Mormon moment
The Ten Worst Stories About the ‘Mormon Moment’
By Cassandra Hedelius — November 15, 2012
Earlier this week we brought you the 10 best stories about the "Mormon moment." Now, here are the 10 worst, courtesy of MormonVoices.
The 10 Best Stories About the ‘Mormon Moment’
By Cassandra Hedelius — November 12, 2012
(RNS) As we try to make sense of the "Mormon moment," Religion News Service asked MormonVoices to collect the ten best recent stories about their Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Well before Romney, Mormon founder Joseph Smith ran for president
By Tracy Gordon — October 25, 2012
On June 27, 1844 Mormon prophet Joseph Smith's presidential campaign was cut short by a barrage of bullets. He's the first presidential candidate to be assassinated, according to historians.
Study portrays Mormons as outsiders looking in
By Tracy Gordon — January 12, 2012
(RNS) In some ways, Mormonism is the ultimate American religion. Born in America, it was unveiled by an American prophet who believed God inspired the Constitution and the Garden of Eden bloomed in Independence, Mo. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has grown from six members gathered around a charismatic New Yorker named […]
Would Mormons try to influence a Romney White House?
By Tiffany McCallen — January 10, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) When Switzerland passed new employment rules that ban foreign religious groups from sending unpaid missionaries, 13 Mormon members of Congress pleaded with the Swiss ambassador for an exception. The Swiss ambassador sent a respectful, yet perfunctory, letter in response, and while some meetings took place, the rules went forward. Sen. Orrin Hatch, a […]
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