Mormon

. The Ravens have not honored any player by retiring his jersey, but a "Ring of Honor" was established at M&T Bank Stadium. The following have been honored through the 2004 season:. Mormon theolgy is often a subject of popular culture, usually in a satirical context, as in the case of South Park and its representation of the religion and its adherants. Mason and Rolle signed as unrestricted free agents after playing for many seasons with the Tennessee Titans. Often their door-to-door missionary work is compared with the Jehovah's Witnesses. Note: Clayton (from the University of Oklahoma), was the Ravens top draft pick of 2005. They are viewed as superstitious and knowledgable about geneology. After the season, Art Modell officially transferred ownership of the team to Steve Bisciotti, a local businessman, ending over 40 years of tenure as an NFL franchise owner.

Mormons, when they appear in movies and television shows are often presented as blond, having large families, and very religious. The Ravens lost to the Titans in a close first round game at home. "Amish" was translated incorrectly to "Mormon". In 2003, the Ravens won their first AFC North division title. One source of confusion comes from the mistranslation of the movie Witness (starring Harrison Ford) into Spanish, French, and Italian. They won a wild card berth again, and beat the Miami Dolphins in the first round, but were bested by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the next round. For example, both Quakers and Mennonites (which include the Amish) are traditionally strict pacifists (and are both peace churches) whereas Mormons are not. In 2001, the Ravens attempted to defend their title, but injuries and poor offensive performance stymied the team.

The groups also have numerous doctrinal differences. After defeating the Denver Broncos in the first round of the playoffs, the Ravens bested the Tennessee Titans (owners of the regular season's best record) and the Oakland Raiders to win a berth in Super Bowl XXXV, where they defeated the New York Giants by a score of 34-7 in January, 2001, thereby becoming only the third wild card team to win a Super Bowl championship. Mormons originated separately from these groups: Mormons originated in the United States; Quakers and Mennonites originally came from Western Europe. Under Billick's guidance, the Ravens made the playoffs for the first time after the 2000 season. Despite some misconceptions over similar nicknames and stereotypes, Mormons are not the same religious group as Quakers (or members of the Religious Society of Friends), Mennonites, or Amish. After three consecutive losing seasons, Marchibroda was succeeded by Brian Billick, who had served as the offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings the season before. The term "Utah Mormon" is also popularly used today by American members of the LDS Church, to describe perceived cultural differences and/or geographical positioning between members who live in or originated in Utah, as opposed to members elsewhere. Ozzie Newsome, Cleveland's prolific tight end for many seasons, joined Modell in Baltimore as director of football operations - later promoted to Vice President/General Manager.

These new terms have begun to gain a following among historians today. Modell also hired Ted Marchibroda to coach the team (an interesting choice because Marchibroada had, during his coaching career, coached the Baltimore Colts during the 1970s and the Indianapolis Colts during the 1990s). Addressing some of the limitations of the Utah/Missouri designations, historian Jan Shipps has now coined the terms Rocky Mountain Saints and Prairie Saints to rename the "Utah" and "Missouri" branches of the movement. The Baltimore Ravens' first season was in 1996 after owner Art Modell relocated the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore. Both the terms "Utah Mormons" and "Missouri Mormons" are also problematic because the majority of members of each of these branches no longer live in either of these states. The majority of the membership of the LDS church today resides outside of the United States. See the Franchise History entry for the Cleveland Browns for full details of the move. The Utah Mormon group includes all the organizations descending from those Mormons who followed Brigham Young to what is now Utah, both The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other smaller breakoff organizations, including groups that still practice plural marriage — the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the Kingston clan, the True & Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days and others scattered in usually isolated communities mostly in Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Colorado, British Columbia, Alberta, and Mexico. For that reason, past records and Hall of Fame players are attributed to the Cleveland Browns and not to the Baltimore Ravens.

Strang Smith's legitimate successor. A deal worked out by the league for Browns fans stipulates that the team name, colors, and history of the franchise were to remain in Cleveland. Notable exceptions include the Pennsylvania-based Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) which considers Sidney Rigdon Joseph Smith's rightful successor and the Wisconsin-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) which considers James J. Browns owner Art Modell decided to move the team to Baltimore citing the condition of the old and decrepit Cleveland Stadium and the lack of a sufficient replacement. (Not all "Missouri Mormon" groups are based in Missouri, however. This is due to the unusual and unprecedented actions taken by the city of Cleveland, Ohio and the National Football League following the relocation of the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore in 1996. In this scheme, Missouri Mormons are those Mormons who did not travel to Utah, and the organizations formed from them — the Community of Christ, Church of Christ (Temple Lot), Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, etc. In some accounts there is confusion over the history of the Baltimore Ravens.

Some scholars, such as Melton, in his Encyclopedia of American Religion, subdivide the Mormons into "Utah Mormons" and "Missouri Mormons". The Baltimore Ravens are a National Football League team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Mormonism had a number of similarities to Campbellite teachings, and many of Mormonism's first adherents (including Sidney Rigdon) were previously Campbellites. Rod Woodson. Sometimes "Restorationist" or "Restoration Movement" are used as umbrella terms, for those derived from the Campbellites or Stone-Campbell churches, for example, the Church of Christ and the Disciples of Christ. Eric Turner. Despite this perspective, the term "Mormon Fundamentalist" is widely used by Latter Day Saints (including members of the LDS church and the fundamentalists themselves) and by people outside the movement. Vinny Testaverde.

Claims for exclusivity of usage are primarily to avoid confusion between the LDS Church and "Mormon Fundamentalist" groups. The LDS Church argues "Mormon", "Mormon fundamentalist" and "Mormon dissident" in reference to organizations or groups outside of the LDS Church (especially those that practice plural marriage) is a misunderstanding of Mormon theology, in particular the principle of continuous revelation and Priesthood authority. Travis Taylor. In a press release (http://www.lds.org/newsroom/page/0,15606,3899-1---15-168,00.html) from 2001, the LDS Church stated that the word "Mormon" as an adjective in such expressions as "Mormon pioneers", "Mormons" as a noun in reference to church members, and "Mormonism" as a doctrine, culture, and lifestyle were all acceptable. Brandon Stokley. Although the LDS Church objects to the use of the referrent "Mormon Church", it stops short of rejecting the terms "Mormonism" and "Mormon" and occasionally claims these terms as exclusive references only to itself and its members. Duane Starks. This style suggestion is rarely followed because of the ambiguity of the abbreviation and most still use the previous abbreviation, "LDS Church". Tony Siragusa.

By the 1970s, because the term had become so common, the LDS church began to use the term "Mormon" in advertising, including well-known television commercials which ended: "A message from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: The Mormons." More recently the organization has asked the media to use the church's complete name and follow any second reference with the name "The Church of Jesus Christ", to recognize Jesus Christ's importance to the faith. Jamie Sharper. For many years it was common for members to use quotes around the word "Mormon" — to indicate that this is something non-Mormons called Latter-day Saints. Shannon Sharpe. The LDS church has changed its position on the term "Mormon" over time. Chris Redman. These groups often refer to themselves as "Mormon fundamentalists" and call members of the LDS church "mainstream Mormons". Bam Morris.

This usage is also problematic regarding churches that split from the LDS Church in the 20th Century — some of which continue to refer to themselves as "Mormons". Scott Mitchell. However, this usage is problematic because if it is employed, members of the early Latter Day Saint movement prior to schisms of the Latter Day Saint succession crisis should likewise not be referred to as "Mormons". Jermaine Lewis. churches that resulted from the split after [Joseph] Smith's death.". Priest Holmes. The Associated Press Stylebook likewise notes: "The term Mormon is not properly applied to the other .. Edgerton Hartwell.

Members of the Community of Christ, for example, rarely use the term "Mormon" to describe themselves, and instead apply it to members of the LDS Church. Jim Harbaugh. However, some feel the terms "Mormon" and "Mormonism" should be used exclusively to refer to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church). Eric Green. Some scholars feel the terms "Mormon" and "Mormonism" are useful to collectively describe all denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement, who claim to originate from the religion founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. Elvis Grbac. In fact, because many individuals are most familiar with the title "Mormon", the LDS Church maintains an official website presenting its basic beliefs and tenets at www.mormon.org. Trent Dilfer.

The official name of the church is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Randall Cunningham. When speaking of the church itself rather than the members, the term "Mormon Church" is colloquial. Gary Baxter. Some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prefer to be called "Latter-day Saints" or "LDS" rather than "Mormons", while others generally use the term "LDS" when speaking to fellow church members and "Mormon" when speaking to others. "Johnny Unitas and the Baltimore Colts" (following the death of the legendary quarterback in 2002.). It originated as a derogatory term, but the name soon lost most of its negative connotation, and is generally not considered offensive today. Art Modell (former owner).

had been called as a prophet of God, and who accepted "The Book of Mormon" as scripture translated by Smith. Michael McCrary. The name "Mormon" (also "Mormonite") was first used in the 1830s for those who believed that Joseph Smith, Jr. Earnest Byner (who played for Modell in both Cleveland and Baltimore). The term Mormon is a colloquial name most often used to refer to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Terrell Suggs. Matt Stover.

Deion Sanders. Samari Rolle. Ed Reed. Jonathan Ogden.

Edwin Mulitalo. Chris McAlister. Derrick Mason. Ray Lewis.

Jamal Lewis. Todd Heap. Kelly Gregg. Will Demps.

Mark Clayton. Kyle Boller.