Hot Topics February 1, 2012 HNN Hot Topics: Mormonism NewsWhy Do Mormons Baptize Holocaust Victims? (3-5-12)Did Mormons Ban Black People from their Church? (2-27-12)Well before Romney, Mormon founder ran for president (10-26-11)Evidence of Mormon Participation in Mexican War Found (3-8-10)Historians examine links between Lincoln and Mormonism (5-14-09)Book: Polygamy was deep and broad in early Mormon society in Illinois (2-9-09)Historian says Mormon land grabbed in Missouri (6-27-08)For Romney, It's Not His Father's Campaign (9-16-07)Dialogue on Mormon founder marks bicentennial of birth (11-12-05)Author Facing Excommunication For Questioning Origins Of Mormonism (12-9-04)Commentary: HistoriansMatthew Bowman: Our Latest Mormon Moment (6-11-12)Timothy R. Furnish: Has Mitt Romney's Mormonism Influenced His Views on Islam? (2-6-12)David S. Reynolds: Why Evangelicals Don’t Like Mormons (1-25-12)Jonathan Zimmerman: Evangelicals Now Vote for Catholics. Will They Also Vote for a Mormon? (1-25-12)Vaughn Davis Bornet: Can a Mormon Candidate Rise Above the Religious Issue to Win It All Next Year? (1-9-12)Alexander Heffner: Mitt Romney: Interviews with Rogers M. Smith and Lou Cannon (11-14-11)Lester Hunt: The "Wacky" Religious Beliefs of Politicians: Should We Care?(10-31-11)Elise Boxer: The Origins of Mormon Manifest Destiny, Mormon Whiteness and Racial Formations [VIDEO] (8-14-11)Seth Perry: Romney's Religious Dilemma (2-11-08)Mark Neels: Did Anyone Care that George Romney Was Mormon? (1-08-08)Neil J. Young: Southern Baptists vs. the Mormons ... An Old Story (12-19-07)Matthew Bowman: What Does Mormonism Mean to Mitt? (12-16-07)Steven Conn: The "Wall of Separation" Has Preserved Religion -- Including Mormonism (12-16-07)Jan Shipps: What Makes Mitt Romney So Mormon (12-11-07)Richard Lyman Bushman: The Challenge Facing a Mormon in Writing about Mormon History (12-11-07)Seth Perry: An Outsider Looks In at Mormonism (2-3-06)Seth Perry: Why Is It So Hard to Talk about Mormons? (1-26-06)Richard Lyman Bushman: It's Time for Mormon History to Come into Its Own (2-29-04)Commentary: MediaHarold Bloom: Will This Election Be the Mormon Breakthrough? (11-12-11)Dana Milbank: Mormon Prophecy Behind Glenn Beck's Message (10-5-10)Mark Hemingway: Romney shouldn't have to answer questions about Mormon history (5-4-07)Damon Linker: Mormon President? Yes, It's a Problem.(1-1-07)Noah Feldman: What Is It About Mormonism? (1-6-08)Mormonism May Sour Romney For Some In Christian Right(8-30-05)G. Jeffrey MacDonald: Did Brigham Young Order a Massacre? (4-28-07)