Mormonism: the Church, the Media, and the Election

Mormonism: the Church, the Media, and the Election

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Ahmad Corbitt, director of the New York Office of Public and International Affairs for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, leads a conversation on the growth of the religion and what has been referred to in the media as the "Mormon Moment," as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.

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Speakers

Ahmad Corbitt

Director, New York Office of Public and International Affairs, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Moderators

Irina A. Faskianos

Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

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