This is a rather Kantian (sort of) critique: Take the pledge!
John Oliver on the Foolishness of April Fools’ Day
Chris Henrichsen
Chris Henrichsen is a high school government teacher.
Charles Taylor on The History of American Secularism
Philosopher Charles Taylor:
The Best Mormon Talk This Weekend was…
The first talk given today in church was one of the best I have heard in a long time. It was better than anything I heard last night and, most likely, […]
Harry Reid Will Not Seek Re-election in 2016
Sen. Reid’s announcement: From the Associated Press: In a statement, the Nevada Democrat said the recovery period gave him to think about his political future. “We have to make sure that the […]
Seventh-day Adventist Leader Speaks on Moral and Political Justice at BYU
I do not always share LDS Newsroom press releases. But when I do, they are about justice. SALT LAKE CITY — Dr. Ella Smith Simmons, general vice president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, […]
Happy Birthday, Abraham Lincoln: My Founder
We have in many ways ruined Abraham Lincoln. I love him because of his flaws. He was surely a work in progress. Yet, the progression of his thought is a work of […]
I Want to Be Classified. I Want to Be Stereotyped.
We are in the process of buying a house here in Las Vegas. I am glad that we picked a house in an older part of town. It is still the suburbs, […]
Dehlin Excommunicated
As expected, John Dehlin has been excommunicated from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From the Salt Lake Tribune: The official charge against the founder of the “Mormon Stories” podcast […]
A Special Fireside on Religious Liberty…This Could Be Fun
We noticed the above poster in our LDS stake center (Nevada Paradise Stake) on our way out of the building on Thursday night. We were there for a young men’s basketball game. […]
States Fail to Keep School Vaccination Data #MuckReads
by Amanda Zamora ProPublica, Feb. 6, 2015, 3:50 p.m. How prepared are U.S. schools for measles? Most states don’t keep those records. A USA Today analysis found just 13 states met federal […]
Will the Supreme Court’s Lethal Injection Review Kill the Death Penalty?
by Annie Waldman ProPublica, Feb. 4, 2015, 11:39 a.m. Last week, the Supreme Court put three executions in Oklahoma on hold as it reviews the constitutionality of the state’s death penalty protocol. […]
Mitt Will Not Run. Phew.
Mitt Romney will not be running for President. He had previously run for president in 2008 and 2012 (when he was to Republican Nominee). From the Washington Post: Romney insisted that he would […]
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