Not exact matches
Barring a political earthquake, it
is expected the Conservative Party candidate will win the by - election in this sprawling southeast Alberta riding with a large
Mormon community and a strong
social conservative base.
Mormon social problems
are systemic.
I
am a
Mormon and I met my wife at College during an opening
social.
Billy Graham and J. Willard Marriott (the
Mormon hotel magnate) worked together closely to help Republicans like Nixon, and together
were an early force in getting
social issues on the party's agenda.
Not
being a
Mormon, but having grown up among Mormans (school, sports, dating,
social functions), I find it amazing that anyone would rule out a person based on religion rather than leadership skills and policy viewpoints.
99 % of
social conservatives will hold their breaths and vote for the psuedo - conservative (as long as it gets him elected) flip - flopping
Mormon since he
is white and Republican (at least in name).
With the coming of the Gentiles to Utah, the political direction of the state has, of course, passed from the church as church, but even today the economic and
social life of the
Mormon community
is still to an amazing degree determined by the principles taught in their sacred book.
The difference between the two rests, I believe, in the contrast between intentional, cohesive, conscience - shaping communities of identity and
social solidarity, not only in Utah but in the
Mormon minority communities around the country, and Evangelical communities that
are too often influenced by raging pundits, talk radio, and TV shout - shows — and these voices sometimes drown out the pastor's.
He
is correct that there
is a serious
social stigma within
Mormon culture for missionaries who come home early, and that this fear may cause some missionaries to conceal healthcare problems rather than risk
being sent home.
Besides... If Mr. Romney
is elected President, he isn't going to run it as a
Mormon, but as a President who wishes to address many economic, foreign policy and
social issues.
Obama endorses
social policies that
are unmistakably wrong, but I would rather have a Christian in office than a
Mormon.
There
are signs of growth in the USA: Besides bloggers, retailers, and
social media mavens,, there
are online fashion magazines covering modest fashion, such as Jen Magazine, for young
Mormon women, and Cover Magazine put out by the Islamic Fashion & Design Council.
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