Massachusetts
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Editor’s Note
Boston: A Runner’s Reflection
When called on to comfort and reassure communities stricken by tragedy—be it manmade or act of God—American politicians often turn to sports metaphors. The marathon …
By Max Perry Mueller![](https://religionandpolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/TableAP605520137061-584-x-380-257x208.jpg)
The Table
What Romney Wouldn’t Say
During his long pursuit of the presidency, three M-words rarely passed Mitt Romney’s lips: Massachusetts, Mandate, and Mormonism. This first two silent M’s were, at …
By Randall Balmer![](https://religionandpolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/0925-Silk-GovWilburCross1-257x208.jpg)
The States Project
Connecticut: A Blogger Revisits the Yale Athletic Fields
A Blogger Revisits the Yale Athletic Fields.
By Mark Silk![](https://religionandpolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/0820-Israel-RomneyWesternWall-257x208.jpg)
Essay
Romney and the Jewish Vote: What I Learned From My 1994 Interview
Flash back to summer, 1994. Mitt Romney strode down the corridor, aide in tow, and greeted me in the cramped newsroom. He was eager and …
By Robert Israel![](https://religionandpolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/0730-Curtis-Massachusetts-257x208.jpg)
The States Project
Massachusetts: A Teacher Strolls Along the Freedom Trail
A Teacher Strolls Along the Freedom Trail.
By Heather D. Curtis![](https://religionandpolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/0709-Duffy-RomneyFlag-257x208.jpg)
Essay
What Happened to Romney’s “Evangelical Problem”?
For six years, reporters and commentators have told the American public that evangelicals don’t want to vote for Mitt Romney because he is a Mormon. …
By John-Charles Duffy![](https://religionandpolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0607-Savage-BlackChurch-584x380-257x208.jpg)
Excerpt
The Myth of the Black Church
My earliest ideas about African American religion and political struggle come from my first public memories as a child of the South of the late 1950s and 1960s.
By Barbara Dianne Savage![](https://religionandpolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/02-Mueller-MittRomney1-257x208.jpg)
Profile, Report
When Romney Was a Mormon President
“I must be about my father’s business,” Tagg Romney announces. It is a warm summer evening last July. He stands before a packed classroom of …
By Max Perry Mueller