More than nine in 10 Americans say they would vote for a presidential candidate nominated by their party who happened to be black, Catholic, Hispanic, Jewish or a woman. Such willingness drops to eight in 10 for candidates who are evangelical Christians or are gays or lesbians. Between six and […] Read more »
Mitt Romney: Religion, Representation, and His Vote to Impeach President Trump
Mitt Romney made history the other day by being the first US Senator in history to vote against a president of his own party in a Senate impeachment trial. Given the religious language he used to explain why he chose to vote guilty on one impeachment article, many are curious […] Read more »
Christian Nationalism Talks Religion, But Walks Fascism
In the past few years, and particularly in the past 6 months, “Christian nationalism” has become a bit of a buzzword. Recent op-eds describing and decrying (or in rarer cases defending) it have included the good, the bad, and the breathtakingly idiotic. A number of important articles have cited various […] Read more »
How Mormons and Utahns View President Trump
Utah Senator Mitt Romney became the first and only Republican to announce his intention to vote to convict President Trump on one of the two impeachment charges. In the process, Romney also became the first senator who has ever voted to remove a president of their own party. Romney cited […] Read more »
Potential Impact of Trump’s Public Pro-Life Stance
President Donald Trump last Friday became the first sitting president to speak at the annual March for Life rally in Washington, and in so doing made a strong case before this staunchly anti-abortion group for his avowedly “pro-life” stance and actions as president. … There is little doubt that Trump’s […] Read more »
Americans’ Take on the U.S. Is Improved, but Still Mixed
President Donald Trump’s upbeat view of the nation’s economy, military strength, economic opportunity and overall quality of life will likely resonate with Americans when he delivers his State of the Union address to Congress next week. Most Americans say they are satisfied with each of these aspects of the country […] Read more »