The media portrayal of the Mormon Church during the Salt Lake City Olympics offended Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah. “People would address it as if no one of any education or intelligence could possibly believe such an outlandish story,” he said. So the 76-year-old congressman penned a defense. Many hope that the resulting book — “Leap of Faith: Confronting the Origins of the Book of Mormon” — will help to dispel skepticism about fellow Mormon and likely presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Bennett sat down with The Examiner to discuss his lifelong faith, and its fought-for place in the public square.

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