Latter-day Commentary – Last Days – Signs of the Times
Mormon doctrine, culture and social commentary
Ken Jennings recently wrote an opinion piece in the New York Daily News. If you'll recall Ken Jennings is the Latter-day Saint who became somewhat famous after winning over two and a half million dollars on Jeopardy in 2004. He suggests that the only way to get Mormonism out of the race is for Mitt …
Once again, Elder Ballard drives home the message that using the new media to share the gospel is not only acceptable but encouraged of the members of the church. I am particularly interested in the new media because of my involvement in the Internet. Web development and social networking is such a major part of …
So I was on the phone walking one of my associates at work through a printer install when I hear a knock at the door. I work from home most of my work week. The boss is very kind that way. There stands a neighbor with a Ron Paul hat on.'Nice hat," I say."Thanks. That's …
Continue reading "The Ron Paul – Mitt Romney poll in Meridian magazine"
I was wondering when stuff like this would come up. Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who happens to be running for President of the United States asked of Mitt Romney's religion, "Don't Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?" Mitt also happens to be campaigning for …
Continue reading "It’s all in the way the question is asked"
I would like to expand upon a theme I touched upon in my previous post. It has to do with the influence of the adversary in the lives of troubled teens and others who do outrageous things. Do you remember a survey from a few years back in which people were asked about their belief …
I just have to comment on the tragedy in Omaha the other day. It was a horrible thing to have a young 19-year-old man take the lives of eight others before taking his own. Any mass murder and suicide is an awful thing to hear about. It is a reminder of the Columbine killings and …
Continue reading "Choices in spite of difficult circumstances"
Of all the commentary on Mitt's 'religion' speech today, I like this one from Patrick Buchanan. He called it "a splendid and moving defense of his faith and beliefs." While declaring, "I will serve no one religion, no one group, no one cause and no one interest," he did not back away an inch from …
An AP writer wrote a great article on the church today. If Mitt Romney has done nothing else, he sure has focused attention on the LDS church. In the past I have sometimes been outraged by the poor reporting the church has received. Articles have been full of misconceptions, stereotypes and outright falsehoods.For the most …
Continue reading "The Church in the news – impacting public policy"
Governor Mitt Romney will deliver a much-anticipated speech on religious faith at the George H. W. Bush library on Thursday. Romney's Mormon faith has been an underlying theme of his presidential candidacy but, until today, it has been an area he and his campaign have shied away from addressing directly."This speech is an opportunity for …
