Christians, including Mormons, should consider moral and ethical issues when deciding whom to support in an election. The teachings of Jesus in the four gospels should be an important guide in considering the issues raised in a campaign. This paper will argue that in the 2016 preseidential election, the moral issues lean strongly on the …
Speaker: William D. Russell
HOW IMPORTANT ARE A POLITICAL CANDIDATE’S RELIGIOUS BELIEFS?
The candidacy of Mitt Romney in 2008 and 2012, and those of other candidates such as Rick Santorum and Michelle Bachmann, has raised the question of whether a political candidate’s religious beliefs should be a campaign issue. Do constitutional provisions regarding “no religious test” and “no establishment of religion” mean religion should be irrelevant when …
EVOLVING MEDIA PERCEPTIONS OF FOUR 2012 MORMON PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS: MITT ROMNEY, JON HUNTSMAN, ROCKY ANDERSON, AND ROSEANNE BARR
Part I: This paper will focus on the media’s evolving perceptions relative to Mitt Romney’s Mormonism, specifically as it involved the so-called “Mormon Question.” How have perceptions changed and shifted since the former Massachusetts governor announced his candidacy in early 2011 and as we approach the general election in which Romney seeks the nation’s highest …
Mormon Quest For The Presidency: From Joseph Smith To Mitt Romney And Jon Huntsman
This session is a roundtable discussion focusing on two presidential candidates, Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman, each seeking the 2012 Republican nomination for president. Special emphasis will be given to the strengths versus the weaknesses of each, as well as assessing the chances for success of each. A brief overview will be provided of the …
The Significance Of Martin Luther King For The Saints Today
We all know Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as the leading civil rights activist in America in the 1960s—a man who offered a prophetic voice to the major domestic issue of his time. But he should also be seen as one whose thought, as reflected in a significant body of public writings, reveals a man …
SL10275: Developments from the Community of Christ 2010 World Conference
Finally, Decentralization . . . I Think: The Community of Christ World Conference of 2010. WILLIAM D. RUSSELL, MARK A. SCHERER
SL10355: The Mormon Bibles
The King James Version of the Bible (1611) is the official Bible for the LDS Church while the RLDS Church has adopted the Joseph Smith Translation, published by the Reorganization in 1867, as its official Bible. Kim McCall will present a paper on the KJV, and William D. Russell will present a paper evaluating the …
SL09235 Twenty-five Years Since the Revelation on Women; Women and the Priesthood: The Community of Christ Experience and the Invisible Ties that Bind [Partial]
In April 1984, RLDS Church President Dr. Wallace B. Smith presented to the church’s World Conference a proposed revelation which, among other things, called for the church to begin ordaining women. The issue had been festering in the church for at least fifteen years and was very controversial. Approximately twenty percent of the delegates voted …
Seeing Joseph through Jesus’s Eyes
Seeing Joseph through Jesus’s Eyes As the Community of Christ has dropped its traditional claims regarding exclusive authority and moved toward seeing their church as part of the body of Christ rather than as the body of Christ, there has been a greater emphasis on elements of faith members hold in common with the rest …
WHY WE STAY
WHY WE STAY This perennially well-received session features the stories of those who have chosen to remain active, dedicated Latter-day Saints even in the face of many difficult challenges to traditional faith. How have these members wrestled with their faith and yet emerged more determined than ever to be a part of the Latter-day Saint …