Mormon

Racist homophobes, with latent polygamous tendencies, who have a thing for dead Jews.

That about cover it?

The public relations nightmare continues for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with the latest brouhaha over the LDS practice of baptism for the dead.

OREM -- Utah's annual LDS Film Festival is set for its 11th installment.

OGDEN -- Do Mitt Romney's fellow presidential candidates have the right to challenge the nature of his religious faith? And should children enrolled in public schools be asked to pledge their allegiance to "one nation, under God"?

Diverse opinions flowed at Weber State University's Taboo Talks, this month focused on America's uneasy mixing of religion and politics.

SALT LAKE CITY  — Decades after Mark Hofmann pleaded guilty to murder and the Mormom documents he had pitched as historic were exposed as forgeries, an audiotape has surfaced that gives a glimpse of the swindler at work.

The 1981 recording details Hofmann’s attempt to negotiate or trade for a supposed original copy of a blessing written by Mormon church founder Joseph Smith Jr. to leaders of what was then known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Missouri.

MANCHESTER, N.Y. — Participants in an annual Mormon pageant held in western New York are hoping all the national attention their religion is receiving will boost attendance at this weekend's event.

Mitt Romney is stepping away from the rest of the field for the GOP presidential nomination and is increasingly competitive against President Barack Obama, though the former Massachusetts governor faces a potential problem because of his religion, according to the Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday.

A quarter of Republicans or GOP-leaning independent voters said they would back Romney over the rest of field for the Republican nod. It was the best showing for Romney in months and the first time any Republican had garnered so much support from his own party, a sign that Republicans may be coalescing a bit in these early days of the 2012 presidential campaign.

Still, Romney faces a possible political problem because of his religion, the Quinnipiac poll and other surveys have found. Overall, only 45 percent said they had a favorable opinion of the Mormon religion, while 32 percent said they had an unfavorable one. Other polls have found different numbers, but most agree that between a quarter and a third of voters say they would have a problem voting for a Mormon, creating a tough situation for Romney and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who is flirting with a presidential bid.