Read more here: https://medium.com/inspirebuzz/are-mormons-having-a-public-conversation-everyone-else-should-be-having-3e239fa5d3c3
I’m not a Mormon.
With that out of the way…be honest…
What comes to mind when you think about Mormons? White shirt, black tie, name tag, a knock on the door? Mega-families, no beer, no coffee…no fun? How about polygamy and racism?
It’s ok, don’t be embarrassed, they know.
All the more reason that a new, stereotype-smashing, no-sacred-cows film from Excel Entertainment (an independent, LDS-owned film company) might surprise you.
“Jane & Emma” is bold, honest, even shocking.
It’s exactly the kind of film Americans — faithful, sorta-faithful, and not-even-in-the-neighborhood-of-faithful alike — should go see when it hits theaters this October. By putting this piece out there, Mormons are demonstrating a willingness to have an open, uncomfortable conversation that some churches in America’s Christian community have been meticulously avoiding.
According to Lifeway Research, things have gotten better since Dr. King’s time, but not better enough. 93 percent of pastors — including 80 percent who strongly agree — say every church should strive to achieve racial diversity. Encouraging, yes, but 81 percent of Protestant pastors say their congregation is predominantly made up of one racial or ethnic group.
Translation, we have a long way to go.
Read more here: https://medium.com/inspirebuzz/are-mormons-having-a-public-conversation-everyone-else-should-be-having-3e239fa5d3c3