Tagged with "Media"
Is America ready to elect the first Mormon president?
MR says: A great article (especially after the string of rhetorical questions at the beginning); talks about how the Media has failed to point out that electing the first Mormon would serve the country's ideals just as much as electing the first African American did. At the Democratic National Convention, I...
How to create a general conference playlist
MR says: Cool "how to" for incorporating general conference into daily life. Music that strengthens, uplifts and inspires is an ingredient of every general conference session. A medley of unique performances pepper each conference, inviting the Spirit and opening our hearts to hear words of counsel....
Black Mormons on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
MR says: This blog post is so funny! The Daily Show recently did a clip of Black Mormons and their voting dilemma; this blogger was on the panel, and she shares the hilarious experience. When I got the call that The Daily Show with Jon Stewart wanted to talk to black Mormons about our assumed voting dilemma...
Mormon missionaries profiled in news articles
Missionaries have been in headlines this weekend for more than just President Thomas S. Monson announcing a change in the age young men and young women can go on Mormon missions. A trio of features about missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were published this weekend....
LDS General Conference Oct 2012 text available online
MR says: Text for general conference is already up online. Incredible. What a wonderful general conference last weekend! Knowing that you’ll want to read, listen, and watch the conference addresses again, below is a summary of what you can access online: Text The English text of the October...
Mormonism in the News: Getting It Right
MR says: The Church Newsroom features news articles about the LDS Church that the media got "right." Today we feature stories that highlight the Church’s political neutrality (CNN), the importance of learning about the Church from actual Mormons (WCPO-TV in Cincinnati), the role of women in the Church (ABC...
'Dateline' to feature a rare look at LDS missionaries
MR says: Watch the full story on "Nightline" tonight (Friday) at 11:35 p.m. ET. The two-year mission is a rite of passage for most young Mormon men. "We get new missionaries every six weeks," said Baton Rouge Mission President Jim Wall, "and every six weeks, we have missionaries go home. And the contrast...
Mitt Romney's candidacy is 'piquing voters' curiosity about Mormons'
MR says: Fall 2012 has seen the highest internet search for the term "Mormon." Whether or not Mitt Romney gets a post-debate "bump" in the polls following Wednesday night's presidential debate with President Barack Obama, his religion is getting a substantial bump in terms of voter curiosity about...
Wright Words: The 24-hour, technology-free challenge
MR says: By not missing a thing with the "connectedness" technology offers, this LDS author found he was actually missing everything. For months I've wanted to write a piece about disconnecting myself from technology for 24 hours. The hurdle? Actually disconnecting myself from technology for 24 hours....
Experiencing General Conference in today’s media world
When the lights go out at General Conference, Andrew Potts notices that not everything goes completely dark. Across the aisles of thousands of people, small lights begin to glow as some people tune into Conference through electronic notebooks and smart phones. It may seem like they are just...
Some Mormons nostalgic about obscurity
MR says: Some members wish to go back to the days when the media wasn't saying anything good or bad about the Church, and politics weren't involved. A journalist pool crowded on the back pews of a Mormon chapel in Wolfeboro, N.H., at the beginning of September. It later provided the country a glimpse of a...
Mormon blogger, a Romney critic, off the hook with church
Mormon blogger David Twede — accused of apostasy for critical web essays he wrote about LDS history, temple worship and contemporary issues — has been given a religious reprieve. The church disciplinary council set for Sunday to decide whether to excommunicate him has been canceled, or...
Church statement on false disciplinary actions, political views
MR says: Most of the media got it wrong, but a few papers actually did a little homework on got the true story on the blogger who posted questionable material about the Church. Several news reports contain claims that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is disciplining one of its members in...
Mormon Media Observer: Papers post robust defense of Latter-day Saints
MR says: The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal posted robust defenses of Latter-day Saints — and that's worth noting. Kudos to Bret Stephens for his defense of Latter-day Saints. Kudos to Simon Critchley for a similarly generous article. And kudos to the always terrific Laurie Goodstein at the New...
Mormonism in the News: Getting It Right
MR says: Handpicked stories by the Church Newsroom of articles that portray the LDS Church in a fair and balanced manner. Today’s “Getting It Right” features a video from PBS that includes comments that Mormons believe in Christ, the Bible and modern revelation; a brief primer on Mormon beliefs from...
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