... authority to act but also citing more pragmatic political considerations. Politicians facing future elections are generally averse to alienating ... of federal power. This essay brings a slice of Mormon history into close contact with the surrounding political events. ... the recounting of LDS history to emerge from the "New Mormon History." As I've said before, it's always nice when ...

... 's the BIG difference?  That word that I keep saying that Politicians of all stripes run away from or spend thousands of words ... and cable television before financial assistance is rendered. The Mormon Church also has its own employment services that help individuals seek ... type of ‘friendly society’ the Mormon Church has. Private groups like this could flourish if it wasn’ ...

... , or evangelical Christians like The Family protect their antigay politicians from scandals over adultery or the Catholic Church that famously covered up ... in California’s antigay initiative Prop 22 by Mormon strategist and Republican pollster Richard “Dick&rdquo ... spreads anti-Semitic conspiracy theory, and it considers the Mormon faith to be “cultic.” The antigay marriage ...

... and AIDS education initiative. Each video in the series follows Jack interviewing prominent politicians, advocates, celebrities and HIV doctors, including most recently the mayor of ... the city's ... Salt Lake OKs Gay Rights Laws With Mormon Backing (ABC News) Salt Lake City approves gay rights measures after historic Mormon church backing LGBT rights by country or territory - Salt Lake ...

... the message would not be well received. So apparently a black church better be careful about which politicians it hosts. But the Catholic Church can blatantly campaign against abortion and same sex marriage with impunity. So too, apparently, can the Mormon Church. The Catholic and Mormon churches are both extremely hierarchical, repressive churches. For them, women ...

... offenses. I suspect this sort of confusion also afflicts politicians who want to grant amnesty to illegal aliens. All Barak ... Evangelicals hold Mr. Romney's Mormon faith against him, but it is his changing positions on abortion that matter. ... votes in Republican Primaries. (Not that we haven't seen several Democrat politicians go the opposite direction.) The third strike against Mitt Romney ...