Terryl Givens

University of Richmond

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Professor of Literature and Religion at the University of Richmond and a Mormon scholar; author of numerous books, including The Viper on the Hearth: Mormons, Myths and the Construction of Heresy

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Mitt Romney speaks often about his faith in God and his loyalty to "the same church."  But in 2007, when he made a carefully written speech about his religion, he mentioned the word…

Mitt Romney and the Mormon Church

Mitt Romney speaks often about his faith in God and his loyalty to "the same church."  But in 2007, when he made a carefully written speech about his religion, he mentioned the word…

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Mitt Romney 's been called the "presumed front-runner," since the Republican campaign began, but most party members are looking for somebody else.

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