Entries from February 2009 ↓

Rolly: Hurtful comments based on ignorance can run both ways – Salt Lake Tribune


Mormon Times

Rolly: Hurtful comments based on ignorance can run both ways
Salt Lake Tribune, United States
When Mitt Romney ran for president last year, his Mormon religion became a lightning rod for critics from both the left and the right who characterized the LDS Church as an anti-Christian cult and a threat to the fabric of America. ...
BYU Muslim compares religions Mormon Times
Chris Buttars Will Raise Jesse Helms From The Dead On Satruday Feb ... OpEdNews
Kirby: Conversion through contempt never works Salt Lake Tribune
Mormon Times
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Stegner at 100: Honoring the writer who honored Utah – Salt Lake Tribune


Stegner at 100: Honoring the writer who honored Utah
Salt Lake Tribune, United States
That legacy runs deep in Utah, where the non-Mormon Stegner joined his neighborhood Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Boy Scout troop, graduated from East High and played tennis at the University of Utah. Although he would later traverse to ...
Kentucky writer will usher in Stegner centennial Salt Lake Tribune
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Mormon background may factor in Gilbert primary – East Valley Tribune


Mormon Times

Mormon background may factor in Gilbert primary
East Valley Tribune, AZ
"The simple fact is the Mormon community is very committed to our democracy, and they see voting as something more than just a nice thing to do." This time, Berman faces five challengers, three of whom are LDS. Some say it's possible the three could ...
Latter Day Saints admit to spending $190000 on Proposition 8 Lez Get Real
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Massacre descendants sewing things up – Arkansas Democrat Gazette


Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Massacre descendants sewing things up
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR
The fabric squares will pay tribute to emigrants who were slaughtered by Mormon militiamen and Paiute Indians as they passed through southern Utah in September 1857. Barbara Jones Brown is a South Jordan, Utah, Mormon who helped edit the critically ...

Mormon Fort State Park has living history program – KNPR


Mormon Fort State Park has living history program
KNPR, NV
The Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Park has one or two events for adults and/or children every month, and can always use volunteers. On February 28, the Soldiers of the Old Fort will reenact Civil War Life. On March 14, children can learn about ...

Brazilian Mormon's collection a 'private museum' – Mormon Times


Mormon Times

Brazilian Mormon's collection a 'private museum'
Mormon Times, UT
He has more than 60 copies of the Book of Mormon, of different sizes, with different colors or covers and in different languages. Many of them were donated by friends and missionaries; some were acquired in more than 40 bookstores in Sao Paulo. ...

St. George women partner to write hymnal – Salt Lake Tribune


St. George women partner to write hymnal
Salt Lake Tribune, United States
AP Christopher Onstott/The Spectrum Maurine Ozment worked closely with writer Marilyn Anrold when writing the music for their new book Sacred Hymns of the Book of Mormon. St. George » A trio of St. George women have paired their creative talents with ...
Sharing songs of inspiration:Local women publish 32 original hymns Desert Valley Times
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Kirby: Conversion through contempt never works – Salt Lake Tribune


Mormon Times

Kirby: Conversion through contempt never works
Salt Lake Tribune, United States
By Robert Kirby On Tuesday, I got an e-mail from a fellow Mormon calling me "a pimp for the homo agenda." Apparently, Brother S. didn't care for my take on Sen. Chris Buttars' attempt to brand gays as America's greatest threat. ...
BYU Muslim compares religions Mormon Times
Chris Buttars Will Raise Jesse Helms From The Dead On Satruday Feb ... OpEdNews
Huntsman, Buttars, DC voting and monuments Mormon Times
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Faith in action: Speakers on Mormon paradoxes, distant lands and light – Salt Lake Tribune


Faith in action: Speakers on Mormon paradoxes, distant lands and light
Salt Lake Tribune, United States
Terryl Givens, scholar and author of People of Paradox: A History of Mormon Culture , will offer the keynote address at the Association for Mormon Letters Annual Meeting today at 9 am at Utah Valley University, 800 W. University Parkway, Orem. ...

McCain, Montana and Mormon Crickets – Politico


McCain, Montana and Mormon Crickets
Politico, DC
$1 million for mormon cricket control in Utah - is that the species of cricket or a game played by the brits? The Mormon Cricket, Wikipedia tells us, is not a cricket at all but an invasive Cicada species that can decimate crops when it's allowed to ...