Captain Moroni in the Book of Mormon
Does Evan McMullin have a chance to beat GOP Senator Mike Lee in Utah?
By Jana Riess — October 24, 2022
(RNS) — For an incumbent GOP senator to lose an election in one of the nation’s rubiest states is certainly a long shot, at least according to the rules of politics as usual. But it's not politics as usual.
At the Capitol, we saw the best and the worst of US Mormonism
By Jana Riess — January 8, 2021
(RNS) — The domestic terrorist who dangled from the Senate balcony and occupied Mike Pence's seat is a returned missionary of the LDS Church, to our shame. But Mitt Romney, also a Mormon, showed some of the best qualities our religion is capable of.
Senator Mike Lee’s just one example. Mormon men still like Donald Trump.
By Jana Riess — October 29, 2020
(RNS) — Mike Lee’s fawning comment comparing Donald Trump to a Book of Mormon hero reveals a fault line among U.S. Latter-day Saints.
Dear Mormon militiamen: Stop the insanity
By Jana Riess — January 4, 2016
Some Mormons are leading the east Oregon standoff, including Ammon Bundy and one who calls himself "Captain Moroni." Do they really imagine that God is on their side, inspiring them to cheat on their taxes and set fire to government land?
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