by Derek Monson | Nov 21, 2022
Agreement on marriage equality shows unifying power of religious freedom Written by Derek Monson Originally published by The Salt Lake Tribune. In a rare instance of bipartisan consensus-building in Congress, the U.S. Senate voted to advance toward passage of...
by William C. Duncan | Nov 18, 2022
How spirituality helps LGBTQ youth Written by As they struggled through the physical, mental and emotional trauma of being thrown out of their homes by their families, many homeless LGBTQ youths in Ogden carried journals and Sharpies with them. When asked why these...
by Jonathan Ammons | Nov 16, 2022
America’s wall of separation Written by The author’s views are his own. ********** “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” —U.S. Constitution— When Thomas Jefferson penned the immortal words...
by William C. Duncan | Nov 11, 2022
Election winners should keep an eye on regulatory bureaucracy Written by In the final few weeks of the election season, President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama described the election as being a referendum on democracy. In a way, that is what all...
by William C. Duncan | Nov 4, 2022
People of faith have played a longtime role in encouraging civic participation Written by With Halloween now past, skeletons and gravestones will start disappearing from our neighborhoods, but a spooky atmosphere is still here … because it’s still election season....
by William C. Duncan | Oct 28, 2022
Are religious freedom claims all about politics? It’s not that simple Written by William C. Duncan Though religious groups and people of faith have welcomed recent U.S. Supreme Court religious freedom decisions, some observers have characterized them as part of a...