Religious talk by politicians: a touchstone issue dividing America

Compiled by Jamshid Ghazi Askar, Deseret News

Published: Wednesday, March 21 2012 6:18 p.m. MDT

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A new survey by the Pew Research Center llustrates that voter feelings about how political leaders treat faith and prayer create a stark dividing line that separates the respective voting bases of the three most prominent presidential candidates.

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DeltaFoxtrot

West Valley, UT

Want to know what happens when the Church runs the government? Take a look at Iran.

8:57 p.m. March 21, 2012
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Ajax

Mapleton, UT

Senator Bennett and others are to be congratulated for the time and effort they have spent in explaining the disfunction of "ideological purity", which in the end is highly divisive in its marginalization and disdain of others. However, More..

8:28 a.m. March 22, 2012
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Riverton Cougar

Riverton, UT

"Want to know what happens when the Church runs the government? Take a look at Iran."

Thanks for the example, but none of the candidates are considering in any way having any church run the government. However, if you want to know More..

11:41 p.m. March 21, 2012
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Jamshid Ghazi Askar

Jamshid Ghazi Askar is an enterprise reporter covering Values in the Media for the Deseret News.

A proud half-Iranian born in Los Angeles, Mr. Askar spent his formative years growing up in Orange County. more ..

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