The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Addresses the Misuse of the Term 'Mormon' in Recent News Stories.

PR Newswire Europe | June 12, 2006 | Copyright

LONDON, June 12 /PRNewswire/ --

The terms Mormon fundamentalist, and Mormon splinter group are regularly, albeit inaccurately, used by some news media outlets to describe individuals or organizations who embrace the practice of polygamy. Such use of these terms is misleading, since they imply that the individual or organization described is affiliated in some way with "the Mormons" or "the Mormon church."

The term Mormon is a nickname applied exclusively to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is not accurately applied to any other ...

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