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January 2016

January 05, 2016

Mormon Church Responds to Bundy-led Oregon Occupation

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has now officially condemned the actions of...

January 04, 2016

Cliven Bundy and His Sons Are Terrorists: So Why Haven’t They Been Excommunicated?

The notorious Cliven Bundy is back in the news, this time because two of his...

December 2015

December 03, 2015

The “Thoughts and Prayers” Backlash is Deserved

After so many shootings this year, it just feels like nothing is ever going to...

November 2015

November 20, 2015

Finding Hope From The Westboro Baptist Church

For years, the Westboro Baptist Church have been synonymous with bigotry. I learned this when...

November 16, 2015

So Mitt Romney is Back

But not really. So in light of the fact that 47.6% of primary support in the...

November 07, 2015

I Won’t Go to Church Unless Everyone is Welcome

There is a lot yet to be said about the Church's recent policy changes to...

October 2015

October 22, 2015

Did Back to the Future Really Predict 9/11?

I know we're a day late, because the future was yesterday, but I did just...

September 2015

September 22, 2015

Ben Carson’s Islamophobia Could Cost His Mormon Support

The 2016 Republican nomination is turning into quite a spectacle, even when we’re not talking...

September 18, 2015

Ahmed Mohamed, and The Need For A New Narrative

Ahmed Mohamed, a high school student in Irving, Texas, had a rude awakening this...

September 14, 2015

Marco’s Mormon Moment

The big news right now for everyone with a "Mormon" Google alert is that Sen....

September 07, 2015

Who will get the Mormon vote?

So is this it? Is this how The Republic ends? Not with a bang, but...

August 2015

August 25, 2015

With the Mormon Church’s Backlash Against Boy Scouts, Gay Leaders Are Merely Scapegoats

Young men in the Mormon faith are almost guaranteed to be automatically enrolled with the...

August 24, 2015

Jon McNaughton, the Obama Era’s Most Significant Artist

Gaze upon the works of Jon McNaughton, the most important painter of our time.* Undoubtedly,...

July 2015

July 03, 2015

The Hidden Telos of Marriage

As I made my way through the 100+ page ruling of the recent Supreme Court...

April 2015

April 10, 2015

The Problem with “Conscience”

The last time a state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) made news, I argued that...

January 2015

January 19, 2015

Review: “Selma”

Selma deserves a Best Picture win, because even with all of its imperfections, it is...

December 2013

December 18, 2013

God Gives US TV Sets To Please Our Eyes and Gladden Our Hearts: Two Mormon Views of the Prosperity Gospel

Here's a brief transcript from a filmstrip intended for Mormon audiences, "The Lord's Laws of...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

Justice and Fairness

It’s been interesting to follow discussions about gender and priesthood during the last several months....

October 2013

October 07, 2013

A New Accent on Religious Freedom

Last month the LDS Church reinforced its advocacy of religious freedom by further expanding the...

September 2013

September 02, 2013

There Will Be Blood

On Saturday President Obama took to the podium in the Rose Garden and announced that...

August 2013

August 28, 2013

A Plea for Identity on the Internet

I recently watched a preview for The Fifth Estate, the new film about WikiLeaks co-founder...

July 2013

July 01, 2013

Justice, Law, and Politics

Reflections on the Case of Edward Snowden Happy birthday, America! For all of you...