Tagged with "Mormon Moment"
Why 2012 was 'more than a Mormon moment'
MR says: VERY interesting article - indicating that Mormon interest is a worldwide thing, and what that means for Mormonism going forward. By almost all accounts, 2012 was an extraordinary year for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in terms of media scrutiny and public awareness. For a...
Timeline: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2012
Read about (and get top news coverage) on the big events of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its people in the year 2012. Scroll below graphic for coverage. Check out more information on big events of the LDS Church and its people in 2012: January 16, 2012 Jon...
Denver Post: "Mormon moment" could expand into cultural shift
MR says: Talks a lot about scholars' projected growth numbers for the Church. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is on track to grow in a way that will change the religious complexion of the United States, social scientist and LDS convert Mark Koltko-Rivera says. This so-called "Mormon moment"...
The "Mormon Moment" Yields . . . Not So Much
MR says: More data on the recent Pew poll about Americans' attitudes toward Mormons, which doesn't seem to have changed much over the past few years. At least gains were had in other groups of faith . . . Even after Mitt Romney lost, Mormon media observers felt that his campaign must have yielded a net...
Is the Mormon Moment over?
MR says: This author believes it's absolutely not. No sooner had Mitt Romney lost the presidential election than various pundits and journalists began to declare that the "Mormon moment" was over. Certainly, Romney's candidacies in 2008 and 2012 brought about increased visibility and often scrutiny for...
And the winner is ... the Mormon Church
MR says: This is a really positive piece on the greater acceptance of the LDS Church in Ohio and the U.S. as a whole. Stan Way, a Latter-day Saint from Jasper, Ala., had just finished dinner out with some Mormon missionaries when he noticed a car slowing as it approached. The missionaries were wearing...
The Mormonizing of America
MR says: Author Stephen Mansfield speculates why Americans seem so intrigued by the Mormon faith. This is a good read. There are nearly seven million Mormons in America. This is the number the Mormons themselves use. It's not huge. Seven million is barely 2 percent of the country's population. It is the...
Mormon Media Symposium at BYU
Highlights from all of the lectures at last week's Mormon Media Symposium held at BYU. Mormon Media Symposium: ‘The Mormon moment’ Mormon Media Symposium: Exploring boundaries Mormonism creates Mormon Media Symposium: Romney increases Mormon media popularity ...
NY Times: Mormons take a step toward mainstream acceptance
MR says: Even with the U.S. elections over, it's likely the LDS Church will never go back into the obscurity it once was in. As a Mormon boy, Daniel C. Peterson grew up hearing stories about the persecution of his ancestors, beginning with his great-great-great-great-grandfather, who was chased out of...
Washington Post: What lies ahead for the Mormons?
MR says: Michael Otterson, head of the Church's public affairs, gives his opinion on where the Church is going next after this "Mormon Moment." It was a long way from American presidential politics, but as Romanians gathered around their dinner tables one day last week, a national television station aired a...
‘Mormon Moment’ RIP
MR says: Why this Mormon is happy the Church can finally be out of the national spotlight. Thank goodness that the Mormon Moment has finally come to an end. It’s been six months—a year, maybe—and what with all the Broadway musicals, billboards and radio ads, magazine spreads, the op-eds and the letters...
Today in the Bloggernacle: Lessons from this 'Mormon Moment'
MR says: What will you remember about “This Mormon Moment”? Also, LDS missionaries make a school presentation in Papua New Guinea. What will you remember about “This Mormon Moment”? wonders this blogger. She explains “Maybe what it has changed is my view of myself. Regardless of whether or not I...
Mormon press office: Church’s image survived the campaign
MR says: The Washington Post sat down with Michael Otterson, the Church's head of public affairs. Read their Q&A session below. The Mormon Church’s press office is allowing itself a brief sigh of relief. “Overall we’re relatively pleased,” Michael Otterson, the head of worldwide public affairs for...
12 myths about Mormons — From caffeine to the Bible to birth control
MR says: Setting the record straight about LDS beliefs on Christ, polygamy, politics, temples and more. As Americans cast their ballots and the clock ticks toward midnight in Mitt Romney’s presidential quest, this much is clear: Americans didn’t know much about the candidate’s LDS faith when this...
The difference between being ‘interested’ and ‘curious’ about the Church
MR says: During this "Mormon moment," we would all do well to have simple, mutually respectful discussions in which questions are answered candidly and conversationally and where there is no hidden agenda. In this so-called “Mormon moment,” when everything from Mitt Romney’s candidacy to Broadway’s...
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