A running narrative -- sometime prominent, other times latent -- in the 2012 election is Romney's Mormonism, and whether it might scare away many a good evangelical Republican from the voting booth.

None of the Obama advisers interviewed made any suggestion that Romney's personal qualities would be connected to his minority Mormon faith, but the step from casting Romney as a bit off to raising ...

Mitt Romney tried to gain momentum in the tightening Republican presidential race Thursday by giving a high-profile speech that aimed to allay concerns about his Mormonism by stressing the importance ...

c. 2012 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Mitt Romney's Mormon faith makes people uneasy. If used against him in the fall presidential election, the negative stigma or stereotypes could be hard ...

So it seems the Huckabee surge is thanks in part to evangelical anti-Mormonism. Not Huck's fault (unless you believe his latest ad is a subtle contrast with Romney on religious issues, a question ...

If he seems slippery on the topic. From The Note today: After showing a clip of Romney telling “This Week,” “Our belief is just like it says in the Bible. The Messiah will come to Jerusalem,” ABC News ...

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, campaigns at RC Fabricators in Wilmington, Del., April 10, 2012. The inevitability of Romney's nomination ...

The closer Mitt Romney gets to the Republican nomination, the more he becomes the target of attacks from the left, and his religion has come under scrutiny from some in the press- particularly ...

Prominent Southern Baptist pastor Robert Jeffress told a syndicated radio host that despite GOP candidate Mitt Romney being a part of the “cult” of Mormonism, Americans should vote for him because ...

Just as it’s becoming clear Mitt Romney will be the first major party Mormon presidential nominee, we’re seeing a predictable uptick in the frequency of stories about his zany religion. At Renaissance ...

WASHINGTON — As a Mormon who did his missionary work in France, Mitt Romney knows something about uphill battles. Imagine spreading a faith that renounces smoking, coffee and alcohol in the cafes of ...

COLONIA JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - In the craggy desert of northern Mexico, U.S. presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's relatives turned an arid valley into lush agricultural land and prospered after ...