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Newt Gingrich’s Iowa political director quits after calling Mormon faith ‘cult’

By Tracy Jan

 |  Globe Staff  

  December 14, 2011

Newt Gingrich’s Iowa political director resigned yesterday after less than a week on the job for disparaging comments he made about the Mormon faith, referring to the religion as a “cult.” Craig Bergman said last week during a newspaper focus group. Bergman “made a comment to a focus group prior to becoming an employee that is inconsistent with Newt 2012’s pledge to run a positive and solutions orientated campaign,” the Gingrich campaign said in a statement. Mormons consider themselves to be Christians.

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