LDS scholars share perspective on Mormonism

6 February 2012, 12:34 pm

Several prominent LDS scholars are joining in the national conversation about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...... Read More »

Why Mitt Romney should open up on Mormonism

6 February 2012, 9:38 am

Front-runner for GOP presidential nomination can't avoid talking about his religion forever -- and he shouldn't... Read More »

In our opinion: The subtler side of religious bigotry

4 February 2012, 11:41 pm

Like a tide rolling in, the media coverage of Mormonism has surged in recent weeks. But unlike coverage during other recent...... Read More »

In the Spotlight: Romney relative becomes voice of anti-Mormonism

3 February 2012, 9:09 pm

Park Romney says some pretty wild things.... Read More »

Morning Joe Guest: Mormonism Represents ‘What Americans Like To Believe About Themselves’

3 February 2012, 7:28 am

Matthew Bowman , author of The Mormon People: The Making of an American Faith , stopped by the set of Morning Joe Friday to discuss a faith that -- thanks to Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman and such pop culture phenomena as the "Book of Mormon" musical -- has found itself increasingly part of the national... Read More »

Meet Mitt Romney’s cousin

2 February 2012, 6:00 pm

Park Romney says some pretty wild things. Mormonism, he writes on the Web site parkromney.com , “is an insidious contemporary fraud.” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is “an American cult,” he professes. Read full article >>... Read More »

Mormonism’s racial history may hurt Romney

1 February 2012, 10:44 am

Mormonism’s racial history may hurt Romney By DANIEL BURKE Religion News Service Published Feb 3, 2012 12:52PM MDT Marvin Perkins says God led him to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but friends advised otherwise. “Mormons, they’re prejudiced against blacks,” Perkins recalls ... Read More »

Mormonism besieged by the modern age

31 January 2012, 1:32 am

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - A religious studies class late last year at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, was unusual for two reasons. The small group of students, faculty and faithful there to hear Mormon Elder Marlin Jensen were openly troubled about the future of their church, asking hard question... Read More »

Romney’s Mormonism more of a negative in South Carolina

21 January 2012, 2:58 pm

COLUMBIA, S.C. �“ Does Mitt Romney’s Mormonism matter in South Carolina, a state with a large evangelical population? The consensus seems to be that it’s not a particularly big factor. Tony Perkins, President of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, said Thursday after the debate that he had not ... Read More »

Book review: 'Exhibiting Mormonism' is a captivating book

21 January 2012, 4:59 am

“Exhibiting Mormonism: The Latter-day Saints and the 1893 Chicago World Fair” by Reid L. Neilson is a captivating...... Read More »

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