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With or without Romney, D.C. a surprising Mormon stronghold
Mormon Life says: This article is making its way around all the national media outlets--have you read it?
A few hundred Mormons filed into a chapel just outside the Washington Beltway one recent Sunday to hear a somewhat unusual presentation: an Obama administration official recounting his conversion to...
Norlan G. and Sheron R. Walker: Service in the Nuclear Age
Mormon Life says: What an interesting mission call to help victims called "Downwinders" do family history.
Between 1951 and 1962, the Nevada Test Site northwest of Las Vegas was the location of exactly 100 above-ground nuclear blasts and hundreds more below-ground tests. The atmospheric tests were the...
Religion’s Vital Place in Society: Part 5 in a Series on Religious Freedom
This is part 5 in a series of articles on religious freedom. For the series introduction, see “Religious Freedom Series, Part 1: An Introduction to Religious Freedom.” See also part 2, part 3, part 4 and part 6. Religion is vital to democracy “[We] have no government armed with power capable of...
New Mormon leader Echo Hawk fostered new era in tribal, U.S. relations
Distrust of the federal government ran high in Indian Country when Larry Echo Hawk arrived in Washington, D.C., three years ago. Disputes over tribal homelands, sovereignty and water have plagued the relationship for decades. There also was a 13-year lawsuit over billions of dollars in royalties...
The surprising faith of 8 American presidents
Presidential religious lives are, for the most part, rather unremarkable--just like the majority of Americans they represent. As the 2012 presidential race, and especially the Republican nomination, dominate the news, the religion of the sometimes-frontrunner Mitt Romney continues to be an issue...
NPR: What the IRS could learn from Mormons
Mormon Life says: I find it interesting what different people consider "income." This is a good read.
Many religious traditions stress the importance of charity. But Mormons are remarkable for the amount and the precision with which they give to their church. The Church of Jesus Christ of...
An introduction to religious freedom
Mormon Life says: This article is an introduction for an upcoming series of articles on religious freedom.
For many people in the world, there are few things more precious than freedom. Freedom — the power to live as one would choose — is one of the great sources of human dignity. Exercising freedom...
