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Political News
LDS Church Says DOMA Position Clear; Won't Make Nevada Statement |
A local LDS Church spokesman told the Las
Vegas Sun that the Church would probably not make an official
statement on the Nevada's question 2, which would start the process
of amending the state's constitution to define marriage as between a
man and a woman. William Stodddard, Las Vegas-based Church spokesman
told the Sun that the Church's position on the question is already
clear and contained in the 1995 Proclamation on the Family. |
Survey Says Pastors Prejudiced Against Mormon Politicians |
A survey of 518 pastors by Phoenix-based Ellison Research indicates that they generally would not vote for a Mormon, but
would vote for a Jew. The survey was conducted earlier this year, before
Senator Joseph Lieberman was chosen as the Democratic nominee for US Vice
President. |
Ads For Mormon Candidates Run Afowl of Scout Rules |
-- Utah Congressional candidate Derek Smith and
Utah Attorney General hopeful Mark Shurtleff are having to edit their
campaign ads after learning that their use of Boy Scouts in the ads
violated Boy Scout policy. |
LDS Gubernatorial Candidate Ends Fast After Debate |
The LDS Candidate on a planned 40-day hunger strike to get into the Utah gubernatorial debates was able to end his fast a day early. Jeremy Friedbaum debated Republican incumbent Michael Leavitt and Democratic candidate Bill Orton at Utah Valley State College on Wednesday, and
afterwards broke his 39-day fast. |
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