Tag Archives: LDS

Exceptional Utah

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Tweet The following post is a transcript of a 4-minute weekly radio commentary aired on several Utah radio stations: As I mentioned last week, this week Sutherland Institute will release two new publications: a booklet titled The Sutherland Idea: The … Continue reading →

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Placing politics ahead of faith

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

Tweet Progressives’ favorite go-to Mormon gal is Joanna Brooks. She has secular credentials they like (associate professor in English at San Diego State) and she passes the key test of being a female progressive who enjoys sharing provocative ideas about … Continue reading →

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LDS Democrats still trying to reconcile opposing values

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

Tweet In the Sept. 16 edition of the Deseret News was a commentary about Latter-day Saints in Utah who have joined the Democratic Party. So novel is this concept that they held a press conference during the Democratic National Convention … Continue reading →

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Lord Acton and the correct meaning of liberty

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

Tweet A very confused and overzealous friend believes that John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton (Lord Acton, 1834-1902) was a libertarian by today’s standards. This confused friend also thinks my use of a quote from Acton’s writings about liberty being “the right … 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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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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Mind-bending story about ‘gay Mormons’ reinforces political correctness

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

Tweet   A growing number of Americans seem to be accepting, even embracing, the idea of same-sex relationships (i.e., homosexuality) even while there still remain Americans who view those relationships as dysfunctional. Professional medical associations have, one by one over … Continue reading →

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Tribune article stacks up ironies

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

Tweet   Last Friday’s edition of The Salt Lake Tribune included a story titled, “Gay BYU filmmaker ready to tell his story,” by Peggy Fletcher Stack (July 8, 2011). The article is about Kendall Wilcox, yet Ms. Stack appropriates Mr. … Continue reading →

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