Right man, wrong religion?

Politics | A prominent evangelical endorses Mitt Romney in spite of his Mormonism | Jamie Dean

As some 1,500 conservatives and evangelicals prepared to descend on the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., this month for a "Values Voter Summit" that promised speeches from every Republican presidential candidate, Mark DeMoss gave 150 Christian leaders something to chew on: A five-page memo supporting Mitt Romney.

DeMoss' endorsement of Romney is significant. The Georgia-based publicist is founder of The DeMoss Group, a prominent public-relations firm representing well-known Christian organizations such as the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Campus Crusade for Christ International. He is well-connected among evangelical leaders and calls the late Jerry Falwell his political mentor. (DeMoss emphasizes that Romney isn't a client and that he receives no money from the campaign for his private endorsement.)