Word: mormon
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Mormon leaders protest...
Political statements by the Mormon presidency usually resemble its attack on the Equal Rights Amendment in 1978. The complaint against the MX, although couched in moral terms, was not labeled a revelation, and it addressed worldly concerns. With the three-megaton missiles shuttling exclusively around Utah and Nevada, the presidency said, "one segment of the population would bear a highly disproportionate share of the burden...
...already spent $2 billion on the MX. "The missile is vital," insists Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger. "The question is, where do we put it?" Last week's proclamation will make it much harder for President Reagan to adopt a plan that would implant missiles in the Mormon heartland...
...before the season ended, Lundberg, a member of the Mormon church, decided to vacate his spot on the roster and, like many young men of his faith, go on a mission. "A lot of people think that the church makes us go, but in fact, it's up to each individual, and I really wanted to do it," Lundberg said last week, "Of course, if you grow up in Provo, where everyone else goes, there is a lot of social pressure...
...Mormon mission, the church assigns the missionary to the place where he will do his work--spending two years teaching local residents the principles of Mormonism. "They can send you anywhere in the free world," Lundberg said...