Category Archives: Misconceptions

Negative Views of Mormonism

Posted on March 5, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

Last Friday the results of a Gallup Poll about Mormonism was released to the public. The survey included the opinions of 1,018 adults solicited nationwide at the end of February via telephone. The results of the poll show that 46% … Continue reading →

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To Be Thought Acceptable

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

The Daily Toreador out of Lubbock, Texas today posted an article intriguingly titled “A lesson on LSD.” The author immediately comes clean: Oops, sorry for that misprint in the headline. Actually, I’m not sorry. I did it on purpose to … Continue reading →

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Sticks and Stones

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

In light of the heat Janet Langhart Cohen is taking for the comment she made on Tuesday’s Today Show regarding Mormonism’s racist past, I thought it might be good to review the definitions of a few labels currently being applied … Continue reading →

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Cursed, But Not Ignorant

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

Yesterday, former Secretary of Defense William Cohen, along with his wife Janet Langhart Cohen, appeared on the Today Show to talk about their new book, “Love in Black and White.” Being a mixed race couple, the Cohen’s book discusses their … Continue reading →

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The "Anti-Mormon" Tactic

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

Over the weekend the Salt Lake Tribune posted an opinion piece titled “Romney candidacy will stir up anti-Mormon feeling”. The author, Tom Williams, begins, Am I the only practicing Mormon who’s not excited about Mitt Romney’s run for president? It’s … Continue reading →

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Mormonism Now and Then

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

There’s almost nothing in the news these days about Mormonism that isn’t primarily about Mitt Romney. But usually buried somewhere in these articles is at least a short statement about the religion Mr. Romney embraces. This week an article appeared … Continue reading →

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LDS Church Public Education Campaign

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

An article posted today on the American Spectator’s web site suggests that the LDS Church is worried about the publicity Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign may bring to the Church. “Mormonism in the Spotlight” says, The Salt Lake City-based Church of … Continue reading →

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Christian or Not?

Posted on December 15, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

A Latter-day Saint student at BYU sent a letter to the BYU NewsNet Readers Forum this week. He wrote: I grew up considering myself both a Christian and a Latter-day Saint. I heard of people claiming we aren’t Christians, but … Continue reading →

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‘Mormon’ Morphology

Posted on September 1, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

The recent arrest of Warren Jeffs, prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, has The [non-fundamentalist] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints concerned again about public perception of the Mormon Church and polygamy. The … Continue reading →

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Mormon Missionaries Confront Misperceptions

Posted on August 30, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

The Chronicle Herald of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, recently ran an article about Mormon missionaries serving in that area. There have been a plethora of such articles in the past few weeks that have crossed my desk. From Canada to … Continue reading →

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