Religion and the Presidential Campaign: February Update

February 15, 2012Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are now virtually tied in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Support for Santorum has surged among white evangelicals, who now express a clear preference for Santorum over Romney and Newt Gingrich.

Party Identification of Religious Groups

How has the party affiliation of different religious groups changed since 2008? A new analysis tells the story.

Religion News on the Web

• Feb. 15, 2012 Irish Times: Dawkins claims poll shows religion is largely irrelevant in Britain
• Feb. 14, 2012 NYT: Obama shift on providing contraception splits critics
• Feb. 14, 2012 AP: Va House Republicans muscle abortion restrictions to passage over passionate Dem protests
• Feb. 14, 2012 AP: Mexican Roman Catholic Church draws fire for issuing ‘guidelines’ for voting
• Feb. 14, 2012 Wash. Post: Chinese blocked visit by U.S. religious freedom envoy, advocates say
• Feb. 14, 2012 Wash. Post: Elie Wiesel calls on Mitt Romney to make Mormon Church stop proxy baptisms of Jews
• Feb. 14, 2012 Guardian: Lady Warsi gets rapturous reception at Vatican for speech on faith
• Feb. 12, 2012 AP: Amish man's letters sway lawmakers on buggy issue
• Feb. 11, 2012 AP: Movie house as chapel: NYC congregations, evicted from schools, seek new space for worship
• Feb. 11, 2012 The Times: Christianity on the rack as judge bans public prayer

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