The LDS Church is taking more criticism than usual this week, over the decision of its leaders to enact a policy prohibiting membership records, baby blessings, baptism, and ordination to the minor […]
The Collision of Charity and Chastity
Some Brief Thoughts on Bacon
As a low-carb dieter, I appreciate bacon. But I do not think it is that great. It is great with other things, whether it is with a BLT or part of a […]
Halloween Essentialism
Halloween is upon us. It is time for ghosts, candy, pumpkin and silly posts like this one.
A Progressive Defense of Tax Exempt Status for Churches
I’m a person on the left and I’m gay and thanks to marriage equality, I’m married too. I’m also clergy. And so my defense should make various sides of these issues unhappy. […]
Mormon Tabernacle Choir Sings The University of Utah Fight Song #GoUtes
Thursday night, at the request of ESPN’s College GameDay, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir performed the University of Utah fight song, Utah Man. On Saturday, #5 Utah plays against #23 California. A Utah […]
Guitars. Not Guns. #GuitarsNotGuns
This video is filmed in the West Bank. I found it via Tom Morello’s Twitter feed. It features Tom on guitar. The imagery in the video is powerful. I think this is […]
October Madness: Who Will Be the Next Apostles? #ldsconf
March Madness. The only time of year I really care about college basketball. It’s fun to bandwagon, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise! For you basketball fans, march madness means that ever […]
A Progressive Defense of Pope Francis
Given the love most progressives have for Pope Francis, it’s odd for me to write a defense of his papacy. Especially as a gay man and as a mainline protestant minister. But […]
Saving Us from Trump: Scott Walker’s Exit
Today, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker exited the Republican presidential nomination contest after failing to get much traction. I have been waiting to see the field of establishment Republicans thin out. In this […]
Biden: Pope Francis is “embodiment of Catholic social doctrine that I was raised with.”
Pope Francis is “embodiment of Catholic social doctrine that I was raised with.” @VP Biden in exclusive interview: https://t.co/8C3Mm97ShZ — America Magazine (@americamag) September 21, 2015 The full interview can be found […]
If You Watch One Thing on Constitution Day, It Should Be This!
What is Constitution of the United States all about? It is about how to make laws. Really, that is it. It is rules about how laws are made and who has the […]
Q&A: Can a Divided Europe Handle the Refugee Crisis
by Sebastian Rotella ProPublica, Sep. 14, 2015, 11:30 a.m. Laura Boldrini, the president of Italy’s Chamber of Deputies, has unusually strong credentials to discuss the immigration crisis gripping Europe. She worked for […]
