{"id":1851,"date":"2012-09-21T09:59:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T09:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2012\/09\/the-harlem-mormon-voter.html"},"modified":"2012-09-21T09:59:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-21T09:59:00","slug":"the-harlem-mormon-voter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2012\/09\/the-harlem-mormon-voter.html","title":{"rendered":"The Harlem Mormon Voter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney\u2019s \u201c47%\u201d comments don\u2019t sit well with some African American Mormons<\/a> in Harlem. In fact the comments don\u2019t reflect the candidate\u2019s own practices as a Mormon leader.<\/div>\n
On the third Sunday of August with nearly eleven weeks remaining until the presidential election, the women\u2019s group of Mormons (official name is The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints) in Harlem received a rare appearance during their meeting: a man. Not just any man, but Bishop Jay Salmon, their congregational leader.<\/div>\n
Bishop Salmon, a tall and slender figure, didn\u2019t stay for the entire hour-long meeting. His presence lasted barely five minutes, but the topic of his message was noteworthy.<\/div>\n
\u201cBishop came to speak to the sisters about the election,\u201d said Polly Dicky, 68, a member who attended the meeting. \u201cHe said that members don\u2019t vote like they should, and he encourage us to go out and vote.\u201d<\/div>\n
Dicky, an African American Mormon residing in Harlem, reflects that it was the first time in her 23 years with the church that she has heard of any bishop reminding the congregation to vote. She noted that Bishop Salmon never suggested whom his congregation should vote for and suspected he encouraged the men\u2019s group as well.<\/div>\n
Although the church maintains neutrality in all political races, the current match up in this year\u2019s presidential election is particularly exciting for Mormons. For the first time in American history, there is a chance that a Mormon will become the next President of the United States. Facing off against this possibility is the re-election Barack Obama, the first African American president in American history.<\/div>\n
Thus, the spotlight shines brightly on African American Mormons, who are forced to navigate between religious identity, race and political values.<\/div>\n
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