http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Robert Jeffress en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:01 MDT Tue, 21 May 2013 22:09:25 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623124/Tim-Tebow-cancels-talk-at-controversial-Dallas-church.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623124/Tim-Tebow-cancels-talk-at-controversial-Dallas-church.html New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow has backed out of an appearance at a Baptist mega church in Dallas run by a pastor who... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621458/Evangelical-churches-refine-message-on-gay-issues.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621458/Evangelical-churches-refine-message-on-gay-issues.html The Rev. Robert Jeffress has changed the way he talks about homosexuality from the pulpit. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:49:42 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865566274/Mormon-filmmakers-journey-helps-him-make-peace-with-religious-critics.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865566274/Mormon-filmmakers-journey-helps-him-make-peace-with-religious-critics.html For Randall Paul, the objective of discussing differences between religious beliefs isn't to find a resolution. That's not... Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:41:39 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865563143/Poll-Among-religious-voters-Mitt-Romney-performs-best-among-white-evangelicals.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865563143/Poll-Among-religious-voters-Mitt-Romney-performs-best-among-white-evangelicals.html Forget the line that Mitt Romney would struggle to gain the support of evangelical voters because of his Mormon faith.... Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:41:20 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765585109/Mitt-Romney-has-broken-through-stained-glass-ceiling-of-politics.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765585109/Mitt-Romney-has-broken-through-stained-glass-ceiling-of-politics.html Historically, the barrier for a Mormon candidate has been so high that political scientists David E. Campbell and Robert D.... Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:04:10 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 11:06:10 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865555259/Comedian-Jon-Stewart-blasts-those-who-have-a-Mormon-problem.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865555259/Comedian-Jon-Stewart-blasts-those-who-have-a-Mormon-problem.html On "The Daily Show", comedian Jon Stewart took bipartisan shots at those who have a problem with presidential candidate Mitt... Fri, 04 May 2012 17:32:19 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865554800/Mitt-Romneys-hire-of-gay-spokesman-derided-defended.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865554800/Mitt-Romneys-hire-of-gay-spokesman-derided-defended.html Mitt Romney hired the openly gay Richard Grenell last week to be his foreign-policy spokesman. At least one prominent member... Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:59:41 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865554772/Rick-Perry-endorses-Mitt-Romney-What-it-means-moving-forward.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865554772/Rick-Perry-endorses-Mitt-Romney-What-it-means-moving-forward.html Gov. Rick Perry's recent endorsement of Mitt Romney raises more questions than it answers. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:14:55 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865554191/Rev-Jeffress-endorses-Mitt-Romney-and-shared-values.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865554191/Rev-Jeffress-endorses-Mitt-Romney-and-shared-values.html Rev. Robert Jeffress, who created a media firestorm last year when he criticized Mitt Romney's membership in a religion he... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:36:03 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765553513/Mitts-Mormonism-and-Muslims-among-top-religion-stories-of-2011.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765553513/Mitts-Mormonism-and-Muslims-among-top-religion-stories-of-2011.html The biggest religion story of the year was "Religion in the 2012 election," and the biggest chunk of that coverage was... Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:10:40 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700221874/The-subtler-side-of-religious-bigotry.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700221874/The-subtler-side-of-religious-bigotry.html Like a tide rolling in, the media coverage of Mormonism has surged in recent weeks. But unlike coverage during other recent... Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700218811/Anti-Mormon-slime-machine-kicks-into-gear.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700218811/Anti-Mormon-slime-machine-kicks-into-gear.html "Brace yourself for the anti-Mormon slime machine!" That's the warning from Kyle-Anne Shiver, a frequent contributor to the... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:54:50 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700217469/Rick-Santorum-backing-pastor-plays-the-Mormon-cult-card.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700217469/Rick-Santorum-backing-pastor-plays-the-Mormon-cult-card.html An evangelical pastor supporting a rival Republican presidential candidate is attacking Mitt Romney by calling The Church of... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:33:15 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700213557/Group-lists-Top-Ten-Anti-Mormon-Statements-of-2011.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700213557/Group-lists-Top-Ten-Anti-Mormon-Statements-of-2011.html A quote by comedian Bill Maher was the most glaring anti-Mormon statement made by a public figure during 2011, according to... Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:15:14 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700207178/Cult-of-Mormon-comment-leads-Newt-Gingrichs-Iowa-political-director-Craig-Bergman-to-resign.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700207178/Cult-of-Mormon-comment-leads-Newt-Gingrichs-Iowa-political-director-Craig-Bergman-to-resign.html Craig Bergman joined Newt Gingrich's team last Thursday as the Iowa political director for the Republican frontrunner. He... Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:56:48 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700205386/Journalists-urged-to-allow-Mormons-to-define-themselves.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700205386/Journalists-urged-to-allow-Mormons-to-define-themselves.html News reporters and editors from around the country were urged to allow members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day... Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:07:51 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705395069/Several-articles-about-the-church-still-deserve-mention.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705395069/Several-articles-about-the-church-still-deserve-mention.html Harold Bloom's recent piece in the New York Times; Laurie Goodstein's front-page story in The New York Times and a recent CNN... Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:25:20 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705392933/Gather-others-to-Jesus-Christ.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705392933/Gather-others-to-Jesus-Christ.html As members of Christ's church, we are to share the gospel with others, to gather others to Christ. I was reminded last week,... Sun, 23 Oct 2011 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700190134/In-a-word-Americans-describe-Romney-Cain-Perry.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700190134/In-a-word-Americans-describe-Romney-Cain-Perry.html Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:54:33 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700190037/Jeffress-and-the-end-of-the-Mormon-Question.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700190037/Jeffress-and-the-end-of-the-Mormon-Question.html Mitt Romney finds himself in a tight race against a flagging opponent. One of the opponent's supporters attacks his religion... Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705392864/A-Mormons-guide-to-surviving-the-presidential-election.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705392864/A-Mormons-guide-to-surviving-the-presidential-election.html A Mormon's Guide to Surviving this Election. This week I watched as Mormons flocked to their Facebook pages and Twitter... Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700189673/Mitts-religious-service-makes-him-fit-for-office.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700189673/Mitts-religious-service-makes-him-fit-for-office.html Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700189548/Mormons-not-Christian-Thats-a-fallacy-of-equivocation.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700189548/Mormons-not-Christian-Thats-a-fallacy-of-equivocation.html The charge that Latter-day Saints aren't Christians often rests on fairly obvious fallacies of equivocation. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700189339/A-look-at-key-moments-in-the-GOP-debate.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700189339/A-look-at-key-moments-in-the-GOP-debate.html Key moments in Tuesday night's GOP presidential debate: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:25:45 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700189175/Reports-Rick-Perrys-backers-behind-stories-against-Mormon-faith.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700189175/Reports-Rick-Perrys-backers-behind-stories-against-Mormon-faith.html Two new stories suggest that while Rick Perry has said he doesn't believe Mormonism is a cult, as one of his backers... Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:25:37 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700188232/Perry-backs-wifes-rough-month-campaign-comment.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700188232/Perry-backs-wifes-rough-month-campaign-comment.html Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday stood by his wife's assertion that the Republican presidential candidate has come under... Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:05:35 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700188198/Joe-Lieberman-says-Mitt-Romney-Mormons-deserve-religious-tolerance-The-American-way.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700188198/Joe-Lieberman-says-Mitt-Romney-Mormons-deserve-religious-tolerance-The-American-way.html Sen. Joe Lieberman offered his unique perspective on belonging to a minority religion while running for national office in an... Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:50:47 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700187861/Religious-bigotry.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700187861/Religious-bigotry.html The following editorial appeared recently in the Los Angeles Times: Are Mormons, including Republican presidential candidate... Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700187860/I-feel-sorry-for-Jeffress.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700187860/I-feel-sorry-for-Jeffress.html I grew up as a Baptist, and I am a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I feel sorry for Baptist... Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700187653/Columnist-contrasts-Elder-Russell-M-Nelson-and-Rev-Robert-Jeffress.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700187653/Columnist-contrasts-Elder-Russell-M-Nelson-and-Rev-Robert-Jeffress.html The Rev. Robert Jeffress of Dallas is taking some national heat for his comments last weekend about presidential candidate... Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:00:06 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700187402/LDS-public-affairs-chief-blogs-on-Mormon-Christianity.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700187402/LDS-public-affairs-chief-blogs-on-Mormon-Christianity.html Mormons follow Christ, worship Christ and at Sunday worship services take the sacrament — "where we eat and drink the... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:26:41 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700187122/Anti-Mormonism-the-prejudice-of-our-age.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700187122/Anti-Mormonism-the-prejudice-of-our-age.html Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:14:30 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700187180/Cult-of-intolerance.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700187180/Cult-of-intolerance.html A stunning aspect of this week's controversy over Pastor Robert Jeffress' characterization of Mormonism as a "cult" has been... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700187104/Debate-night-Romney-takes-on-GOP-challengers.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700187104/Debate-night-Romney-takes-on-GOP-challengers.html Associated Press Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:28:01 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700187059/Mitt-Romney-asks-Rick-Perry-to-disavow-pastor-Perry-says-no.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700187059/Mitt-Romney-asks-Rick-Perry-to-disavow-pastor-Perry-says-no.html Mitt Romney is calling on Texas Gov. Rick Perry to disavow comments from an evangelical pastor who says Romney isn't a... Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:07:09 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186908/Local-clergy-weigh-in-on-LDS-cult-claims-Christianity.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186908/Local-clergy-weigh-in-on-LDS-cult-claims-Christianity.html LAYTON — A long-time Utah evangelical pastor is parting ways with some of his national colleagues when it comes to... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:28:11 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186909/Wall-Street-Journal-columnist-reminds-readers-No-religious-test.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186909/Wall-Street-Journal-columnist-reminds-readers-No-religious-test.html Columnist William McGurn, a former speech-writer for President George W Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:24:37 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186695/Evangelical-leader-says-LDS-Church-is-not-a-cult.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186695/Evangelical-leader-says-LDS-Church-is-not-a-cult.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:06:20 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186881/Mormons-beliefs-once-again-under-attack.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186881/Mormons-beliefs-once-again-under-attack.html e of Texas Gov. Rick Perry's supporters publicly denounced the faith of Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman as a non-Christian cult,... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:51:05 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705392249/Romney-facing-tougher-attacks-in-GOP-race.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705392249/Romney-facing-tougher-attacks-in-GOP-race.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:32:55 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186792/Not-the-economy-GOP-campaign-focuses-elsewhere.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186792/Not-the-economy-GOP-campaign-focuses-elsewhere.html In an election that's supposed to hinge on jobs and the economy, the Republican presidential contest in recent months has... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:58:18 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186780/Bachmann-Cain-evade-Mormon-questions-as-race-evolves.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186780/Bachmann-Cain-evade-Mormon-questions-as-race-evolves.html The New York Times reported Saturday that Mitt Romney has regained his frontrunner status amid 'Mormon' questions. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:39:20 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186215/Romney-responds-to-Mormon-flare-up-Perry-passes.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186215/Romney-responds-to-Mormon-flare-up-Perry-passes.html Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:42:40 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186275/Romney-Fischer-obscurely-address-big-anti-Mormon-elephant-at-Values-Voter-Summit.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186275/Romney-Fischer-obscurely-address-big-anti-Mormon-elephant-at-Values-Voter-Summit.html The anticipated back-to-back speaking appearances of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a member of The Church of... Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:32:45 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186158/Video-of-Pastor-Robert-Jeffress-at-Values-Voters-Summit.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186158/Video-of-Pastor-Robert-Jeffress-at-Values-Voters-Summit.html Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186153/Split-in-cultural-conservatives.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700186153/Split-in-cultural-conservatives.html They know they're not crazy about Mitt Romney. But if the cultural conservatives gathered at a Values Voters Summit this... Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:50:27 MDT