Tag: Mormonism

Saturday Links

Aug 3, 2013

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mwkruse

in Demography, Ecclesia, Generations, Health and Medicine, India, Links – Saturday, Race, Religion, Sociology, Technology (Energy), Trends: Social

1. Meaning Is Healthier Than Happiness People who are happy but have little-to-no sense of meaning in their lives have the same gene expression patterns as people who are enduring chronic adversity. 2. Blacks, Hispanics more optimistic than whites … After years of economic attitudes among whites, blacks and Hispanics following similar patterns, whites' confidence…
A modern prophet goes global (Mormons)

Jan 4, 2007

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mwkruse

in Culture, Religion

The Economist: A modern prophet goes global (Mormons) The Mormon faith is spreading. But is it a world religion? LIKE any religious community, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (better known as the Mormons) will always cherish the locations connected with its foundation story. Not only the places in New York state where…