The Times Online has a story on child abuse by two British ladies that is circulating through Europe. The headline reads “Mormon women ‘tortured children to instil discipline’”, but we’re left wondering why the professed religion of these two women is even mentioned. The only connections to the Church, weak at best, are that the [...]
Today the LDS Church issued a press release on membership numbers and trends: Mormon church growth statistics.
There are currently 13 million Mormons, with another million added about every three years. While the National Council of Churches lists the Mormon church as the fourth fastest growing church in the U.S., the Church itself does not [...]
An op-ed piece in the New York Times today discussed Mitt Romney’s religion in the context of his bid for presidential nomination. While the article focused mainly on political strategy, it did highlight some of the differences between Mormonism and the rest of Christianity. The article, by op-ed contributor Kenneth Woodward, was respectful and accurate. [...]
The Globe and Mail, Canada’s largest national newspaper, published a book review by Alissa York that contained several false or misleading statements regarding the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The article, entitled, “Books of Mormon,” carried the subtitle: “One Latter-Day Saint is being tried for rape; another’s running for president.” While the latter [...]