by J | May 22, 2017 | Church, Featured, Politics |
Over the past few weeks, the pages of the Deseret News have seen wonderful contentions (h/t to Alma for that phrase) about the relationship between Mormonism and politics. This is the sort of back-and-forth we need to see more of in discussions and disagreements about...
by Michelle Wiener | Jan 25, 2017 | Activism, Agency, faith crisis, Featured, Fellowship, Feminism, Heavenly Mother, Mother in Heaven, Politics, prayer, The Holy ghost |
This week has been a topsy-turvy week for many of us. A surreal week. Whether or not we are Trump or Hillary supporters, feminists or non-feminists, pro-choice or pro-life really should not matter when we consider that 2016 has been a strange year. We all, no matter...
by J | Jan 23, 2017 | Featured, Judgement, Mormonism, Politics |
As you might have heard, Mormons — like many of our other religious brothers and sisters — are fairly anxious about religious freedom these days. In light of President Obama’s proclamation that January 16th is Religious Freedom day, this post suggests a number of...
by Leah Marie | Jan 6, 2017 | Charity, Featured, Humanity, Politics |
A map displaying countries that have or are experiencing genocides. Photo: Alex Pickering I see this sentiment expressed more and more consistently as Americans settle into a Trump presidency. People say that God is in charge and so they don’t need to worry. That...
by Jeremy Timothy | Jan 2, 2017 | Church, Disagreement, Featured, General Conference, Mormonism, Policy, Politics, unity |
The Church is headquartered in a nation that is becoming more and more divided along political partisan lines. Party tribalism is strong in this country. Just this past year a Pew research study found 91 percent of Republicans view the Democratic Party unfavorably,...
by Emily Goldman | Dec 29, 2016 | Featured, Politics |
“Like one who seeks to warn the city of an impending flood, but speaks another language. They do not understand him… “So do we come forward and report that evil has been done us.” Excerpted from Poems [1913-1956] /Bertolt Brecht, ed. by John Willett and Ralph...
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