Tagged with "Religion & Politics"
Ten Commandments come down in Oklahoma school district
MR says: Most surprising quote, by a minister of another religion: "Every religious person should object to having the Ten Commandments in schools because you are allowing other people — people over whom you have no control — the responsibility of interpreting said commandments." For the second time in...
Mormon Democrats announce new national, state organizations
MR says: Take away: the group was founded to combat the misperception that "there's only one way to be involved in political life as a good Mormon and that's as a Republican." Mormon Democrats announced a new national organization Thursday with chapters in nine states modeled after Utah's LDS Dems caucus....
'Jesus stomping' incident raises freedom of conscience and speech issues for both sides of debate
MR says: An in-depth look into the change this incident may bring to protection of students' rights. Most people site the most disturbing part was not the exercise itself, but that the student was punished after complaining about it. Ryan Rotela isn't talking any more about how he won an apology from Florida...
The "Mormon Effect": Why Mormons are possibly the most politically wise people
MR says: The article's insights on on Mormon belief and Mormons are fascinating, especially coming from outside our culture. (Note: The author's political opinion makes a minor appearance, and it is not the opinion of LDS Living. The article has been out for a bit, but it's recently been circulating a lot on Facebook.)
Pres. Uchtdorf meets with President of Honduras
MR says: Favorite story: The President regretted not being able to attend the celebrations, since he would be in Rome for the ordination of the Pope, and Pres. Uchtdorf congratulated him on the election of a Latin American pontiff. Then he said with a smile: “Of course, I might miss my fellow German pope.”
Puerto Rican, Mormon congressman bridging gap in immigration debate
MR says: It's always interesting to see the ways Church members are impacting the world. Raul R. Labrador is the only Puerto Rican, Mormon, tea-party immigration lawyer in Congress, which the Idaho Republican figures makes him the perfect bridge between the GOP’s hard-line resistance to an immigration...
Meet the Mormon presidential candidate in Mali who has a bold plan for combating Islamic extremism
MR says: Fascinating man. He's even used some of the strategies he learned from LDS Church organization to help him in his governance. Mali has been a hotbed of Islamic extremism of late, as al Qaeda operatives have taken the West African nation by storm. As the country deals with an influx of violence, a...
LDS Church files Supreme Court brief supporting Prop 8, DOMA
MR says: DOMA is the federal Defense of Marriage Act. This brief is in response to the Ninth Circuit Court ruling, which said Prop 8 is unconstitutional. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has filed a pair of briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to uphold California’s Proposition 8...
Ex-Utah Attorney General plans to lobby LDS authorities on immigration for White House
MR says: Mark Shurtleff, who is LDS and recently met with White House officials, says he hopes to get LDS Church support for new federal immigration measures. The Church supported the Utah Compact in 2010, which called for federal immigration solutions. Former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has agreed...
Mounting religious restrictions in Europe a warning sign
MR says: A really interesting analysis of how religious freedom is trending in Europe. Says this author: "The practice of religion, it seems, is not that important in contemporary European society." On January 15, 2013, the European Court of Human Rights issued judgments on four cases of great significance...
European court: Religious freedom a right, but not an absolute one
MR says: An interesting development in the recognition of religion worldwide. Religious freedom is a right but not an absolute one, Europe's top court said Tuesday, ruling that British Airways discriminated against a devoutly Christian employee by making her remove her crucifix, but backing a U.K. charity...
Being LDS does not limit one's political persuasions
What does it mean to be a Latter-day Saint? I think most would probably answer the title applies to someone who is a baptized member and adheres to the doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. However, some add more — agreement with political conservatism. I don’t know how...
Hobby Lobby finds way around $1.3-million-a-day Obamacare hit
MR says: Hobby Lobby has come to represent the fight private businesses face when they conflict with the government on religious matters. This is the latest development. By Friday, Hobby Lobby would have racked up $14.3 million in fines from the Internal Revenue Service for bucking Obamacare. But in keeping...
Mormon Tabernacle Choir part of Utah inauguration
MR says: There are some great pictures at the full article on LDS Church News. Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve offered a prayer during the inauguration ceremony of Utah Gov. Gary Herbert on Jan. 7. The hourlong inauguration event — attended by political, community and business leaders and...
LDS politician Orrin Hatch is most senior GOP senator as he enters seventh term
Sen. Orrin Hatch took his seat behind the minority leader just before noon Thursday, assuming a perch as the senior Republican in the hallowed body and the longest-serving U.S. senator in Utah history. "It’s no big deal," Hatch, 78, said later when asked about his new status. "Well, not to...
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