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Black churches conflicted on Obama's gay marriage decision

May 15, 2012 by Dennis Cauchon

c. 2012 USA Today (RNS) The pulpits of the nation's black churches took measure Sunday (May 13) of President Obama's decision to support gay marriage, and the result was conflicted.

Obama campaign taps young adviser, Michael Wear, for faith outreach

May 15, 2012 by Mark Silk

c. 2012 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) President Obama's re-election campaign has tapped a 23-year-old executive assistant in the White House faith-based office to head up its outreach to religious communities.

Polls: Most Americans call gay relationships "moral" and are not swayed by Obama's same-sex marriage support

May 15, 2012 by David Gibson

c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) President Obama's recent endorsement of same-sex marriage opened a torrent of speculation on what his newly enunciated position will mean politically, but the latest polls indicate the public largely backs his views and that his stance may not hurt him at the ballot box.

Richard Mouw, evangelical leader, says engaging Mormonism isn't just about being nice

May 15, 2012 by Peggy Fletcher Stack

c. 2012 Salt Lake Tribune (RNS) Richard Mouw never intended to start a riot within the evangelical community by saying his fellow believers had "sinned against Mormonism." But that's exactly what happened.

Dutch 'distaste' at revelation that royals were baptized as Mormons by proxy

May 14, 2012 by Andreas Havinga

Utrecht, The Netherlands (ENInews)--There is public criticism in the Netherlands of the Mormon practice of baptism by proxy after a Dutch newspaper revealed May 9 that several members of the royal family were posthumously "baptized" into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, colloquially known as the Mormon church.