Resources for Further Inquiry

Club, The 700. "Mormons Are Fastest Growing Religion." CBN.com - The Christian Broadcasting Network. Web. 07 June 2011. http://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/ChurchAndMinistry/Evangelism/Mormons_Are_Fastest_Growing_Religion.aspx.

The article, “Mormons Are Fastest Growing Religion” is a brief, yet detailed, overview as to why Mormonism is the fastest growing faith group in American history. Three reasons explaining the LDS increase is for one: its message “strikes a spiritual resonance in people”, two: its aggressive missionary effort and three: its teaching emphasizes the church’s commitment to conservative and family values, and downplays its past beliefs in polygamy and racism.

"LDS Church History." The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Web. 07 June 2011. http://lds.org/churchhistory/0,15478,3900-1,00.html.

“The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” is the website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints giving a wide range of information about the church. The website explains the history of the church briefly saying that in 1820, Joseph Smith retired in Palmyra, New York and offered a prayer to God. This prayer set into motion a series of events that brought forth The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The short history of the church contains links to more detailed information including the presidents of the church, selected historical topics, multimedia resources and the Joseph Smith website.

"Section 2: Candidate Traits and Experience." Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. 2 June 2011. Web. 07 June 2011. http://people-press.org/2011/06/02/section-2-candidate-traits-and-experience/.

“Candidate Traits and Experience” demonstrates whether or not there would be a change in view of a candidate if he were Mormon. This article contains precise percentages expressing who would, and who would not be more likely to support a Mormon presidential candidate. People more likely to support a Mormon range at a staggering low number from 3% to 6%, people less likely to support a Mormon range at a higher number from 16% to 34% and dominating the poll are people it wouldn’t matter to, ranging from 58% to 80%.