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Group aims to dispel Mormon myths, explain beliefs

logointern3 — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:47:43 +0000

(Salt Lake City) – With the Mormon church increasingly in the national spotlight, including a hit Mormon-themed Broadway musical and two members seeking the White House, a nonprofit group is(...)

Romney book signing draws protesters

logointern1 — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:00:55 +0000

Mitt Romney attracted several crowds — of both friends and foes — to his book signing at a Southern California Mormon bookstore on Tuesday, according to Towleroad.

Several hundred people(...)

Gay marriage fight, `kiss-ins’ smack Mormon image

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:30:44 +0000

(Salt Lake City) The Mormon church’s vigorous, well-heeled support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California last year, has turned the Utah-based faith into a lightning rod for(...)

New Figures: Catholics, Evangelical groups outspent Mormons on Prop 8

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:00:56 +0000

(San Francisco, California) Newly released figures from the California secretary of state’s office show that the biggest contributor to the campaign to approve a ban on same-sex marriage in the(...)

Ruby-Sachs: Mormons the victims of bigotry?

ERubySachs — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:51:33 +0000

A story ran in the LA Times yesterday that detailed the efforts of gay rights activists to vilify the Mormon Church.

Since the push by Mormon organizations in partnership with many evangelical(...)

Ruby-Sachs: A Mormon side of Prop 8

ERubySachs — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:00:57 +0000

For those of us losing hope as the battle around Proposition 8 heats up, here is a heartwarming story about a Mormon family who stepped up and supported their son when he married his partner.(...)

Mormon Says Church threatens excommunication for supporting gay marriage

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:50:37 +0000

(Hastings, Nebraska) For more than 20 years, Andrew Callahan has been a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter–day Saints. But now the Hastings, Nebraska man is being hauled up(...)

Not all Mormon faithful support gay marriage ban

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:09:08 +0000

(Salt Lake City, Utah) Prompted by their church’s support for a California initiative to ban gay marriage, some Mormons are voicing opposition to the proposed ban on the Internet – saying in(...)

Mormons accuse gays of playing politics

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:29:07 +0000

(Salt Lake City, Utah) Mormon leaders have dismissed accusations by an LGBT Latter Day Saints organization that the church is dragging its feet on holding a promised meeting with the group.

“The(...)

Park: McCain veepstakes: Mitt Romney

ppark — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:45:20 +0000

At the end of the primary season, there was one Republican candidate left standing: John McCain, now the putative Republican presidential nominee.

And there was one candidate whom everyone was(...)