“Post-election, Mormonism has a moment in the sun”
Read a Nov. 15, 2012 article about Mormonism’s increasingly main-streamed place in America in the aftermath of the 2012 general election.
Read a Nov. 15, 2012 article about Mormonism’s increasingly main-streamed place in America in the aftermath of the 2012 general election.
Read a Dec. 23, 2012 article from The Denver Post about the future of the LDS Church after Romney’s loss in the 2012 general election. Experts predict extreme growth for the membership of the Church.
What are the laws regarding how churches and religious institutions comply with government guidelines? By Charles Austin The Record* Because the phrase, “freedom of religion,” is a beloved mantra of American democracy, the relationship between religion and civil authority is one of the most complicated and misunderstood aspects of modern life. In fact, religion in […]
Johari Abdul-Malik is outreach director for Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Va., one of the largest Islamic centers in the country. He is a former chaplain at Howard University and is also president of the coordinating council of Muslim organizations representing 46 Islamic centers, schools and organizations from Baltimore to Richmond, Va. His […]
Steven Rosenthal is a professor of history at the University of Hartford in Connecticut.
A CNN poll published May 3, 2011, shows that 61 percent of Americans believe that bin Laden is in hell, with one in 10 saying no and nearly a quarter unsure.
On May 5, 2011, David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network argued that Obama should release photos of bin Laden’s corpse in part because they will come out eventually, and because not doing so violates Obama’s vow to be transparent and makes the president appear “arrogant.”
On May 4, 2011, Reuters published a number of photos of the compound in the aftermath of the raid, including gruesome photos of bin Laden guards killed by U.S. forces. Reuters defended the decision as appropriate.
Before Obama’s decision to not publish photos of Osama bin Laden’s corpse, journalism groups pondered the ethics of publishing or airing any photos that might become available.