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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Government”

Mormon.org FAQ: Political Parties

Hawkgrrrl August 24, 2010Mormon 95 Comments

We’ve explored a few of the mormon.org profiles’ answers to tough questions on polygamy and women & the priesthood.  Today let’s take a look at …

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Pyramids-R-US

FireTag July 31, 2010apostasy, book of mormon, community of christ, Culture, education, general, Government, history, LDS, Leaders, Money, Mormon, Mormons, news, politics, repentance, righteousness, science, thought 47 Comments

Last week I spent a supper hour (it took that long) reading an article called “America’s Ruling Class – And the Perils of Revolution” by …

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Patriarchal Hierarchy and the Kingship Model

Bored in Vernal June 3, 2010abuse, feminism, Government, LDS lessons, Leaders, Mormon, patriarchy, Priesthood, scripture 98 Comments

OT SS Lesson #21 When we lived in Saudi Arabia a few years ago, I obtained a faculty position in the fairly newly-formed department of …

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AZ Immigration Law vs. LDS Interests?

Hawkgrrrl May 25, 2010Mormon 50 Comments

A recent article in the Arizona Republic highlights the negative impacts to the LDS church of the new Arizona law that steps up enforcement of …

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Reflections on Mormon May Day

guest May 21, 2010Government, LDS, liberal, Mormon, mormon, politics 34 Comments

by Jason B. (Mormon May Day was an international response to recent statements by latter-day McCarthyist Glenn Beck that social justice was a code word …

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Wired World Views: Preserving the Other’s Truth

FireTag February 23, 2010diversity, general, Government, liberal, Mormon, politics, science 14 Comments

In a February 2, 2008, cover story in New Scientist, Jim Giles asked whether political leanings were genetic:

“Across the land, liberals and conservatives are slugging it out, trying to convince each other that their way of thinking is right. They may be wasting their breath.”

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On Being an Apostle but not in the Quorum

Aaron R. aka Rico January 11, 2010apostles, Mormon, Priesthood, scripture, theology 47 Comments

‘In 1866, at the age of only twenty-seven, Joseph F. Smith was ordained an Apostle by President Brigham Young, and served briefly as one of …

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‘Christmas’ or ‘Winter Festival’: I’m not sure I care!

Aaron R. aka Rico December 14, 2009christ, christianity, church, Discrimination, diversity, doctrine, Mormon, testimony, theology 22 Comments

This must be the the third year that I have heard people bemoan government plans to change the name of Christmas to ‘Winter Festival’ or some …

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Common Consent: Democracy or Prophetocracy?

Aaron R. aka Rico October 4, 2009church, Culture, LDS, Mormon, Mormons 19 Comments

At 10:00am on a brisk August morning in 1844 Sidney Rigdon addressed the Saints.  Brigham Young spoke briefly before the break and at length in the …

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Insiders & Outsiders

Hawkgrrrl August 17, 2009Mormon 41 Comments

When it comes to Mormonism, do you feel more like an insider or an outsider?

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Unleashing the Analyst. A Personal Story

jmb275 August 6, 2009Mormon 82 Comments

As I have already posted a few times, I think it’s time I introduce myself.  So, this is my story, Mormon Story style (only without …

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Blood Brothers: Mormons, Genocide, and the Nixon Administration

Russell December 19, 2008Culture, Mormon 9 Comments

Charles Radford, a Navy yeoman, present some fascinating questions about Latter-day Saints’ relationship with the government, the law, and politicians. Charles Radford was serving as …

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Subliminal Battle for our Free Agency

Stephen Wellington April 30, 2008Mormon 63 Comments

If we understand the mechanism and motives of the group mind, is it not possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will …

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My Disenchantment with Church and State—Part 2 The State

Stephen Wellington March 8, 2008Culture, Mormon, Mormons, politics 33 Comments

MY DISENCHANTMENT WITH THE STATE Perhaps I should blame Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Amy Goodman or John Pilger for my enlightenment. Or perhaps I should …

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“Theoconservativism” – Extremism under the Guise of Religion?

Stephen Wellington February 6, 2008Mormon 18 Comments

Being a latitudarian, I hold the separation of church and state as part of my sacrosanct liberality.

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