“Mormons Catch a Glimpse of Life in the Big Leagues”
Read a September 2010 Religion News Service story posted by The Huffington Post about the increasing prominence of Mormonism in the national arena.
Category: Elections
“Coffee Cups in Hell”
Read a March 26, 2011, New York Times column by Maureen Down on “the Mormon moment.”
“‘Dancing Mitt’ cover shows the jig is now for Mormons”
A June 7, 2011, post at the Following Faith blog of The Salt Lake Tribune asks whether “all this national attention [is] good for Mormons?”
“Are all Mormons White and Prosperous?”
See a June 10, 2011, post at the Houston Chronicle‘s Sacred Duty blog that dispels certain myths about Mormonism.
“They’re here, they’re square, get used to it!”
Read a June 15, 2011, blog post at The Economist magazine on Mormons.
“High-profile Mormons in media, politics advance understanding of church”
Read a Feb. 7, 2011, story in The Washington Post about the American public’s increasing understanding of Mormonism as a result of Mormon public figures like Mitt Romney.
“The 2012 Race: A Tale of Two Mormons”
“The 2012 Race: A Tale of Two Mormons,” is a May 11, 2011, column in The Daily Beast by Michael Medved arguing that Huntsman will not face nearly the scrutiny that Romney did in his 2008 presidential bid because Mormons are seen as mainstream.
“Transcript: Exclusive Interview With Jon Huntsman”
On ABC’s Good Morning America show on May 20, 2011, Huntsman clarified his comments about Mormonism, saying that he is a “good Christian” and “very proud” of his Mormon heritage and that he doesn’t think his religion will be a campaign issue.
“Jon Huntsman: The Potential Republican Presidential Candidate Democrats Most Fear”
Read a May 12, 2011, Time magazine profile of Huntsman in which he says his Mormonism is “tough to define,” a comment that generated some controversy.