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Tuesday October 11, 2011
Mormonism/Mormon Church • RNB's Religion News Blog: 
Most pastors feel strongly that Mormons are not Christians, according to a survey by LifeWay Research. Three out of four pastors surveyed by Southern Baptist-affiliated LifeWay Research said they disagreed with the statement that Mormons are Christians.
Wednesday October 27, 2010
Mormonism/Mormon Church: 
Mormonism and politics have merged in two Western campaigns this month, providing a glimpse of the renewed scrutiny Mitt Romney could face in a 2012 presidential run. In the Nevada Senate race, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid faced allegations from his Republican opponent’s pastor that he is a member of a cult. Reid is a Mormon convert.
Tuesday December 30, 2008
Mormonism/Mormon Church: Colorado-based Focus on the Family has pulled an online interview with conservative television host Glenn Beck after concerns were raised about Beck’s Mormon faith. Gary Schneeberger, vice president of media and public relations for Focus on the Family Action, said that “differences in the Mormon faith and the historical evangelical faith are not inconsequential.”
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From the possibility of a Mormon in the White House to a stream of Latter-day Saints on reality television, from being attacked as belonging to a cult (or mistaken for a polygamous sect in Texas) to participating in California’s bitter battle for traditional marriage, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would see their faith in the nation’s mirror. To many, such scrutiny was unlike any they had seen in their lifetime.Tuesday October 21, 2008
Mormonism/Mormon Church: 
Brigham Young University has yanked the diploma of a man who created a calendar featuring shirtless Mormon missionaries and was later excommunicated from the church.“When a student applies for graduation, he or she must be in good standing with the university,” BYU spokeswoman Cari Jenkins said.
The BYU letter said Hardy’s degree is on hold because he was not in good honor code standing because of his excommunication. The LDS Church owns and operates BYU.
Monday October 13, 2008
Mormonism/Mormon Church: A father found in contempt for violating a custody agreement that barred him from promoting Mormonism to his two sons lost his appeal at the Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday.Joel Mark Rownak and Lisa Monette Rownak agreed in their 2005 divorce to raise their children “in the Protestant faith.” The decree bars them from promoting another religion without the other’s consent.
Monday September 15, 2008
Mormonism/Mormon Church: 
The Cambridge stake center, as the building will be called, will house four Mormon congregations – two of which worship in English, one in Portuguese, and one in Spanish – as well as the headquarters for the Cambridge stake, which is a geographical unit, akin to a diocese, that in this case includes an estimated 4,000 Mormons worshiping in 14 area congregations.Monday July 14, 2008
Mormonism/Mormon Church: 
The creator of a calendar that featured shirtless Mormon missionaries was excommunicated Sunday after a disciplinary meeting with local church leaders in Las Vegas. “Men on a Mission,” which has sold nearly 10,000 copies at $14.99 each, included pictures of 12 returned missionaries wearing black slacks, but not their trademark white shirts, in modest poses. The men also were photographed in traditional missionary garb and share their religious beliefs in biographical sketches. [video]
Monday June 30, 2008
Homosexuality / Lesbianism / Bisexuality / Transgenderism • Mormonism/Mormon Church: While the Mormon church still teaches that gay sex is a sin and actively opposes gay marriage—which it will do from pulpits across California this Sunday—a first-ever meeting between Mormon officials and members of an advocacy group for non-straight Mormons, might suggest that such acceptance is more than wishful thinking.
Wednesday June 18, 2008
Mormonism/Mormon Church • Scientology: Wikileaks.org — a watchdog Web site that leaks corporate and government documents — hasn’t officially launched, yet it has already uncovered human rights violations in China, claimed to have swayed Kenya’s elections and exposed the inner workings of Guantanamo Bay.
So many were surprised when it recently turned its sights on two lawyer-heavy religious groups: the Mormons and the Scientologists.
So many were surprised when it recently turned its sights on two lawyer-heavy religious groups: the Mormons and the Scientologists.
Monday May 19, 2008
Mormonism/Mormon Church: “Wikileaks will not remove the handbooks [the Church Handbook of Instructions is a two-volume set], which are of substantial interest to current and former Mormons,” according to a Wikinews article. “Wikileaks will remain a place where people from around the world can safely reveal the truth.”
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