Survey shows fundamentalist Mormon numbers up
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 a shared heritage.
The Principle Voices Coalition, [...]
By Ben Winslow
Deseret News
Published: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 2:57 p.m. MDT
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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 Principle Voices said it strenuously [...]
By Brooke Adams
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 07/09/2008 12:56:18 PM MDT
Last Edited: Wednesday, 09 Jul 2008, 12:32 PM MDT
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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