{"id":11535,"date":"2012-06-27T16:20:13","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T20:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/?p=11535"},"modified":"2013-05-10T15:27:14","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T19:27:14","slug":"e-j-dionne-religion-is-always-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2012\/06\/27\/e-j-dionne-religion-is-always-there\/11535\/","title":{"rendered":"E. J. Dionne: &#8220;Religion is Always There&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- http:\/\/www-tc.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/rss\/media\/video\/episode.1544.ej.dionne.voters.m4v -->The Washington Post columnist and author of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomsburyusa.com\/books\/catalog\/our_divided_political_heart_hc_014\" target=\"_blank\">Our Divided Political Heart: The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent<\/a><\/em> talks religion and politics with correspondent Kim Lawton and says, &#8220;Religion is always there below the surface in our politics&#8221;: Will Catholic voters be moved by the US bishops\u2019 appeals to religious liberty? Can President Obama make any inroads with evangelical conservatives? What role will Mitt Romney\u2019s Mormon faith play? 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