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Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup: Broadway evangelism, gay-friendly Judaism, and Mitt for LDS prez?

One week past Election Day, and Mitt Romney is still not going to be president of the United States. But what about president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Speculation.

Joanna Brooks tells us what it means that Mia Love - black, female, Republican, Mormon - lost her Congressional bid.

Reporting live from Baltimore, David Gibson chronicles the soul-searching at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual meeting, where Cardinal Timothy Dolan is asking those gathered to consider their own failings, and confess.

Not to rub it in, but the USCCB really took a beating on Election Day, says Rev. Thomas Reese, who suggests a Plan B for the bishops.

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Topics: Culture, Arts & Media
Beliefs: Christian - Catholic, Judaism, Mormon
Tags: catholic bishops, mia love, mitt romney, mormon, usccb

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  1. Regarding Mia Love, her loss proved that her message/ political intentions trumped all other factors in the eyes of the voters in the congressional district. Apparently even in solid red Utah, just because one runs on the Republican ticket doesn’t guarantee victory.

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