Mormonism: a small but thriving Hopkins community
Caroline Bleggi, another practicing Mormon at Hopkins, said she is bothered by other peoples' uninformed judgments of her faith.
"Some of the doctrines I like and some of them I have some problems with. I'm not specifically following all of the doctrines; I'm not 'Molly Mormon'," Beggi said.
Tilleman-Dick is also frustrated by the stereotypes placed upon members of the Church of Latter-Day Saints.
"One thing that's hard for me about my church is the assumptions other people make about me as a member of it; When people hear I'm Mormon they often assume I'm from Utah (I'm not), I'm Republican (I'm a Democrat from a family of active, passionate, involved Democrats), [and] I go to Brigham Young University (clearly I don't). I don't like it when people believe that they understand the Church without talking to a member of it," he wrote.
Ultimately, the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have embraced their religion and their places as integral members of the Hopkins and Baltimore community.
"I like the focus on family and on Jesus Christ. I also like that everyone has a fair chance to make their own choices and that we are encouraged to ask questions about our own faith and to seek earnestly to understand all other faiths," Tilleman-Dick wrote.
"Some of the doctrines I like and some of them I have some problems with. I'm not specifically following all of the doctrines; I'm not 'Molly Mormon'," Beggi said.
Tilleman-Dick is also frustrated by the stereotypes placed upon members of the Church of Latter-Day Saints.
"One thing that's hard for me about my church is the assumptions other people make about me as a member of it; When people hear I'm Mormon they often assume I'm from Utah (I'm not), I'm Republican (I'm a Democrat from a family of active, passionate, involved Democrats), [and] I go to Brigham Young University (clearly I don't). I don't like it when people believe that they understand the Church without talking to a member of it," he wrote.
Ultimately, the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have embraced their religion and their places as integral members of the Hopkins and Baltimore community.
"I like the focus on family and on Jesus Christ. I also like that everyone has a fair chance to make their own choices and that we are encouraged to ask questions about our own faith and to seek earnestly to understand all other faiths," Tilleman-Dick wrote.
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RJ
posted 10/17/08 @ 7:53 PM EST
Sarah,
Thank you for the article! There is A Lot of Misunderstanding and Misperception regarding the Mormon faith out there.
A couple of quick points:
Mormons certainly consider themselves Christians, hence, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" as opposed to The Church of Latter-day Saints. (Continued…)
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