http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/mormons/ en-us Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:59:30 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2412385/posts 1. Can you find me archeological and historical proof from non-Mormon sources that prove that the peoples and places named in the Book of Mormon are true? 2. Why does the Book of Mormon state that Jesus was born in Jerusalem (Alma 7:10) when history and the Bible state that he was born in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:1)? 3. I’ve read where Joseph Smith said that he translated the golden plates (from which he got the Book of Mormon) letter-by-letter, “by the power of God” and that it was “the most correct of any book on earth." If that’s true why... alwaysbeready.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2412385/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:59:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2404806/posts Compassion for the elderly and infirm that has come to characterize Thomas S. Monson's ministry soon will be embraced more fully by the worldwide church he leads. The LDS Church is adding "to care for the poor and needy" to its longstanding "threefold mission," which is to preach the LDS gospel, purify members' lives and provide saving ordinances such as baptism to those who have died. This mission first was coined by late LDS President Spencer W. Kimball in the 1980s and since then has been repeated as a mantra by the church's more than 13 million members. The new... The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2404806/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:50:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399870/posts San Francisco » The Mormon church and Boy Scouts of America were named as defendants in lawsuits Monday claiming childhood sexual abuse by youth leaders decades ago. Alleged victims filed suits against both organizations in San Francisco and Seattle, and against the church alone in Portland, Ore. The plaintiffs are all represented by Portland attorney Kelly Clark, who has brought similar suits against the church and the Boy Scouts in the past. In the suit filed in San Francisco Superior Court, three brothers claim the church ignored their complaints about being molested by their Silicon Valley Boy Scout and Mormon... Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399870/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 02:40:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2393756/posts Is Mormonism Christian? Richard John Neuhaus TAKEN FROM: WWW.FIRSTTHINGS.COM That is not the only interesting question, but it is probably the most important. Most non–Mormons have little occasion to think about Mormonism, and those who do tend toward distinctly negative thoughts. Although there is this curious thing of recent years that many conservative Christians warmly welcome Mormons as allies in various cultural tasks. To cite but one recent instance, it was an alliance of Catholics, evangelicals, and Mormons that was instrumental in persuading the people of Hawaii to reject same–sex marriage. Yet a few issues ago we published an article... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2393756/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:46:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2384333/posts It looked like a stunning reversal: the same church that helped defeat gay marriage in California standing with gay-rights activists on an anti-discrimination law in its own backyard. On Tuesday night, after a series of clandestine meetings between local gay-rights backers and Mormons in Salt Lake City, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced it would support proposed city laws that would prohibit discrimination against gays in housing and employment. The ordinances passed and history was made: It marked the first time the Salt Lake City-based church had supported gay-rights legislation. hostednews/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2384333/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:48:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383858/posts With a historic endorsement from the Mormon church, the Salt Lake City Council unanimously passed a pair of ordinances making it illegal to discriminate against gays in housing and employment. Tuesday's action was the first time the Utah-based church — which has been steadfast in its opposition to gay marriage — has publicly supported gay rights legislation. "The church supports these ordinances because they are fair and reasonable and do not do violence to the institution of marriage," Michael Otterson, the director of public affairs for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said. The vote makes Salt Lake... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383858/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:32:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2340672/posts Tipping its hat to the power of the Internet, Deseret Management Corp. is creating a new business unit to manage the Web sites and other operations of digital-media properties owned by the LDS Church, including DeseretNews.com. Deseret Digital Media will take over the online sites of Deseret Book, Deseret News , KSL television and KSL NewsRadio. The sites are deseretbook.com, deseretnews.com, ldschurchnews.com, mormontimes.com and ksl.com. The creation of Deseret Digital Media "is driven by a belief that we can be more effective in growing our Internet businesses if we set them up in a separate division," Mark Willes, president and... The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2340672/posts#comment Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:59:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2335353/posts September 11th marks the gruesome day when 152 years ago, some 120 men, women, and children were slaughtered in cold blood by a group of Mormons. The Mountain Meadows Massacre would be the "worst incident of organized mass murder of unarmed civilians" until the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995. To understand how this happened, we must understand the relationship between the early Mormons and the rest of the nation Shortly after being organized as a church, Joseph and his two hundred or so followers settled in Kirtland, Ohio. The church grew, but by 1837 many had begun to lose faith.... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2335353/posts#comment Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:04:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334069/posts When I was growing up in Utah, Calvin Rampton and Scott Matheson were our Governors, Frank Moss was one of our Senators, and Gunn McKay was our Congressman. All were Mormon Democrats. My father was a steelworker who believed that the Democrats were the party that ended the Depression, won the War, and fought for the rights of working people. Evidently many Utah Mormons agreed with him. It was not until the mid- to late-1970s that the Democratic party fell out of favor among Utah Mormon voters. That shift resulted, I believe, because the public debate about morality became more... Patheos.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334069/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 18:23:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2333982/posts There is a serious threat against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It has a name. The name is Andrew Price. He belongs to an evangelistic group that goes about teaching against all other churches. This group has a website and on this website you can click on a myriad of different religions and read what this church teaches against any specific religion. The name of the online church is being withheld because this article will not be used as a forum for that church. Several different ministers, preachers, pastors,in other words, paid clergy for that church... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2333982/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 16:15:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2333351/posts Cultural Christians. Captive Christians. American Jews. Pantheists. Muslims. Spiritual Skeptics. Mormons. The U.S. can be broken down into seven main faith groups, according to the pollster George Barna in his latest book — “The Seven Faith Tribes” — which is at least his 40th. Even he may have lost count. “These have more to do with lifestyles and values and draws parallels with faith inclinations,” Barna said in a recent phone interview from his office in California, where he oversees The Barna Group, a research organization. The faith groups are not the nation’s seven largest but are rather clusters of... Ledger-Enquirer.com (Columbus, GA) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2333351/posts#comment Sun, 6 Sep 2009 14:39:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2333343/posts Dear Editor, The Guyana political opposition is all up in arms about the story of the group of Mormons who have clearly broken the country’s immigration laws. Interestingly, the lawbreakers are all Americans and opposition activists are keenly playing up this aspect rather than seeing their departure as merely a procedural aspect of law and order. The government has said that the church may send in replacement missionaries provided their paperwork is intact. Recently, the opposition has taken to cozying up to anything American, even writing to the American government and asking the Obama administration to meddle in local politics.... Stabroek News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2333343/posts#comment Sun, 6 Sep 2009 14:19:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327266/posts The massive exodus of advertisers from Glenn Beck’s television show appears to be taking its toll on the host. Beck went on a paranoid rant about Media Matters and liberal bloggers attacking him. Beck said, “What they have to do is break my legs. What they have to do is silence me. What they have to do is Sarah Palin me." Here is the audio from Media Matters: (AUDIO AT LINK) After falsely claiming that Media Matters is funded by George Soros, and fear mongering about Obama’s “civilian national security force,” Beck got to the root of his concern, “Unless... Politicus USA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327266/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:46:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2300604/posts Mormons: The Most Conservative Religious Group In America That's according to a new report from Pew, released today and based on data from the group's 2007 U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. More Mormons (60 percent) identify themselves as conservatives than any other religious group; they also lead every other group in GOP party identification (at 65 percent)--much higher than the general population in both categories. The Atlantic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2300604/posts#comment Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:04:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2297907/posts A gay rights group plans to stage a mass kissing demonstration outside the San Diego Mormon temple as a show of support for a gay couple cited for trespassing in Utah after sharing a kiss on church property. The Empowering Spirits Foundation says the "kiss-in" is intended as a peaceful rally to encourage dialogue between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. The event is scheduled for Wednesday evening at the temple near La Jolla, Calif. "It's an opportunity for us to stand up for two members of our community that... AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2297907/posts#comment Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:10:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2296297/posts Mormon sisters share a husband While sisters are known for their love of sharing, Mormon siblings Katie and Priscilla Churcher have chosen to share more than most in their choice of husband Travis. 15 Jul 2009 The pair live with their husband and eight children in a large house in Salt Lake City in the American state of Utah and insist they are very happy with their choice. They have three cars, a big garden, wardrobes full of stylish clothes and a mountain of toys for all their offspring. "People might think it's weird to share your husband with your... Telegraph(UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2296297/posts#comment Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:21:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2290370/posts SALT LAKE CITY -- A gay couple say they were detained by security guards on a plaza owned by the Mormon church and later cited by police, claiming it stemmed from a kiss on the cheek. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said that the men became argumentative and refused to leave after being asked to stop their "inappropriate behavior." The men say they were targeted because they are gay. Matt Aune said he and his partner, Derek Jones, were walking home from a concert nearby on Thursday night, cutting through the plaza near the Salt Lake City... newsmax.coim http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2290370/posts#comment Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:57:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2288021/posts MEXICO CITY — A top member of a breakaway Mormon sect was dragged from his home by marauders and killed early Tuesday in a village founded and named for the American families that settled the remote community in the northern Mexican desert. Benjamin LeBaron, 31, and Luis Widmar, 29, a brother-in-law who tried to help him, were grabbed by at least 15 commandos shortly after midnight in Colonia LeBaron, which is about 200 miles southeast of El Paso, witnesses said. The bodies of the men, both naturalized U.S. citizens with five children each, were found nearby shortly afterward, each shot... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2288021/posts#comment Wed, 8 Jul 2009 14:26:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266999/posts SALT LAKE CITY — An activist who worked alongside slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk announced plans Sunday for a march on Washington this fall to demand that Congress establish equality and marriage rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Cleve Jones said the march, planned for Oct. 11, will coincide with National Coming Out Day and launch a new chapter in the gay rights movement. He made the announcement during a rally at the annual Utah Pride Festival. "We seek nothing more and nothing less than equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all... The Fort Worth Star-Telegram / The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266999/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 05:33:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263296/posts A new poll of the potential 2012 GOP primary field from CNN/Opinion Research Corp. shows a log jam of three candidates at the top. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, and current Alaska Governor Sarah Palin are in a statistical dead heat according to the survey conducted May 14-17 with a 4.5% margin of error: Huckabee 22 Palin 21 Romney 21 Gingrich 13 Jeb Bush 6 Someone Else 10 In related news, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, who announced today he would not be seeking a third term, dodged questions today about running in 2012 while adding... realclearpolitics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263296/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2009 22:46:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260835/posts As more states take up the debate on same-sex marriage, some advocates of legalization are taking a very specific lesson from California, where the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dominated both fundraising and door-knocking to pass a ballot initiative that barred such unions. With the battle moving east, some advocates are shouting that fact in the streets, calculating that on an issue that eventually comes down to comfort levels, more people harbor apprehensions about Mormons than about homosexuality. "The Mormons are coming! The Mormons are coming!" warned ads placed on newspaper Web sites in three Eastern states last... On Faith (Washington Post) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260835/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 21:10:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2258979/posts The infamous Mountain Meadows Massacre, inscrutable enough just on the basis of the known facts, has been clouded over the past century and a half by myths and misconceptions. Some such myths surround the 1875 and 1876 trials of John D. Lee, the only man ever tried and convicted for his role in the 1857 mass murder of Arkansas emigrants near Cedar City, Utah, by Mormon militia men. In a May 22 session at the 44th annual Mormon History Association Conference meeting this year in Springfield, Robert H. Briggs, an attorney from Fullerton, Calif., and an author of articles on... LDS Church News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2258979/posts#comment Wed, 27 May 2009 12:56:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2258717/posts At Daily Kos, there is a blog today on how to repeal Prop 8 in the future. LINK BELOW. Keep black and Hispanic turnout low, and counter Mormon Money... The title of the blog is "To Repeal Prop 8, Keep Black and Hispanic Turnout Low, And Counter Mormon Money." Does this sound to you like libs/Dems cherish black and hispanic votes? Does this sound to you like libs/Dems are against suppressing the minority vote? Don't libs/Dems want every vote to count? Could it be that libs/Dems only care about advancing liberalism and socialism and really don't care what they have... Daily Kos http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2258717/posts#comment Wed, 27 May 2009 00:34:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248569/posts Cybill Shepherd Blames the Mormons & Catholics for the Passing of Proposition 8 Tennessee-born beauty Cybill Shepherd definitely isn’t one to waste words -- and had she no qualms in speaking out about who she thought was to blame for the passing of Proposition 8 in California's last election, which led to gay and lesbian marriage rights being overturned. "The Mormons and Catholics," she told Tarts at the recent L.A Gay & Lesbian Center’s "An Evening With Women" celebration in Beverly Hills. "Most of the money came from Utah, it’s very unfortunate." However Shepherd does feel that President Obama is... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248569/posts#comment Mon, 11 May 2009 16:15:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2242148/posts <p>SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Mormon church officials say they've canceled church services in Mexico City until further notice because of the swine flu outbreak.</p> <p>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is also delaying sending new missionaries to that country.</p> Local News 8 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2242148/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2009 17:03:19 GMT