Are Tea Partiers Pro-Gay and Pro-Choice?
A democratic political strategist proposes a divide and conquer strategy — but is there any data or logic to support it?
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Proposition 8, Mormonism, and the Other Fight for Alternative Marriage
A new documentary delves into the Mormon involvement in the passage of California’s Proposition 8, but it misses a chance to see the big picture. It wasn’t just run-of-the-mill theological homophobia that galvanized the LDS church, but a fear that the spectre of Mormon polygamy would arise if LGBT people were allowed to marry. And what do some polygamists think? Gay marriage or plural marriage: it’s a question of civil rights.
Read MoreEveryone Should Know The Story Of Alyssa Peterson
Her Mormon faith made it impossible for her to torture.
Read MorePolling Tea Partiers: More Religion Questions, Please
We need more data on tea partiers’ religious beliefs.
Read MoreWho Says the Tea Party isn’t a Religious Movement?, Part II
How Glenn Beck and conspiracy theory re-enchant the world of Mormonism.
Read MoreTea Party Gets a Victory in Utah, Upsets Mormon Tradition
Mormons typically elect blue-blooded and connected older men. Like Bennett.
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Big Vampire Love: What’s So Mormon about Twilight?
Much ado has been made about the theme of chastity in the Twilight series (currently drawing hordes into movie theaters for its second installment), but few have noticed the other, less commonly understood, Mormon theological themes that course through the series’ fevered plotline.
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Mormonism’s Black Issues
While many Mormons would like to forget the Church’s history of discrimination against blacks, an Apostle’s recent statements comparing the post-Proposition 8 Mormon backlash to the Civil Rights-era harassment of black voters have brought that painful past back into the spotlight.
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Birth of the Bloggernacle
Mormons are natural storytellers, they say, and commanded by the church to research family history and take an account of their lives. LDS and the internet: a match made in heaven.
Read MoreA Scholar Responds: Candidates, Think Twice When Invoking Religion
A response to Randall Balmer’s analysis of Romney’s JFK speech…
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