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...cited Mitt Romney's mormon faith as one of his liabilities. Interestingly, you cited neither Hillary Clinton's gender nor Barack Obama's race as a liability. Why is that? The bigots who would not vote for Clinton because she's a woman or Obama because he's black are in the same category with bigots who would not vote for Romney because he's a Mormon. You are perpetuating the notion that voters can legitimately dismiss Romney for a reason that has nothing to do with his political views, and that's wrong. Stephen A. Hales, Provo, Utah...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 11/1/2007 | See Source »

...could say Hatch’s faith brought him to this stage. He was raised a Mormon in the Church of Latter Day Saints in Henderson, the second-largest city in Nevada...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Joyce, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: From Beantown to Bayou Country | 10/31/2007 | See Source »

...Coming out of high school, Hatch was aggressively recruited and eventually committed to Brigham Young University after communication with erstwhile head coach Gary Crowton. A colorful man and fellow Mormon, Crowton made an appearance in the Mormon pop culture film The R.M., a farce comedy about a missionary who returned home to find his life all topsy-turvy...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Joyce, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: From Beantown to Bayou Country | 10/31/2007 | See Source »

...planned, Hatch took a leave of absence after his freshman year to go on his Mormon mission. For members of the church, a mission abroad is often seen as a rite of passage. While the team anticipated his departure, they, like Hatch, did not expect him to travel to Chile...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Joyce, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: From Beantown to Bayou Country | 10/31/2007 | See Source »

...knew he had to go on his Mormon mission,” Pizzotti said, “It was just a matter of when he was going to do it. When he went to Chile, the guys gave him a hard time about...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Joyce, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: From Beantown to Bayou Country | 10/31/2007 | See Source »

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