Salt Lake City Mormons

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There's been a lot to talk about on the Mormon-media front -- everything from PBS's "Religion and Ethics" coverage of the makeover of Salt Lake's downtown to an independent look at the coverage of Mormons during the Maine same-sex marriage campaign. I guess the Mormon point of view is supposed to be represented in the report by an LDS store owner and the former editor of Sunstone. That said, I didn't hear any balance from voices explaining the benefits of this project. Instead, there is much speculation and many unanswered questions. The Mormon Media Observer is usually impressed by the quality, accuracy and fairness that the Religion and Ethics brand carries with it. In particular, some are worried an influx of Mormons will change the downtown culture. Some of the statements border on fear-mongering. Salt Lake City, Utah is a city that is predominantly Mormon, but those that are not and have been living there for decades fear that the culture of the city is changing to the needs of Mormon families. There is a fear that this religious will change the state in all, already a conservative state may change many of its laws to fit into the Mormon way.