Item Detail
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22052
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English
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Dry Kindling : A Political Profile of American Mormons
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From Pews to Polling Places : Faith and Politics in the American Religious Mosaic
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Washington, D.C.
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Georgetown University Press
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105-129
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"The potential potency of a Mormon electoral bloc is not merely a theoretical proposition. Mansbridge (1986), for example, credits Mormonvoters as instrumental in the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment in some key states near the end of its ratification period. In particular, Mormons have played an important role in the politics of various western states. In California, for example, LDS Church members were urged by their leaders not only to vote for Proposition 22 (a ban on gay marriage) in 2000 but also to become actively involved in the campaign (Coile 1999; Salladay 1999). Latter-day Saints in other states have also been involved in advocating ballot initiatives banning samesex marriage, including active support for efforts in Hawaii, Alaska, and Nevada. Mormon political involvement has also been observed outside of the western states; the Mormon Church has supported an anti gay marriage initiative in Nebraska and opposed riverboat gambling in Ohio. Attention to Mormons is further warranted by the prominence of Mormon politicians on the national stage. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the Senate majority leader, is a member of the LDS Church, as is the former Massachusetts Republican governor and current presidential candidate Mitt Romney." [From author's introduction]
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Women and Mormonism : Historical and Contemporary Perspectives