Tag: Mormons
Jimmer Fredette, the “Lonely Master,” Might Be Doing Better and Doing More in China than the Deseret News Thinks
Salt Lake City’s Deseret News recently published a thoughtful, nicely written, but rather downbeat article about China’s most popular basketball player, Jimmer Fredette, the star who once stunned US crowds…
For Reference Only: A Serving Suggestion from a Shanghai Restaurant
For lunch last week I strolled into a nice restaurant on Henan Street a little north of the Bund Center where I work and decided it was time to try…
The Pew Forum Study on Mormons: Understanding the Limitations
The infographic from the LDS Newsroom in my last post, “Mormonism 101 Inforgraphic,” raised a few questions and concerns. First, it helps to recognize that infographics of this kind are…
Coming to China? The Church is Here, Please Attend!
I am surprised over and over at how many Mormons come to China and even move here assuming that the Church just doesn’t exist here. There are students here teaching…
Responding to Bloomberg’s Insulting Cover Story, “Inside the Mormon Empire”
Some folks are ablaze over the insulting and trashy cover on Bloomberg Businessweek‘s latest issue featuring a story on how the Mormon Church makes money. Painfully illustrating what can happen…
Mitt Romney and the Mormon Question
I had a call from a significant journalist in the US who wanted to discuss my views on anti-Mormonism and Mitt Romney. I accepted the interview, hoping that somehow I…
