Survey shows fundamentalist Mormon numbers up
Unaffiliated » Thousands claim no group affiliation.
By Brooke Adams
The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated: 09/26/2009 05:59:14 PM MDT
An informal survey shows there are 38,000 fundamentalist Mormons in the U.S., Canada and Mexico — up by 1,000.
“It is a conservative figure but that’s the approximate figure for now,” said Anne Wilde, a co-founder of [...]
Principle Voices and Principle Rights Coalition Committee
are sponsoring a LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION DAY for Fundamentalist Mormon families
Thursday, February 12, 2009
to be held at the Utah State Capitol Multipurpose Room, main floor
(just inside the north door)from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon
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Welcoming remarks:
Chief Deputy of Utah State Senate, Ric [...]
WOMEN’S SUPPORT GROUP
For Fundamentalist Mormons
Join the safety of being with other women from the Fundamentalist Culture in a 10-week series discussing the following topics: human rights, parenting challenges, extended family issues, dealing with conflict, unhealthy relationships, self-care, boundaries, assertiveness, self-esteem, identity, roles, and the unique challenges of being a woman in the Fundamentalist Culture.
When: [...]
Pro-polygamy group educates inside, outside their community
By Ben Winslow
Deseret News
Published: Thursday, July 24, 2008 12:11 a.m. MDT
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700245458,00.html?pg=1
In the face of the controversial topic of polygamy, an advocacy group is trying to build bridges between two worlds that inherently distrust each other.
In the process, the pro-polygamy group Principle Voices has evolved into [...]
According to a Deseret News article today, Senator Hatch gave the following statement:
“As we have seen just this year, polygamy is not merely a ‘Utah problem.’ Recent enforcement efforts have shown that polygamists have set up shop in states around the country such as Arizona, Nevada, Texas and others,” Hatch said. “I look forward to [...]
There is a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing scheduled for July 24 to target the FLDS. Please follow this link for further information and a petition you can sign:
http://www.voicesforthechildren.org/viewpetition.php?id=3
We call upon Senator Harry Reid to do the right thing, allow current FLDS members to testify at the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing scheduled for July 24 in Washington, D.C., in their own behalf, and on behalf of their community. This hearing is for the purpose of addressing: ”Crimes Associated with Polygamy: The Need for [...]
The position of the Principle Voices Coalition is that the term “Fundamentalist Mormon” (not Mormon Fundamentalist)–
1. describes our true identity and religious position
2. does not apply to an established church, but is rather a descriptive generic term
3. can be compared to the fundamentalist [...]
ABC 4
“I really respect the church’s position on it, I really do, and I feel like I understand their need to distinguish themselves from those who choose to practice polygamy today.”
Mary Batchelor says that she is independent. She believes in the principle but she does not practice it, and she says, she’s Mormon.
“I think [...]
NEWS RELEASE
July 9, 2008
Contact: Anne Wilde
Community Relations, Principle Voices
Email: Principlevoices@comcast.net
“FUNDAMENTALIST MORMON” IS THE CORRECT TERM CONTRARY TO LDS CHURCH CLAIMS
The Principle Voices Coalition has learned that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has sent a letter to media outlets asking that the term “fundamentalist Mormon” not be used. In [...]
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