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PHOTOS: Most And Least Mormon States In America

The Huffington Post | Jahnabi Barooah | Posted 05.21.2012

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Click through the slideshow to see most and least Mormon states in the United States: A study measuring religious bodies in the United States cal...

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FPPC Sworn Complaint Filed Against NOM

Fred Karger | Posted 05.17.2012

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I have found that the National Organization for Marriage did not report an additional $345,400 to Proposition 8 -- including $10,000 from Mitt Romney.

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Evangelicals Will Rally for Romney

Ken Blackwell | Posted 05.09.2012

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In a matchup between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, it's an easy choice for conservatives like both of us to fully endorse Governor Romney in this year's election.

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WATCH: Maher's Harsh Words For Mormonism

The Huffington Post | Ross Luippold | Posted 05.05.2012

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During last week's episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher," the irreverent comedian blasted GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney for donating money t...

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WATCH: Parents And Friends Of Gay Mormons Produce 'It Gets Better' Video

Posted 04.23.2012

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As part of what seems to be a trend among Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' members, a group of parents and family members of lesbian, gay,...

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PHOTOS: A Female Episcopal Priest Visits A Mormon Temple

Danielle Tumminio | Posted 04.23.2012

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Latter Day Saints restrict temple access to members of their denomination who have proven themselves to be faithful and dedicated adherents. But when a new temple is built, anyone may enter prior to its dedication.

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Is The Mormon Church Shifting Its Stance On Homosexuality?

Posted 04.18.2012

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Is the Mormon church softening its stance on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community? That's the question CNN's Dan Merica pose...

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Mormon Prom Offers Teens A Different Kind Of Dating Experience (WATCH)

| Posted 03.26.2012

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By Karen Lake They rocked and rolled but didn't trash the place. Southern California youth who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S...

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Mitt Romney, Product Of Mormon Culture Of 'Moderation And Pragmatism'

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 03.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney has called himself "severely conservative" but an expert on religion and politics said the Republican presidential front-run...

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Helen Radkey, Blocked From Mormon Baptism Database, Charges Harassment

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 03.08.2012

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Helen Radkey, the whistle-blowing former Mormon whose discoveries of posthumous proxy baptisms of Holocaust victims, Mahatma Gandhi and slain Jewish j...

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If Romney Was Not Running for President, Would LDS Baptisms for the Dead Be an Issue?

Bill Gunderson | Posted 05.05.2012

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints has come under fire once again for its practice of baptisms for the dead. It seems that a member of t...

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Mormon Church Condemns Its Racist Past

Posted 03.01.2012

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints denounced its racist past and comments made by a Brigham Young University professor who said the faith...

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Mormon Proxy Baptism Was Performed On Behalf Of Mahatma Gandhi, Researcher Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 02.27.2012

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Mahatma Gandhi, who employed nonviolent civil disobedience to lead India to independence after more than a century of British rule, was posthumously b...

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Mormons Target Anne Frank For Posthumous Baptism Again

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 02.23.2012

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Anne Frank, the Jewish girl whose diary and death in a Nazi concentration camp made her a symbol of the Holocaust, was allegedly baptized posthumously...

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Yes, Call Him Bishop Romney, Seriously

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 04.21.2012

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A number of times online I have suggested that people begin to call Mitt Romney "Bishop Romney." Many times met with derision or as a joke, I mean th...

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You Won't Believe The Note This College Student Received On Valentine's Day

Posted 02.17.2012

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Brittany Molina, a student at Brigham Young University in Utah, had an eventful Valentine's Day. According to KSTU-FOX 13, Molina was studying in a...

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The Church Of Latter-Day Saints: Heterosexism, Racism And 'Revelation'

Warren J. Blumenfeld | Posted 04.16.2012

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"Heterosexism" is pervasive throughout society and each of us, irrespective of sexual or gender identity and expression, is at risk of its harmful effects on many levels.

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Holocaust Survivor Elie Wiesel To Mitt: Tell Your Church To Quit Performing Posthumous Proxy Baptisms On Jews

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 02.14.2012

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Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor who has devoted his life to combating intolerance, says Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney "should spea...

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Anti-Gay Mormons Rewrite Their Own History

James Peron | Posted 04.10.2012

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Apparently, to help win favor from today's rabid "pro-family" evangelical movement, the Mormon leadership is quite happy to rewrite their own history so as to pretend that they always supported marriage being limited to one man and one woman.

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How Mormon Tithing Affected Romney's Tax Returns

AP | By RACHEL ZOLL | Posted 01.25.2012

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-- Mitt Romney's newly released tax returns provide more than an accounting of the Republican presidential candidate's remarkable personal wealth. Th...

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How Involved Is the Mormon Church in Huntsman vs. Romney?

Fred Karger | Posted 03.03.2012

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I have been tracking the political activities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) for the past three years, ever since ...

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We Have A Mormon Senate Leader. Can We Have A Mormon President?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 11.19.2011

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Imagine this: a heated political race between a Bay Stater and his opponents for a powerful national position, where the clean-cut, smooth-talking Mit...

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The Changing Tide on Immigration with Help from the Utah Compact

DeeDee Garcia Blase | Posted 01.13.2012

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Immigrants make America great. The arc of justice will continue to bend on the side of the weak, the poor and the defenseless.

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Americans' Knowledge About Mitt Romney's Mormonism May Surprise

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 12.27.2011

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Despite the increased attention to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's Mormon religion, a new survey released Thursday shows that a majori...

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New Hampshire Voters Consider Economy Before Religion

Amherst Patch | Dan Tuohy | Posted 12.24.2011

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The "first-in-the-nation" state is last when it comes to religion....

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