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Like the Nephites in their scriptures, many Utah Mormons disregard the counsel of their leadership, abdicate their responsibilities as thinking, concerned citizens of a democracy, and turn their governance over to a one-party oligarchy. Those who blame the LDS church for this are wrong. The church has stated often and clearly that it backs no party and wants political balance among the saints, though many of its members in Utah pay no heed.
Utah Democrats are on the verge of extinction. But one insider knows how they can come back.
By Alexander Nibley
On August 25, the Utah Democratic Party will hold its annual convention. The burning question is, what’s going to be different? Because for Democrats in Utah, you can’t get much worse than the way things are right now. I moved back home to...
Republicans declare good Mormons can’t vote Democrat. LDS leaders say otherwise, but will their flock take heed?
By Alexander Nibley
{::NOAD::}If there’s one thing Mormons are known for, it’s loyalty. No other major sect is more strongly identified with the seriousness its general membership displays in practicing religious devotion. n n n n ...