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Date: April 07, 2012 11:22AM
I'd signed up for the MormonVoices Easter propaganda campaign to see what the heck it would be like. Can't see what it's like if you forget to check the Gmail acct you set up to get their emails, though!
4/5:
Dear MormonVoices volunteer,
You've probably heard that the church is organizing a special online effort to help us share our testimonies of Christ this Easter weekend. Please take a moment to visit
http://easter.imamormon.org/ where you can share your thoughts and find videos and e-cards to share with friends.
Happy Easter!
The MormonVoices Management Team
*I wanted to gag reading the testimonials on the link above. Jesus is mentioned WAY more on the website than he is in all of the wardhouses worldwide on any given Sunday.
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4/2:
Dear MormonVoices volunteer,
At a recent campaign event, questions about Mormon beliefs on race sparked heavy news coverage. Specifically, the questioner accused Mormons of thinking that blacks are inferior, and that interracial marriage is sinful.
Please leave comments on as many of the following articles as you can, explaining that in Mormon theology "all are alike unto God" (2 Nephi 26:33) and that scriptures referencing "blackness" do not necessarily translate into racial distinctions as we think of them today. No matter what some interpret scriptural passages to say, none of those speculations can override the clear teaching that all are alike before God.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/romney-declines-to-discuss-religion-on-eve-of-wisconsin-primary-polls-show-hes-favored-to-win/2012/04/02/gIQAPyyHrS_story.htmlhttp://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/02/romney-bats-away-mormon-question-then-engages/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57408291-503544/romney-questioned-about-interracial-marriage-stance/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/mormon-question-sparks-tense-moment-during-mitt-romney-town-hall/http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20120402/GPG010402/120402112/Romney-visits-Howard-faces-tough-question-Mormon-faith?odyssey=nav%7Cheadhttp://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/04/02/romney-is-asked-on-faith-and-interracial-marriage/?mod=google_news_bloghttp://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10986628-in-wisconsin-romney-offers-rare-insight-into-mormon-faithhttp://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/02/romney-fields-hostile-question-on-mormonism/http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/04/romney-bats-away-mormonism-question-119376.htmlhttp://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/219563-romney-pressed-on-mormonism-and-race-at-wisconsin-campaign-eventhttp://www.mediaite.com/online/romney-quickly-shoots-down-audience-members-question-about-book-of-mormon/It might be helpful to you to review the following:
http://mormonvoices.org/1013/book-of-mormon-on-racehttp://mormonvoices.org/19/racismhttp://mormonvoices.org/1086/doctrine_mormon_church (This is important because some quote past church leaders' opinions that interracial marriage was forbidden. But such opinions are not doctrine, as Elder Christofferson also taught yesterday.)
As always, please avoid debates. Just state what is true and let your demeanor speak for itself.
Please contact email@mormonvoices.org with questions, suggestions, or ideas to recruit more great volunteers. Thanks for all that you do!
The MormonVoices Management Team
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And the first one after I signed up, from 4/2:
Dear MormonVoices volunteer,
We hope you had a great conference weekend!
A new article by Mike Otterson is running in the Washington Post, available here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/mormon-temples-are-places-apart/2012/04/02/gIQA716OrS_blog.htmlAs always, Brother Otterson's words tend to attract critical comments. Please go and leave a positive comment, remembering that correcting misstatements is fine but that debates generally aren't helpful. Your courtesy and personal knowledge of the subject will speak for themselves and enable others to see the good fruits of membership in the church.
MormonVoices has recently posted several articles that respond to issues commonly brought up in news coverage of the church, including doctrine vs. leaders' opinions, accusations of racism in the Book of Mormon, LDS priesthood organization, and the Proposition 8 campaign. Visit
http://mormonvoices.org/ to read them.
Please contact email@mormonvoices.org with questions, suggestions, or ideas to recruit more great volunteers. Thanks for all that you do!
The MormonVoices Management Team