Baptism of Fire: A Comparative Analysis of Media Coverage of the LDS Church's Practice of Proxy Baptisms
In February 2012, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) watchdog Helen Radkey revealed that members of the church had submitted names of Holocaust victims for LDS temple ordinances, including posthumous baptisms. These actions were in violation of an agreement between LDS and the Jewish...
| Published in: | Journal of media and religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2015]
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Journal of media and religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mormon Church
/ Dead person
/ Baptism
/ Jews
/ Mass media
/ Effect
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | In February 2012, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) watchdog Helen Radkey revealed that members of the church had submitted names of Holocaust victims for LDS temple ordinances, including posthumous baptisms. These actions were in violation of an agreement between LDS and the Jewish community and led to increased media coverage of the controversial ordinance. Through a textual analysis, the authors of this study compared and contrasted coverage of baptisms for the dead by several entities, including LDS-owned media, national media, and Jewish-owned media. The authors also examined whether the candidacy of Mitt Romney, a member of the LDS, influenced the coverage of this topic. |
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| ISSN: | 1534-8415 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of media and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/15348423.2015.1051455 |