Advertisement

January 20, 2012

We've Come a Long Way Since 1857

Bill Leonard, Associated Baptist Press

In 1857, if anyone in America had suggested that there would come a day when a Mormon and an African-American would be the nominees of the nation’s two major parties for the presidency of the United States, almost no one would have believed it.

After all, Joseph Smith, the prophet/founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had been gunned down in Carthage, Ill., 13 years earlier, the same year he declared his candidacy for president of the U.S.

Read Full Article ››

TAGGED: election 2012, Catholics, African-Americans, Mormons

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

May 8, 2012
Some 50 Questions on Black Mormons
Peggy Fletcher Stack, SLTrib
The issue of race has already been raised during the presidential campaign of Mormon Mitt Romney.It is a touchy topic these days, given that the LDS Church barred blacks from its all-male priesthood until 1978. Before that... more ››
May 8, 2012
See Why the Catholic Vote Matters
Chris Cillizza, Washington Post
We wrote last week that Catholics may be the ultimate 2012 bellwether as they have bounced back in between the two parties over the past decade and, almost always, wound up voting for the winner.One of the main reasons that... more ››
May 4, 2012
Meet the Mormons Voting for Obama
Scott Conroy, RealClearPolitics
In many ways, Hannah Wheelwright fits the typical profile of a young volunteer for President Obama's re-election campaign.Wheelwright, 19, grew up in northern Virginia before heading out West to Utah to pursue a political... more ››
May 7, 2012
What Evangelicals Give the Jews
Michael Medved, Commentary
Many Jewish voters this November will find themselves at a crossroads: Will they accept their deep disappointment with Barack Obama and vote for his reelection, or will they overcome their own discomfort with Christian... more ››
May 10, 2012
Catholic School Changed Mormon's Life
Robert Pfohman, Catholic Sen.
Rachel Wozniak, an eighth grader at Christ the King School here, will speak to fellow graduates about how the school changed her life. This is a theme that was echoed by Elizabeth Condie, another eighth grader, earlier this... more ››
|