"I am asking that we stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. I am suggesting that as we go through life, we 'accentuate the positive.' I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good. . Look for the sunlight through the clouds" -- President Gordon B. Hinckley ("The Continuing Pursuit of Truth," Ensign, Apr. 1986, 2-4).
13 May 2008 There’s a hint of clarity in relation to the news about polygamy. Two observers — both university professors — see a limit to the confusion about “FLDS” and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In a story primarily about potential political consequences, the Deseret News quotes Matthew Wilson, professor of religion and politics at Southern Methodist University, and Robert George, law professor at Princeton.
“Wilson said most voters won’t connect the actions of a ‘self-contained cult,’” the article reported, “with the LDS Church membership of former presidential candidate Mitt Romney.”
The Deseret News continues: “George, the director of Princeton’s James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, says, ‘I think that the vast majority of the American people, even if they’re not very familiar with Mormonism, even if they’re suspicious of Mormonism, fully recognize that the LDS Church is not to be confused with wild, cult-like organizations.’”
Some clarity from educated onlookers. In time, suspicion will fade away as well.
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Interesting comments - I think the more ignorant people in the US (which is a lot) will take longer to disassociate the concepts than educated people who already know or would look it up.