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Mormons
SCOTUS roundup: Rulings on DOMA and Prop 8
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 on Wednesday that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a 1996 law…
Mormon apostles and voting
According to a survey conducted by Aaron Campbell, a marketing and campaign consultant in Utah county, a large number of…
Mormon appointed to White House faith-based advisory council
Recently, Religion News Service reported that President Obama had appointed the first Mormon member to his faith-based advisory council.
American attitudes toward religious minorities
At last week's 67th annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Daniel Cox, director of the Public…
An uncomfortable spotlight
The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life has released a comprehensive survey of more than 1,000 Mormons…
Glenn Beck and the new evangelical ecumenism
In December 2009, talk show host Glenn Beck topped Billy Graham on Gallup’s list of most admired men. Many of…