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Sarah Palin, seen here campaigning with husband Todd in Lakewood, Ohio, in 2008, started her political career talking about her Christian faith but has since backed off, says biographer Stephen Mansfield. RNS file photo by Tracy Boulian/The Plain Dealer

(RNS3-OCT21) Sarah Palin, seen here campaigning with husband Todd in Lakewood, Ohio, in 2008, started her political career talking about her Christian faith but has since backed off, says biographer Stephen Mansfield. For use with RNS-PALIN-FAITH, transmitted Oct. 21, 2010. RNS file photo by Tracy Boulian/The Plain Dealer.

TRACY BOULIAN | THE PLAIN DEALER In lakewood Monday, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, were cheered by supporters.

RNS PALIN FAITH