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BBC’s This World: The Mormon Candidate

Finally, a Mormon documentary for the rest of us. Hailed by the creator of the I am an Ex Mormon video series as “my favorite video about Mormonism I have ever seen.” Part 1: Mitt Romney Part 2: Mormons Part 3: Exmormons Part 4: Prophets Part 5: Park Part 6: Pundits After I get done ...

Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration (review)

03.19.2012 · Posted in Joseph Smith, Media

For kicks, I decided to pass the time during my lazy, uneventful day off by watching Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration, a church-sponsored film about the life of Joseph Smith.  I found it on YouTube, split into five pieces, each with a description of the video containing a claim that it was a ...

“The Rescue”

Many of you have probably already come across this Reuters special report about Mormonism’s membership troubles in this internet age, as reported by outgoing church historian Marlin Jensen. Apparently, President Monson’s signature campaign is called “the Rescue”:  referring to rescuing the church’s membership from “rapidly declining,” as some reports have spun it. I’m assuming the ...

Mythbusting, Mormon-Style!

08.08.2011 · Posted in Deseret News, Joanna Brooks, Media

As we recently discussed, Deseret News was lamenting confusion in media news coverage about Mormons and polygamy — while simultaneously helping it along by providing additional confusing misinformation on the subject. I give them irony bonus points for this statement: And despite confusion in some media coverage, there is no relation between The Church of ...