Does religion promote political mobilization? Are individuals motivated by their faith to focus
on issues of social justice, personal morality, or both? What is the relationship between …

This article examines the various religious interest groups in American politics. These
interest groups actually occupy an important position within the American political process …

Political mobilization by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints against ratification of
the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was more widespread and important than most studies …

Objective This article examines the determinants of perceptions of the United States and of
President Obama among global citizens. Methods The 2013 Pew Research Center's Global …

At around 1: 30 on November 7, 2012, the campaign director of Minnesotans United for All
Families, Richard Carlbom, addressed a room full of supporters at St. Paul Minnesota's …

This chapter examines the long history of the LDS Church's involvement in the politics of
homosexuality. Although a conservative organization, the LDS Church's early history …

Abstract Beginning with Stouffer's (1955) seminal study, political tolerance has received a
great deal of attention. Among Stouffer's findings is the conclusion that religion has a …

The LDS Church has actively opposed same-sex marriage since it first became a prolific
state issue in Hawaii during the late 1990s, but was noticeably restrained in 2012, when …