Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Saturday denounced poisonous language against faiths as he grappled with a flare-up over religion sparked by a prominent supporter of Texas govrick Perry ,his rival Perry steered well clear of that simmering issue and pushed another hot button social security Romney in remarks to the values voters summit a gathering of cultural conservatives in Washington did not directly confront the words of a prominent Perry supporter who called Romney's Mormon faith a cult indeed Romney was criticizing another speaker at the meeting who is known for anti-Mormon and anti-Muslim rhetoric and who followed him on stage but his cautionary words served as notice that attacks on faiths should in his view be off the table he appealed to the social conservatives to support a presidential candidate who has the best record on the economy but his cautionary words served as notice that attacks on faiths should in his view be off the table he appealed to the social conservatives to support a presidential candidate who has the best record on the economy but Perry campaigning Saturday in Iowa staunchly conservative northwest barely touched on religion at all asked by republican Steven bernston what books have most influenced him Perry mentioned only one the work of conservative economist Friedrich hayek bernston a corn and beans farmer from paullina later said he was surprised that Perry didn't at least mention the bible so their getting off to a good start would you say?

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