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The transcripts of the Leavitt meetings, held over several days in 1996, offer a glimpse of the extent to which faith can influence political philosophy and the degree to which Leavitt incorporated his Mormon faith into his administration.
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In the transcripts, Leavitt said he felt an obligation, looking ahead to an easy 1996 re-election win, to use the “blessing” of his popularity to convey a message strong on values.
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John Green, a senior fellow with the Pew Center for Religion and Public Life, said the Leavitt meetings are unusual. Religious scholars often look to doctrine to shape public policy, and those efforts formed the foundation for President Bush’s Faith-based Initiatives. But elected officials usually don’t engage in the scriptural study themselves, he said.
“That’s just really intriguing to me. I have heard of examples before, but they’re so rare that I can’t summon them up,” Green said.
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Several hundred pages of material, including five days of transcripts of “Early Morning Seminary” meetings held during Gov. Mike Leavitt’s administration, have been pulled from the Utah Archives on Leavitt’s request.
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Nope, nothin unusual here. Just par for the course in Utah. And you wonder if Evangelicals moving here might be just a tad bit uncomfortable and need to change their worship in any way??? Google it okie, there are plenty of resources on the internet that will tell you about actual experiences of Christians in Utah.
Mormons share our values; you have an objection to this?
Have you ever been to Utah?
Do you know any Mormons?