Fort Worth. Save Article. SHOP Swipe. Share Share Pin Email Comment. November Issue Read Now. Special Series Presented by Elizabeth Anthony. Featured Properties Presented by. This property is listed by: Christie Deaton christied ulterre. This property is listed by: Laura Nelson lauran ulterre. For a time, Beck remained apolitical. Beck says he felt a special calling at that moment. Ever since, Beck has imagined himself as a sentry perched on the national ramparts, warning of looming disaster.
Usually, that disaster manifests itself as a threat to the Constitution. Which, given Mormon history, makes perfect sense. Many Americans revere the Constitution.
Mormons, however, consider it sacred. They believe that its violation has allowed their persecution. Why were Mormons forced to travel halfway across the continent—leaving the borders of what was then the United States—in order to find sanctuary in Utah? Check out the full table of contents and find your next story to read.
Today, many Mormons see defending the Constitution the way many Jews see opposing genocide: as a way of honoring their ancestors and affirming their identity. In recounting his own religious conversion, Beck told me about a parade that he claimed Mormon settlers held upon reaching Utah, after having been expelled from the United States. Two scholars of Mormonism told me they had never heard of it.
Church authorities say the quote is apocryphal. And yet, Campbell argues, Mormons tend not to accentuate these views publicly. Beck is not. He hosts Ramadan dinners, which a president can do. But then you just add all of this stuff up—his wife goes against the advice of the advisers, jets to Spain for vacation.
The industrial revolution took years to unfold; industry-altering change now occurs in days, not centuries. Beck did not elaborate on the specific hurdles facing his companies except to say that "the structural challenges facing media companies today are real" and that "no government institution is going to write us a giant check.
Related: Meet the man who's got all the news on conservative news. The Blaze, which was founded by Beck in , broadcasts on regional cable networks across the United States and offers text- and video-based content online at TheBlaze.
It has given rise to high-profile right-wing personalities such as Tomi Lahren, a current Fox News contributor who sued Beck and The Blaze for wrongful termination this year. Here are the people, places and things that had a big impact on the media this week. Plus, why inflation can be good, road salt is more expensive and plow drivers are hard to find, a look at what's getting pageviews, and more.
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