How Mormonism built Glenn Beck | CF

How Mormonism Built Glenn Beck | Religious Right | ReligionDispatches.

FROM THE ARTICLE: Spiritual narratives of the I-once-was-lost-now-I-am-financially-sound variety are commonplace within Mormonism, which, like most of American Protestantism, has never been allergic to wealth. The institutional culture of the Mormon Church is strongly corporate, down to the dark suits, white shirts, and red or blue ties church leaders wear instead of vestments; Mormonism’s most powerful public figures like Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman Jr., and Bill Marriott Jr., come from the business world. But whether or not one believes that God rewards baptism with fortune, it is clear that Glenn Beck’s conversion to and education in the Mormon faith after 1999 corresponds precisely with his rise as a media force.

COMMENT: This isn’t a Glen Beck-bashing or Mormon-bashing article, but a look at how a deep conversion can inform a person’s life. It’s an interesting article about a conservative voice whose getting a lot of exposure at the moment.

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