Rebranding the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Chinese-Speaking Regions
In a follow- up letter to Glad on July 3, 2000, he urged the Church "to remove these stumbling blocks" and not "allow the same mistakes made in Taiwan and Hong Kong [to be repeated] in the Mainland of China." "China: Two Apostles Visit, Assured that Religious Freedom Exists...
| Published in: | Dialogue |
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| Language: | English |
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| RelBib Classification: | AF Geography of religion FD Contextual theology KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBM Asia KDH Christian sects |
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B ATTITUDES toward religion B Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints B Mormons B MEN'S clothing B charitable giving B PODCASTS B Covid-19 Pandemic B Cults |
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| Summary: | In a follow- up letter to Glad on July 3, 2000, he urged the Church "to remove these stumbling blocks" and not "allow the same mistakes made in Taiwan and Hong Kong [to be repeated] in the Mainland of China." "China: Two Apostles Visit, Assured that Religious Freedom Exists and People Are Free to Worship as They Choose", Church News, Jan. 28, 1989, https://www.thechurchnews.com/archives/1989-01-28/china-two-apostles -visit-assured-that-religious-freedom-exists-and-people-are-free-to-worship -as-they-choose-152054; Dallin H. Oaks, "Getting to Know China" (devotional address, Brigham Y oung University, Provo, Utah, Mar. 12, 1991), https:// speeches.byu.edu/talks/dallin-h-oaks/getting-know-china/. Whitney Evans, "Elder Russell M. Nelson Urges Missionaries to Refute Rumors, " Church News, Dec. 31, 2012, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org /church/news/elder-russell-m-nelson-urges-missionaries-to-refute-rumors ?lang=eng; Pierre Vendassi, "Mormonism and the Chinese State: Becoming an Official Church in the People's Republic of China?" 41 REBRANDING THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER- DAY SAINTS IN CHINESE- SPEAKING REGIONS Chiung Hwang Chen During the October 2018 general conference, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints President Russell M. Nelson denounced the use of common nicknames of the Church such as Mormon and LDS, as they, in his view, offend Jesus and please Satan. |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5406/dialjmormthou.53.4.0041 |