January 27, 2012: Joanna Brooks Extended Interview
“Mitt Romney has studiously avoided the subject of religion whenever possible. He’s a technocrat. He’s very careful. He’s highly managed in his public presentation. He knows that bringing up Mormonism...
View ArticleJanuary 27, 2012: The Evangelical Vote
KIM LAWTON, correspondent: At a megachurch in Orlando, evangelical Christians gathered to pray for the nation. The meeting was organized by a group called The Response, which has been holding...
View ArticleAugust 19, 2011: Mormon Singles Chapel
LUCKY SEVERSON, correspondent: This is the Mormon Church’s Crystal City Chapel just outside Washington, DC. There are several others in the area, but this one is unique: the 800 members who attend...
View ArticleAugust 24, 2012: Brent Hanson Extended Interview
The primary goal of the annual Hill Cumorah Pageant in Palmyra, New York “is to reach out to people who might be curious about what makes Mormons tick…It’s really a non-threatening way to get some...
View ArticleAugust 24, 2012: LDS Pageant
BRENT HANSON (Artistic Director): The Hill Cumorah Pageant is a volunteer operation. All the actors and staff members are here out of the goodness of their hearts because they believe in the cause...
View ArticleAugust 24, 2012: Faith, Politics, and the National Cathedral
DEBORAH POTTER, guest host: One year after an earthquake caused substantial damage to the Washington National Cathedral, masons have made the first major repair to the central tower. A newly carved...
View ArticleAugust 31, 2012: Religion and the Republican Convention
KIM LAWTON, correspondent. In accepting the Republican nomination for president Thursday, Governor Mitt Romney talked more personally about his religion than he has so far on the campaign trail....
View ArticleSeptember 14, 2012: Mormons and Evangelicals
LUCKY SEVERSON, correspondent: This is the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, epicenter of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There’s been a lot of criticism about Mormonism, especially...
View ArticleSeptember 21, 2012: Faith-Based Voters
BOB ABERNETHY, host: Both presidential candidates this week issued direct video appeals to faith-based voters. President Obama’s video came with the launch of a new campaign project called “People...
View ArticleNovember 2, 2012: Religion in the 2012 Election
KIM LAWTON, correspondent: Both campaigns continue their active efforts to get their constituencies out to the polls next week. Professor John Green of the Bliss Institute at the University of Akron...
View ArticleMay 17, 2013: Boy Scouts and Gay Ban
DEBORAH POTTER, correspondent: The Boy Scouts of America has long argued that homosexuality is incompatible with its basic principles. As a private organization, its right to exclude gays was upheld...
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