Warren Jeffs has been arrested. Despite what I am sure are the best efforts of the CJCLDS, he is being identified as “Mormon” by some press sources. This will undoubtedly create another spate of press items on the the history of Mormonism and polygamy. I predict a short term dip for Romney, but it won’t last.

Lowell: Here’s the Church’s offiical press release on Jeffs and why he’s not properly called a “Mormon.” I suspect they’ve had this one ready to go for months now, in anticipation of Jeffs’ eventual arrest.

Romney continues to spread the wealth. I’m not sure Hotline gets it - making friends really matters at this point.
The line between religious bigotry and doctrinal preservation is a fine one - at least at a religious institution like a Jesuit University. It is, however, important to realize that the government has no doctrine to preserve.

Fascinating! Romney on the dais with James Dobson and Donald Wildmon. Gary Glenn, of the Michigan branch of Wildmon’s organization, came out strong against Romney last week. In 2004, Dobson’s wife excluded Mormons from participating in the National Day of Prayer. Are we seeing a thaw of some sort from the Evangelical, perhaps fundamental, branches of creedal Christianity that might bear an anti-Mormon prejudice, or is this simply a case of the issue overriding those objections? Further, if this issue does override those objections, why can’t other issues?  Lowell:  That National Day of Prayer fiasco was, perhaps, the low point in Mormon-creedal relations.  Scars remain to this day.  I hope and pray that this latest event is a sign of healing.
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