election-its-not-what-you-think Why didn’t Mitt Romney provide an account of himself that reckoned with the very things we find so uncanny about him, namely his unmitigated embrace of capital, procreation, and country clubs? Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:17:38 EST Kathryn Lofton be34f84f-de18-4335-b4b0-0c202f06f52e https://religiondispatches.org/2012/11/07/great-religious-realignment Think differently. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:03:21 EST Sarah Posner ef00a58a-1750-4555-9c6a-91bc33ccef74 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/11/07/wisconsin-evangelical-catholic-and-protestant-vote-not-enough-romney-win Obama wins big among non-whites and “nones.” Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:53:52 EST Sarah Posner cb6bc56e-f7ac-42d4-92a3-90e6b68ffafb https://religiondispatches.org/2012/11/06/exit-polls-religion A look at votes by religion. Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:26:35 EST Sarah Posner ba5e730c-9714-4580-9548-1743b2cb0958 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/11/05/preaching-moveable-middle-bishop-gene-robinson-marriage-equality-and-election In the book, Gene Robinson tackles questions like why marriage is an issue for LGBT people, why straight people should support it and why civil unions, while they are a good first step, simply won’t be enough to satisfy the LGBT community. Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:09:37 EST Candace Chellew-Hodge 0faa78f0-17ac-473c-ba10-9b0963dbd72b https://religiondispatches.org/2012/11/05/can-we-ask-mitt-about-mormonisms-racist-past Romney was 31 when the ban on blacks in the priesthood was lifted. Mon, 05 Nov 2012 05:32:51 EST Darron T. Smith 5fe87e6a-29cb-409c-9dc1-ef8a18dc5b37 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/11/02/romney-and-end-times A Republican, not just a Mormon, problem. Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:51:13 EDT Sarah Posner f8f73b0a-bd70-4b3e-9f1b-a1eb281db0b9 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/10/31/mitt-romneys-prosperity-gospel Mitt Romney’s endorsement by various televangelists obscures the more important ways in which the candidate himself now projects the essence of televangelism. Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:08:23 EDT Peter Laarman eef47585-cd0f-42b0-a167-2d31ec08128d https://religiondispatches.org/2012/10/25/obamas-wrong-answer-leno In discussing Richard Mourdock’s outrageous statement on rape why didn’t he mention religion? Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:57:17 EDT Sarah Posner a074b9ec-409c-4eae-86da-073b3e197e67 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/10/23/why-culture-wars-arent-their-way-out-despite-rise-nones But there’s an opportunity for secular politics. Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:30:22 EDT Sarah Posner 69ebfc3c-d68a-4cf0-928b-a632a3c7a923 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/10/23/well-it-would-have-been-good-religion-question The arrest of a woman for praying at the Western Wall was a lost opportunity in last night’s debate. Tue, 23 Oct 2012 03:43:36 EDT Sarah Posner 4ac9c20f-1308-4ad6-99ba-2a7efed46d25 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/10/17/decoding-romney-contraception Obama’s economic framing throws him off religious freedom track. Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:32:28 EDT Sarah Posner 3b8d228a-221f-4322-98c9-3cf78a1d00cc https://religiondispatches.org/2012/10/16/mitts-jesus-baracks-jesus-and-why-christs-color-matters By tracking the way Jesus Christ has been rendered through the American racial imagination—actually lining up all the evidence, from Puritan witch trial transcripts through stained glass windows through contemporary movies—Paul and Ed give us a new place to start a national discussion about who owns the image of God. That discussion has been going on, as The Color of Christ demonstrates, in communities of color since the early nineteenth century, if not before. Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:19:56 EDT Joanna Brooks 4ad0408e-6409-47b3-9fbc-a4267c3fb49b https://religiondispatches.org/2012/10/15/did-billy-graham-really-tell-romney-hed-help It’s being widely reported, but there’s just one problem… okay, two. There are at least two problems… Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:45:10 EDT Evan Derkacz cfcc2503-7389-4156-b5cc-b214f015c0ec https://religiondispatches.org/2012/10/10/abortion-mitt-romney-vs-his-own-campaign-website No laws restricting abortion? Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:57:11 EDT Sarah Posner 44583cfd-45b5-45ff-a927-2bd61580c0ef https://religiondispatches.org/2012/10/04/sally-quinn-declares-romney-debate-winner-mentioning-god On Faith founder’s shallow understanding of religion. Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:59:51 EDT Sarah Posner 37e6ebd9-7d06-43b4-9a67-c1c0e653a9e1 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/10/04/young-white-evangelicals-will-vote-romney-poll-finds Most millennials voting for Romney are motivated by dislike of Obama. Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:14:53 EDT Sarah Posner 9b0db327-d00e-4ed4-ab38-b7e0100eb5c5