Robert Bennett: Bennett: Religion and politics in Europe vs. America

By Robert Bennett, For the Deseret News

Published: Monday, Oct. 29 2012 12:00 a.m. MDT

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This is being written in Paris, where I have been attending an academic conference dedicated to an analysis of the 2012 presidential election. If they could vote, Europeans would solidly support President Obama, with France leading the way. Some polls show that Obama would draw more than 90 percent of the vote here; across the entire continent, he runs above 70 percent.

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Mike in Cedar City

Cedar City, Utah

Oh, European support for OBama must be hatred of religion, especially Moromonism. I just can't be due to the fact that President Obama has rebuilt America's prestige around the world with a more inclusivve foreign policy. It must be More..

8:28 a.m. Oct. 29, 2012
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procuradorfiscal

Tooele, UT

Re: "I suspect that American presidents will continue to embrace religion and Europeans will continue to be amazed by that."

And I suspect that fact explains a lot of Europe's troubles.

5:10 a.m. Oct. 29, 2012
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Owl

Salt Lake City, UT

Europeans can accept certain behavior (mistresses and other indiscretions) as private and not indicative of a person's competence, but not religion. Both are a measure of character and religious values are no less legitimate than secular vales. More..

9:13 a.m. Oct. 29, 2012
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Robert Bennett

Robert Bennett, former U.S. Senator from Utah, is a teacher, researcher and lecturer at the University of Utah's Hinckley Institute of Politics and a Fellow at George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs.

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