It’s going to be a long two years. Here’s a story from the Washington Post that is very typical of what is being printed about the LDS Church in light of Mitt Romney’s presidential run. It’s the same old stuff – polygamy, blacks and the priesthood, Joseph Smith and on and on.
The Southern Baptist Convention is at it again. “Rob Bowman with the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) says Christians need to be aware that the beliefs of the Mormon Church are inconsistent with biblical Christianity. As one Mormon candidate launches his White House bid, the Southern Baptist official is urging [...]
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal has an article titled Love in the afterlife featuring an interview with an LDS woman testifying about the reality of and potential for eternal marriage. The author of the article contrasts LDS beliefs on eternal marriage with those of other faiths. In a few days many Americans will observe Valentine’s [...]
Good article today from the Pepperdine Graphic on the media’s misperception of Romney. Despite rock star credentials, some media outlets seem bent on highlighting the differences between Mormonism and other Christian churches as a way of discrediting Romney. Romney is top in academics, top in business, top in non-profit work, and top in politics. Not [...]
The Church has recently launched a web site to coordinate its efforts with the tech community. Tom Welch was hired to be the manager of this tech community, which can offer feedback and suggestions on Church technology initiatives. There is also a live forum on the site, the first ever forum on a Church website. [...]
The Dallas Morning News printed a few letters to the editor raising concerns about the many recent news stories about Mitt Romney’s mormonism and its potential impact on his run for the presidential office. The letters note the imbalance in the media when focusing on Romney’s religion (or Senator Reid, for that matter) when members [...]
The Economist is running a story titled “A modern prophet goes global” about the LDS Church’s international expansion. While mostly accurate and worthy of the reader’s attention, a couple parts are on shaky ground. One such example: Douglas Davies, a professor at Britain’s Durham University, says the Latter-day Saints are too centralised to be a [...]