A look at The Mormon Endowment Ceremony - Tucson Citizen

A look at The Mormon Endowment Ceremony
Tucson Citizen
I was talking with my ex-Mormon friend about Mitt Romney's presidential nomination. He shared with me a copy of the Endowment Ceremony which members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS), including Romney, take part in once they are ...

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RGOD2: An ex-Mormon remains skeptical that church is changing attitude toward gays - San Diego Gay & Lesbian News


San Diego Gay & Lesbian News
RGOD2: An ex-Mormon remains skeptical that church is changing attitude toward gays
San Diego Gay & Lesbian News
Canon Albert Ogle, author of SDGLN's weekly faith and religion column RGOD2, has graciously allowed guest commentator Rob Donaldson to write a two-part series on LGBT and Mormonism. Part I offered Donaldson's insights into what might be in store for ...

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Worthwhile Discussion About Mormons and Mormon Beliefs - Student Operated Press


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Worthwhile Discussion About Mormons and Mormon Beliefs
Student Operated Press
The statement from your ex-Mormon panelist sounds a little odd, though, since no Mormon in my acquaintance would take that nonresponsive statement from her bishop as a definitive answer. Mormons have no career clergy, so the bishop who leads a ...

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News roundup: Academic says Romney should be judged as 'pastor-in-chief' - Salt Lake Tribune (blog)

News roundup: Academic says Romney should be judged as 'pastor-in-chief'
Salt Lake Tribune (blog)
[Trib] -> Mia Love's candidacy for Congress is historic as she'd be the first black female Republican congresswoman and she's even more unique as she joins Mitt Romney in the list of Mormon candidates for political office. [CNN] [ABCNews] -> Former Sen ...

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Rock on: Watch out, Bronco; here comes NCAA - Deseret News


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Rock on: Watch out, Bronco; here comes NCAA
Deseret News
Hawaii football coach Norm Chow — a former BYU assistant — certainly isn't singing "Rise and Shout" anymore. When returned missionary Michael Wadsworth requested a release from the Warriors so he could transfer to BYU, Chow refused. Chow, a Mormon ...

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Ex-employees involved in 2 lawsuits - The Register-Guard

Ex-employees involved in 2 lawsuits
The Register-Guard
By Karen McCowan Six local people who filed a lawsuit April 14 claiming workplace discrimination because they were not Mormon were themselves sued by their former employers in Utah nine days earlier. The suit filed April 2 in Utah District Court says ...

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Korban and Mormon missionaries - The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.


The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.
Korban and Mormon missionaries
The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.
There is much in his article to interest Mormons, including its title and references to LDS missionary service as a model to emulate. While I certainly applaud his desire to involve young Jews in an extended period of tikkun olam, as a former Mormon ...

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The Man With Messianic Tendencies - CounterPunch

The Man With Messianic Tendencies
CounterPunch
Secrets of the Temple: Why Romney's Mormonism really matters, by a former Mormon. The war on Gilad Atzmon: Can one Jewish sax player be that bad, by Jean Bricmont. The anatomy of hopelessness: Scenes from a West Virginia Middle School, ...

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The Apocalypse on Skype - CounterPunch

The Apocalypse on Skype
CounterPunch
Secrets of the Temple: Why Romney's Mormonism really matters, by a former Mormon. The war on Gilad Atzmon: Can one Jewish sax player be that bad, by Jean Bricmont. The anatomy of hopelessness: Scenes from a West Virginia Middle School, ...

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Mitt Romney courts Evangelical voters, slams same-sex marriage at conservative ... - New York Daily News


New York Daily News
Mitt Romney courts Evangelical voters, slams same-sex marriage at conservative ...
New York Daily News
The ex-Massachusetts governor was not a natural choice to speak at the deeply conservative Virginia school, which banned its Democratic club and does not allow couples to touch beyond holding hands. The GOP's right-wing base has long been suspicious of ...

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