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Mormon Matters is now a strictly blog. There are many great Bloggers and many Wonderful ones. Thank You John
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No one would openly suggest that you shouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton because a woman can't lead the country, especially an ornery one. But nobody is shy about saying you shouldn't vote for Romney simply because he's a Mormon. It doesn't even register on the PC-O-Meter. Just like that, 6 million Americans have been virtually disqualified from running for president.
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The Economist highlighted the Church in a recent article. In my opinion, nuanced and fair coverage of the Church does not get better than this. The fact that it appears in one of the most highly respected periodicals in the world only helps.
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Jan Shipps understands Romney's speech and sees more inclusiveness there, even for the "nones" (atheists and secularists), than do many of the editorials and reports on the event.
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A national survey was recently conducted to measure the public's attitudes and impressions of our Church… it's well worth a read. If you're game, there's a little thread over at the LDSwebguy's blog: http://www.ldswebguy.com/2007/11/27/public-perception-of-mormonism/
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An LDS mother writes briefly about caring for her young son, who will not live long enough to grow up.
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A call is being issued to Christians who have been engaged in the culture wars in California's schools to abandon the system, after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a ban on "discriminatory bias" against homosexuals and others with alternative sexual lifestyles.
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If you believe in and revere your God, do not watch the movie "The Golden Compass" and especially do not buy the books.
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Based CSI's fictional depictions, "One of the things we all know is that DNA proves pretty much everything," when in reality, there are major limitations on what it can define about family lineage.
