Tagged with "Other Faiths"
Mormon designer creates award-winning Jewish tzedakah box
MR says: The tzedakah box is a traditional receptacle for donations in a synagogue. The artist used his own experiences of charity to motivate this interfaith effort. Doug Burnett learned the power of vision and charity as a teenager when his parents gave glasses to a friend who couldn't afford a pair. So...
Newsweek: Romney’s religion just might be his greatest asset
MR says: The media seems to be increasingly favorable (not just ambivalent) of Romney's Mormonism. Still makes me wonder if it will make any difference with voters . . . Voters are likely to know two things about Mitt Romney: that he’s rich and that he’s a Mormon. At the same time, more than one fifth of...
MSNBC hosts Mormon panelists, discusses 'fears' and misconceptions
MR says: Continues the discussion of BYU professor's popular NY Times column, "Why we fear Mormons." Fascinating insights. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the...
{LDSL Blog} Best of: Stories of the Week, June 2-8
Check out which stories made up the best of LDS Living for the week of June 2 through June 8, 2012. You might have missed what went on the last week, but we've our list of the week's most popular stories so you don't miss a beat. For June 2 through June 8, 2012, these are LDS Living’s top...
Mormonism is different, but is it too Christian?
MR says: One Christian professor says, "Mormonism is obsessed with Christ." While some Christians insist that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not Christian enough, one Christian professor says “Mormonism is obsessed with Christ.” Writing in the First Things blog site, Stephen H....
Muslim taxi family reaches out to Mormon victims in fatal crash
The grieving family of a New York City cab driver who was killed in a rainy night accident on the Long Island Expressway reached out to the Utah relatives of the grandmother who died in the same crash, trying to shield her 11 year old grandson in the back, passenger seat. "Such a wonderful...
Mormon Media Observer: Journalistic bias against Mormons is over-rated
One of the most common questions I have heard over the years about reporters goes something like this: Why is it that journalists identify people as Latter-day Saints when they say something criminal or embarrassing. I answer two ways: First, such identification, when it happens, can be seen as...
Mormon softball team banned from Christian league
MR says: Sad news. Members of one church were told they weren't allowed to participate in a Mercer County softball league because of their beliefs. Players from Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints church in Slippery Rock said they were told they couldn't participate in the Grove City Area Church softball...
Church leaders join in Pacific freedom of religion conference
MR says: Though the Church is a minority in the Pacific Islands, leaders were invited to discuss managing religious diversity. Elder James J. Hamula joined Samoa’s head of state and leaders of other faiths last week in the first “Managing Religious and Cultural Diversity in the Pacific” conference at...
The New Yorker weighs in on 'Latter-day' politics
MR says: The author says Romney presents the opportunity to discuss the "utterly American" story of Mormonism and how it contributes to America's ongoing story. What is wrong with talking about Mormonism when talking about Mitt Romney and his run for the Presidency? On CNN last Sunday, David Axelrod,...
Famed atheist supports placing Bibles in public schools
MR says: He says he wants to do it because reading it is the best way to disprove it, but it's still an interesting development. Atheist Richard Dawkins says he supports the Department for Education's drive to make sure every public school in the nation has a copy of the King James Bible. "A native...
Do Mormons really want recognition as a 'mainstream' religion?
MR says: Review of an article that says, in part, "great days have unexpected consequences." To members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who view Mitt Romney's successful campaign for the Republican presidential nomination as a significant step toward acceptance of the church as a...
{LDSL Blog} Best of: Stories of the Week, May 12-18
Check out which stories made up the best of LDS Living for the week of May 12 through 18, 2012. We all love a good story. And what better way to find out the best of the best than seeing what people found most interesting? For the week of May 12 through May 18, 2012, these are LDS Living’s top...
Defending the Faith: 'Parallels' of prophets not parallel
From time to time, some triumphant atheist or other challenges me with a list of supposed parallels between the biblical depiction of Jesus and the stories of other important religious figures (mythical or historical), such as Krishna, Tammuz, the Buddha, Muhammad, Mithra, Cadmus, Osiris and...
New guide advises Evangelicals on how to talk to Mormons
MR says: An Evangelical preacher says understanding the LDS faith isn’t just about being nice, it’s a Christian mandate. He's even written a new book on it. Richard Mouw never intended to start a riot within the Evangelical community by saying his fellow believers had "sinned against Mormonism." But...
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