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What I Found Interesting and Unusual in the Pew Report

July 28, 2009 | 46 comments
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For Pioneer Day, the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religious & Public Life released its report on Mormonism, based on responses to its 2007 Religious Landscape Survey. I was surprised that the initial coverage was so mundane, but when I read the report, so many details were fascinating! Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Mormon Mexico

May 6, 2009 | 12 comments
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For some time now I’ve been planning a series of posts looking at the LDS presence in different countries around the world. But unlike what has been done elsewhere, I want to find and present information that gives a view of what life may be like for most LDS Church members in that country. I also hope to give an idea of the development of Mormon culture in the country, mention a few of the well-known or notable citizens of that country who are Mormon, as well as a brief idea of the distribution and development of the Church... Read more »

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  • “And, anyway, the church isn’t some sort of floating seminar in historiography.”(Dave)
  • Bowman on how Mormons (hence Romney) think of the poor(James)
  • LDS statement issued in response to 9th Circuit opinion holding Prop 8 unconstitutional(Dave)
  • Scalzi on Romney: “When I don’t vote for him, his being a member of the LDS church won’t be a part of it.” (Kaimi)
  • Mormon numbers are not adding up (Dave)
  • MSNBC interviews LDS historian Matt Bowman (Dave)
  • (Gasp!) Mitt Romney baptizes dead people!(Kaimi)
  • The Mormon Lit Blitz (Dave)
  • “You can start by listening, absorbing, and deciding that you will no longer dismiss someone else’s experience just because you have not had that same experience yourself.” (Kaimi)
  • GOP candidates & (Christian) common good(James)
  • Romney Thumps Gingrich in Florida(Alison)
  • At the SL Trib: “Mormons tackling tough questions in their history” (Dave)
  • NYT debate on Mormonism (Laurie Maffly Kipp, Jana Riess, others)(James)
  • Mormonism, the religion of the American West. Or not. (Dave)
  • Ron Paul appealing to Mormons?(James)
  • “What is this, a fabric store?”(Ben S.)
  • Doubt and the Creed(James)
  • Uh oh — four out of five ESPN pannelists see Jimmer as the most disappointing rookie of the year so far.(Kaimi)
  • Jay Leno sued over Mitt Romney joke (Dave)
  • Funeral potatoes in the New York Times. (Kaimi)

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