“Obama and Romney Discuss Faith in Washington National Cathedral magazine”
Romney and Obama discuss their faith in separate interviews in the summer 2012 issue of Cathedral Age magazine, the quarterly publication of Washington National Cathedral.
Tag: 2012 elections
“Religion & Politics 2012”
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life offers extensive resources on religion and politics in the 2012 campaign, including candidate profiles and analyses of current and past trends among religious voters.
“Politicking from the Pulpit: Should Religious Leaders Endorse Candidates?”
Read a Nov. 2, 2012 PBS article about one church leaders’ fight against the IRS’ prohibition of religious endorsement of political candidates.
“Religious leaders nationwide defy the IRS to endorse political candidates on ‘pulpit freedom Sunday’”
Read an Oct. 7, 2012, article about religious leaders’ political endorsements of candidates on the basis of religious freedom and freedom of speech.
“Obama And The Orthodox”
Read a Nov. 27, 2012, article from The Jewish Week about how Orthodox Jews voted in the 2012 presidential election.
“Orthodox Jewish Voters Courted By GOP Presidential Field”
Read a Dec. 15, 2011, article from The Huffington Post about the Orthodox Jewish vote in the 2012 elections.
“Less religion equals more votes”
March 6, 2013, The New York Times op-ed by Carrie Sheffield in which she argues that the Republican Party should shed some of their reliance on religion in order to attract younger voters.
“Diverse, disillusioned, and divided: Millennial values and voter engagement in the 2012 election”
Oct. 4, 2012, analysis of the Millennial Values and Voter Engagement Survey, a joint study by the Public Religion Research Institute and Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs which includes information on the roll religion plays in young voters’ choices. Includes link to full report.
“A Generation in Transition: Religion, Values, and Politics among College-Age Millennials”
Results of the 2012 Millennial Values survey conducted jointly by Public Religion Research Institute and Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. It provides an in-depth portrait of younger Millennials ((Americans ages 18-24) on faith, values, and the 2012 election.