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Mormons America - Mormon Doctrine Studies - Posted: 9th Apr, 2006 - 3:22am
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A CBS Report
Post Date: 19th Dec, 2005 - 11:11am / Post ID: #
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(CBS) Most of us probably know very little about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- the Mormon church -- other than the world famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Well, today, you may have a Mormon family living right down the block. The Democratic leader in the Senate, Harry Reid of Nevada, is Mormon as is Mitt Romney, the governor of Massachusetts and a possible presidential candidate. The Marriott family, who owns the hotel chain is also Mormon.
Ref. https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/18/...in1134728.shtml
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This is a fairly well done article, but it still gets a couple of things only half right.
For instance:
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| The young Smith lived on a farm near Palmyra, N.Y. Spiritually curious, it is said he rejected the teachings of other churches -- even at the tender age of 14. |
Well, almost. He didn't reject the teachings of other churches at that point. He was told to by God the Father and Jesus Christ when he asked which church to join.
And this:
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| "There are two landmarks, I would say, in Mormon history that makes it central to the mainstream," says Richard Ostling, chief religion writer for the Associated Press. "The first," Ostling says, "is the 1890 decision , under pressure from the federal government and the United States Supreme Court, to get rid of polygamy." The second was in 1978 when the Church ended its refusal to allow blacks into full membership. |
Was it really "full membership"? I thought it was the office of the priesthood for men that was forbidden, but that all other rights of membership existed.
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