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America\u2019s \u201cMormon moment\u201d is over, and public opinion appears to be little changed. Eight-in-ten Americans (82%) say they learned little or nothing about the Mormon religion during the presidential campaign, according to a new Pew Research Center poll. Most Americans still are unable to correctly answer basic questions about the history and sacred texts of the Mormon Church<\/a>. And three-in-ten Americans continue to consider the Mormon religion a non-Christian faith, though there appears to be some warming of attitudes toward Mormonism, especially among religious groups that voted heavily for Mitt Romney in the 2012 election.<\/div>\n

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These are some of the findings from a new national survey by the Pew Research Center\u2019s Forum on Religion & Public Life, conducted Dec. 5-9, 2012, among 1,503 adults.<\/div>\n
During 2012, the public profile of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a> (the LDS or Mormon Church) reached new heights: Romney became the first Mormon nominated for president by a major party, \u201cThe Book of Mormon\u201d was a hit musical on Broadway, Time magazine published a story on the \u201cMormon moment,\u201d and the LDS Church<\/a> ran a nationwide advertising campaign to try to improve perceptions of Mormons<\/a>.<\/div>\n
Romney was the subject of about twice as much religion-related media coverage as Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential campaign, according to a separate\u00a0analysis<\/a>\u00a0by the Pew Research Center\u2019s Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Pew Forum. During the course of the campaign, the portion of U.S. adults who are aware that Romney is a Mormon rose steadily from 39% in November 2011 to 65% after the election.<\/div>\n
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