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Be sensitive to the Mormons' special affinity to Utah. Remember, they were driven out of four ancestral homes with considerable loss of life and property and carved out a safe haven from what was a no- man's land. Rightly or wrongly, Mormons feel some pathological proprietorship over this...

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Published inThe Salt Lake tribune
Main Author QUINN MCKAY and JAMES E. SHELLEDY
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Salt Lake City, Utah The Salt Lake Tribune 09.12.2001
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Summary:Be sensitive to the Mormons' special affinity to Utah. Remember, they were driven out of four ancestral homes with considerable loss of life and property and carved out a safe haven from what was a no- man's land. Rightly or wrongly, Mormons feel some pathological proprietorship over this Land of Zion. It is this spiritual tie to Utah that prompts Mormons to instinctively oppose moral permissiveness in their "homeland," and not a covert campaign to make all Utahns adhere to LDS values. If it bothers you that Mormons are overrepresented in Utah's elective offices, consider the possibility that one reason may be that they are more civically active, as a whole, than non-Mormons. Complain only if you participate. Engage a non-Mormon friend or neighbor in a candid conversation on these issues. Encourage disclosure and discussion about what, if anything, bothers you about non-Mormons, and vice versa.
ISSN:0746-3502