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With 'God on their side,' Romney and Republicans may very well prevail
Mitt Romney's Texas primary win secured him the Republican nomination. Now the GOP wants the support of every major US religion. Mormons, Jews, and Catholics identify with the party in increasing numbers. That helps Republicans erode the Democratic base.
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How did Romney do at Liberty University? Just fine, evangelicals say
Mitt Romney always has had an uneasy relationship with evangelical Christians and other social conservatives, both on issues and regarding his Mormon religion. In his important commencement speech at Liberty University, he seems to have won them over.
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Mitt Romney courts evangelicals at Liberty University
Mitt Romney’s Mormon religion has been a problem for some evangelicals. At conservative Liberty University Saturday, Romney stressed Christian values without mentioning his own faith, part of an apparently successful effort to win over evangelicals and other social conservatives.
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Gay marriage issue: Who does it hurt most, Obama or Romney?
Gay marriage is not a campaign subject either Barack Obama or Mitt Romney really needed, and it could present difficulties for both candidates as the election nears.
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Romney eager to shift conversation from gay rights to economy
On Friday, Romney is set to discuss jobs and the economy in North Carolina, the state that just approved a constitutional ban on same-sex unions that helped turn attention to gay rights.
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US Senate race in Virginia shaping up as national battleground
In Virginia's US Senate race, Democrat Tim Kaine isn't Barack Obama, and Republican George Allen isn't Mitt Romney or the House GOP leadership. But you wouldn't know it from the special-interest ads pouring into this key battleground state.
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Evangelicals now vote for Catholics. Will they also vote for a Mormon?
Defying a history of anti-Catholicism, evangelical leaders recently endorsed GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum (a Catholic), and South Carolina Evangelicals voted Catholic Newt Gingrich to victory in their primary. Will Mormon Mitt Romney be next to win them over?
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Biggest loser in South Carolina isn't Santorum. It's evangelical leadership.
Evangelical leaders endorsed Rick Santorum ahead of the South Carolina primary, but evangelical voters didn't listen – pushing Newt Gingrich to victory instead. This departure marks a dramatic shift in the movement – with far-reaching implications for American politics.
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Why Ron Paul did well among social conservatives at the Values Voter Summit
Ron Paul won the Values Voter Summit presidential straw poll of Republican hopefuls by a relative whopping 37 percent of the vote. His combination of organized supporters and a strong biblical theme worked well.
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In Pictures: Famous fatwa targets
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Mad as Hell
British historian Dominic Sandbrook takes an engaging look at the US in the 1970s, seeking for connections between an era of lagging American self-confidence and the rise of today's right wing.
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Health-care reform law is constitutional, federal judge rules
Legal challenges to health-care reform include a lawsuit filed on behalf of Liberty University in Virginia. On Tuesday, a federal judge dismissed that suit. Others remain outstanding.
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City of Man: Politics and Religion in a New Era
Two journalists offer a political blueprint for a new crop of young Evangelicals.
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Healthcare reform law challenged on religious grounds, too
The Thomas More Law Center in Michigan and Liberty University in Virginia, abortion foes, each filed suit challenging the new healthcare reform law. The law treats religions unequally, they say, and forces adherents to be part of a healthcare system that violates their religious beliefs on abortion.
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A reading list for 2010
Looking ahead, here's a list of some of the most anticipated titles of the first quarter of the new year.
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Netanyahu: Israel is serious about peace
The hawkish prime minister, who presented his new government Tuesday, shows a distinct change in style and tactics – though not substance – since his 1996-99 term.
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The Unlikely Disciple
An Ivy Leaguer spends a semester undercover at a fundamentalist Christian university – and is surprised by what he discovers.
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Candidates: Stop misusing religion
Faith tours? Clergy endorsements? That's not America.
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