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 [...]
As the LDS Church tries to distance itself, polygamous groups stress their common roots By Brooke Adams The Salt Lake Tribune Article Last Updated: 07/10/2008 06:05:46 AM MDT The Principle Voices Coalition statement A coalition that represents fundamentalist Mormons has issued a statement objecting to the LDS Church’s effort to deny their claim to [...]
Despite differing in many respects now from its earlier teachings and practices, the LDS Church still has much in common with fundamentalist Mormons (which is founded in early Mormonism). Both groups share a belief in the same set of scriptures – the Bible, the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price. [...]
By Ben Winslow Deseret News Published: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 2:57 p.m. MDT 12 comments RELATED CONTENT | E-MAIL | PRINT | FONT + – http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700241840,00.html?pg=2 A coalition of polygamous groups is taking issue with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ objections to the term “fundamentalist Mormon.”In a statement issued Wednesday, the group [...]
By Brooke Adams The Salt Lake Tribune Article Last Updated: 07/09/2008 12:56:18 PM MDT Posted: 12:40 PM- A coalition that represents fundamentalist Mormons has issued a statement objecting to the LDS Church’s attempts to deny their claim to a shared Mormon heritage. The Principle Voices Coalition, based in Salt Lake City, said that members “strenuously [...]
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SALT LAKE CITY — By JENNIFER DOBNER
Associated Press Writer
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Polygamy-practicing fundamentalists with religious roots in early Mormon theology are rankled by the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ campaign to direct the way news organizations define those sects.
“We strenuously object to any efforts to deprive us and others of the freedom to name and describe ourselves by terms of our own choosing,” the Principle Voices Coalition said in a statement issued Wednesday.
“Fundamentalist Mormons have been referred to by that name since the 1930s, often by the church itself. We are proud of our Mormon heritage.”
Fundamentalists revere the same prophets as the mainstream Mormon church, including founder Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, both of whom practiced polygamy. They also share the mainline church’s use of the Book of Mormon as a primary text, along with the Doctrine & Covenants, in which plural marriage remains part of scriptural teachings.
On June 24, a Mormon church attorney sent a letter to newspaper, magazine and broadcast media outlets asking that the term “fundamentalist Mormon” be dropped from news reports.
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