http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Joseph Walker en-us Copyright 2012, Deseret News Publishing Company Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:01 MDT Thu, 31 May 2012 20:59:38 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865556695/Todays-misperceptions-of-Mormonism-evoke-old-depictions-by-Mark-Twain-Arthur-Conan-Doyle.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865556695/Todays-misperceptions-of-Mormonism-evoke-old-depictions-by-Mark-Twain-Arthur-Conan-Doyle.html Mark Twain and Arthur Conan Doyle were both cited in national publications recently as authors who contributed to inaccurate... Thu, 31 May 2012 09:56:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865556632/Is-prejudice-against-Mormons-acceptable.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865556632/Is-prejudice-against-Mormons-acceptable.html Writing on Inside Higher Ed, a website dedicated to news and opinion in the world of higher education, an Idaho State... Wed, 30 May 2012 09:41:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865556600/LDS-members-divided-about-Romney-based-media-spotlight.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865556600/LDS-members-divided-about-Romney-based-media-spotlight.html The Boston Globe and the BBC have each done stories indicating that members of the LDS Church seem to be of two minds when it... Tue, 29 May 2012 16:43:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765578803/How-will-our-grandchildren-remember-us.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765578803/How-will-our-grandchildren-remember-us.html What are the memories my 3-month-old granddaughter, Sarah, and my other grandchildren will have of me 50 or so Memorial Days... Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765578616/Jewish-Shavuot-celebrates-gift-of-the-Torah.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765578616/Jewish-Shavuot-celebrates-gift-of-the-Torah.html For observant Jews, nothing is more definitive of their life and faith than the Torah. So it stands to reason that Shavuot,... Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865556502/Mormons-Muslims-and-St-Isidore-the-Farmer.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865556502/Mormons-Muslims-and-St-Isidore-the-Farmer.html From online support for Mormons who are questioning their faith to the reasons why Muslims prefer basketball, here are links... Fri, 25 May 2012 17:55:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865556490/Site-location-announced-for-Star-Valley-Wyoming-LDS-Temple.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865556490/Site-location-announced-for-Star-Valley-Wyoming-LDS-Temple.html Afton, Wyo., home to Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler Rulon Gardner and the world's largest elk horn arch, will soon be... Fri, 25 May 2012 16:21:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865556378/Does-Romneys-faith-concern-a-quarter-of-Americans-or-is-conservative-America-turning-its-eyes-to.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865556378/Does-Romneys-faith-concern-a-quarter-of-Americans-or-is-conservative-America-turning-its-eyes-to.html A recent survey indicates that 27 percent of Americans would be "concerned" about having a Mormon president, although another... Thu, 24 May 2012 10:56:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865556372/We-need-to-talk-about-Mormonism-New-Yorker-columnist-contends.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865556372/We-need-to-talk-about-Mormonism-New-Yorker-columnist-contends.html A New Yorker editor contends "we need to talk about Mormonism because we need to talk not about what religion each of us... Thu, 24 May 2012 08:35:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865556300/Do-Mormons-really-want-recognition-as-a-mainstream-religion.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865556300/Do-Mormons-really-want-recognition-as-a-mainstream-religion.html Harvard professor Noah Feldman has this warning for Mormons who view Mitt Romney's successful campaign for the Republican... Wed, 23 May 2012 09:23:00 MDT