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As I stood in front of the new Mormon Temple in Liberty, Mo., it struck me as ironic that close to 175 years ago, Mormons were forced out of this same state. Whereas the Missouri public once urged their governor to force Joseph Smith and his followers out of the area surrounding Kansas City, Mormons began to return to the region in the 1900s, eventually gathering in such large numbers that the Church organization decided the region needed a temple. Which is why I came to visit. Latter Day Saints restrict temple access to members of their denomination who...

Romney has withdrawn and asked his delegates to support McCain.

"It's not Mike Huckabee or Fred Thompson forcing Mitt Romney into a make or break speech about his faith. The candidate forcing Romney's hand today was a Presidential Candidate who ran for the White House 164 years ago." Adam Christing is referring to Joseph Smith, the controversial Mormon Prophet who ran for President in 1844. Christing is helming a 60-minute TV program now in post production that explores Mitt Romney, Joseph Smith, and the Mormon quest for the White House. "Millions of Evangelical Christians are nervous about a Mormon in the White House because of Joseph Smith's unusual Mormon teachings...