Category Archives: Religion

Is Martin Luther King Jr.’s faith in God ignored?

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

Tweet In “King’s Media Makeover,” Lee Habeeb points out in National Review that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s deep faith in Christ is mostly absent from modern media writings about King: Listen carefully to all the celebrations of Martin … Continue reading →

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Support exercise of religious freedom: Shop Hobby Lobby Saturday

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

Tweet For a nation with a yearning for religious freedom at its roots, we are seeing an awful callousness toward exercise of that freedom lately. One of the more recent manifestations of this trend has the Green family, who operate … Continue reading →

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Tonight on PBS: ‘First Freedom’ documentary by Utah filmmaker

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

Tweet “First Freedom: The Fight for Religious Liberty,” a film by Utah filmmaker Lee Groberg on the history of religious liberty in America, airs tonight at 7 on KUED as well as on hundreds of PBS affiliates across the country. … Continue reading →

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Good signs for Utah from study of charitable giving

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

Tweet A recent study by the Chronicle of Philanthropy looked at Americans after-tax charitable giving based on recent tax returns to determine how financially generous people around the country are. The results should be very encouraging for Utahns. Utah ranked … Continue reading →

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Liberal thinking and religious views don’t mix

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

Tweet Shortly after President Obama “evolved” his position on “gay marriage” to one of support, he held a Hollywood fundraiser at which he described his new position as “a logical extension of what America is supposed to be.” As a … Continue reading →

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Family and religion: a harmonious union

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

Tweet A Sutherland newsletter from last year noted the links between family and religion. It explained: “Church and family are mutually supportive. Religious teachings about marriage, sexuality, obligations of spouses and parents, etc., bolster the natural affections of family life. … Continue reading →

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Tribune ‘gay’ marriage column avoids the issue

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Tweet   Peg McEntee is a news columnist for The Salt Lake Tribune. Recently, she penned a column criticizing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for signing on to a statement of belief regarding marriage and religious freedom. … Continue reading →

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Christmas and our freedom of religion

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Tweet   The Christmas season is one of my favorite times of the year. As Christians celebrate the birth of the Christ Child, the month of December punctuates the role of religion in our free society. It was no accident … Continue reading →

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Ruling on crosses is a threat to religious freedom

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

Tweet   The use of religious symbols on public property will remain a controversial issue. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a case to determine whether 13 memorials for fallen Utah Highway Patrol troopers violate the First … Continue reading →

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Don’t chop tax breaks for charitable contributions

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

Tweet   Should government continue to give people tax breaks for donating to charities? Elder Dallin H. Oaks, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, thinks so. In response to … Continue reading →

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‘Cult’ accusation is a bigoted blast from the past

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

Tweet   When evangelical pastor Robert Jeffress called The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a “cult” at the Values Voters Summit, a huge gathering of the “pro-family movement,” it brought back all sorts of thoughts for me. Permit … Continue reading →

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Confused Mormons whine about ‘Zion curtain’

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

Tweet   A new Facebook group has popped up: Utah Mormons Against the Zion Curtain. The “Zion curtain” is what Utah’s pro-liquor lobby – and now, it seems, confused Latter-day Saints – calls the physical partition in some eating establishments … Continue reading →

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4th down and one inch – and Canyons School District punts

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

Tweet   The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Canyons School District has decided not to sell a one-acre parcel to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for a seminary building. Instead, the school district has decided to … Continue reading →

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Faith, family, free markets: fertile ground for happiness

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Tweet   America’s founders believed that God endowed us with “certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” and “that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men.” Let’s focus on the third … Continue reading →

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