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Born Alive
I often disagree with the pro-life hardliners around the bloggernacle. But the relatively recent Florida infanticide in the news lately — according to the news stories I’ve seen, there is not a lot of...
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Thursday Night Theological Poll: Morality according to O’Donnell and Jeter
Republican Senatorial candidate Christine O’Donnell appeared on Politically Incorrect many years ago, and opined on honesty and the moral imperative to avoid telling lies: Superstar baseball player...
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Iowa Caucus Results Open Thread: Not Ashamed to Admit I’m a Corn Farmer Edition
This is an open thread for chatting about Mitt Romney’s fate in today’s Iowa caucuses. And if you’re feeling jealous of all the fun these Iowa voters/caucusers are having, be sure to stop by our...
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Yesterday the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve released a statement congratulating president-elect Trump on his victory and praising Secretary Clinton on her campaign. The letter,...
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Why LDS Women Are (Often) Sexist
In a discussion about the election results, one of my friends asked why so many white women voted for Trump if he is so sexist. My intuitive response was “Because they are married to white men.” It was...
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Mourn, Comfort, Stand: How Mormons Can Respond to New Zealand
The baptismal covenant in Mosiah 18 is why I call myself a “Mormon.” There, by the Waters of Mormon, a beggarded group of refugees promised to “preach nothing save it were repentance and faith on the...
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Republicans render unto Trump that which is God’s
Photo by Brad Dodson on Unsplash Scripture is replete with warnings about placing faith in political leaders above God. God repeatedly calls the faithful to reject kings and idols, to disperse power...
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On “Laws Related to Abortion”
Several weeks ago, in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, the church made a change to its official statement on abortion. Reaffirming its political neutrality, the church gave...
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On “Laws Related to Abortion”
Several weeks ago, in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, the church made a change to its official statement on abortion. Reaffirming its political neutrality, the church gave...
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Last day?
By Valerie Nicole Green Valerie Nicole Green is a transgender woman who was active in her ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Missouri until September 6th 2024 when she tendered...
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Abortion: It’s not that simple
A few weeks ago I was sitting in ward conference when my abdomen began cramping. Over the course of a half hour the pain was escalating to the point I could no longer sit up straight, so I leaned over...
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Abortion: Who Makes the Exception? Part 1
Today’s guest post is by an anonymous author from California Today I want to dive into the first of the three “possible exceptions” in the church’s abortion policy. Any policy is only as good (or bad)...
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Abortion: Who makes the exception? Part 2
Today’s guest post is by an anonymous author from California. Continuing from yesterday’s post, let’s discuss who makes the exception in the case of risks to the life or health of the pregnant woman...
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Reflections on Religion and/in Politics
Question: How does one avoid using religion or religious language as merely a tool to justify policies that wrongly privilege one group over another? *** In the United States, many used Christianity to...
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America’s 250th: Reactions to the Christofferson/Cook Video
The Church recently released a video/discussion guide that is to be used in Wards and Branches across the United States on May 31st. It is connected to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of...
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