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As outside pressure mounts on Mitt Romney to deliver a “Mormon speech” in the style of John F. Kennedy’s 1960 address on his Catholicism, the Romney campaign has reached an internal decision to delay such a speech at least until early next year, according to two campaign advisors. “A lot of people were talking about…

Mike Huckabee continues to rack up Christian Right endorsements. The latest comes from Jerry Falwell, Jr.. MNSBC’s First Read has the details, including this: Falwell was not expecting to endorse Huckabee today, but when put on the spot, he did. “He’s my choice, yes,” Falwell said to cheers from students and a smile from Huckabee.…

God-o-Meter is surprised that this story hasn’t gotten more pick-up: A group of 60 pastors, almost all of them African American, shared a stage with Hillary Clinton in Spartanburg, South Carolina yesterday, apparently offering their endorsements (video of the event here.) The Spartanburg Herald-Journal has the story: Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton’s campaign launched an…

Asked a “What Would Jesus Do” question about the death penalty at last night’s presidential debate, Mike Huckabee explained that overseeing executions was his toughest job as Arkansas governor, then delivered one of the most memorable lines of the evening: “Jesus was too smart to ever run for public office.” The Huckabee campaign liked the…

Add Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, a Romney supporter and fellow Mormon, to the list of those urging the former Massachusetts governor to deliver a “Mormon speech.” The AP has these quotes from Hatch, given in an interview after the Senator’s appearance at Utah Valley State College, in which he made similar comments: “There’s a concern…

In an interview with the Washington Times, Mitt Romney says his faith is part of America’s Judeo-Christian tradition: “I think as people come to know my faith they’ll recognize that the values of my faith are — they very much flow from the Judeo-Christian tradition of this country. I believe in God, I believe in…

John Edwards is the latest White House aspirant to appear on the Christian Broadcasting Network, prompting God-o-Meter to wonder if CBN has supplanted Air America as a popular venue for Democrats. Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Christian ministers supporting Hillary Clinton have all granted recent interviews to CBN’s David Brody. Nothing groundbreaking in Brody’s Edwards…

A moment of truth may be approaching for Mitt Romney and Mormonism. Till now, he’s chosen to deflect questions about specific Mormon beliefs and how his faith would influence his presidency, lash out at clear attacks against his faith, and decline to deal with the issue in a big, proactive way. But with Mike Huckabee…

Mitt Romney, the presidential candidate most disadvantaged by his personal religious faith, said earlier this month that “based on the numbers of American Muslims [as a percentage] in our population, I cannot see that a cabinet position would be justified.” “But of course,” Romney continued. “I would imagine that Muslims could serve at lower levels…

Can you blame God-o-Meter for being a wee bit nervous about awarding its first “10” rating yesterday, for Mike Huckabee’s new Believe TV ad in Iowa? Sure, the ad opened with the words “Christian Leader” and has Huckabee explaining that “faith doesn’t just influence me, it really defines me,” but “theocrat” is not a handle…
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