SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Is Glenn Beck good for Mormonsim?
This is what a recent Washington Post article asks.
The article is now getting some attention on the internet, especially in the blogosphere.
The article includes comments from both a prominent local Mormon and the LDS Church itself.
Among those watching Glenn Beck's big Washington rally was Salt Lake lawyer Stephen Owens.
Owens, a Mormon, says he did not like it when he heard Beck question President Obama's "version of Christianity."
“We ought not be seen doing what we ourselves don't like to have done to us."
Owens is irritated that Beck, another LDS member, would question someone else's Christianity.
He worries that because of Beck's words, others may again question the Christianity of the LDS Church.
"I cringed because that's term that's been used against Mormons for decades."
Owens was angry enough that he wrote a letter to the editor.
The letter caught the attention of the Washington Post which ran the headline, "Is Glenn Beck's rise good for Mormonism?
To which Owens answers,
"If I were Mitt Romney running for president, I wouldn't want Glenn Beck out there because he is so divisive."
Owens also says Beck's comments don't bother him because he is a Democrat, they bother Owens because he is a Mormon.
Finally, we also asked this soft spoken attorney if it was unlike him to speak out so passionately?
"Well, my old man was Wayne Owens, the U.S. Congressman, so we were taught to speak out when something bothers us"
The Washington Post also quotes the LDS Church.
A Church spokesman says some members likely embrace Glenn Beck while other might be at odds with him.
