Category Archives: Social Justice

The Inequities with Tithing

Posted on 19-January-2012 by

According to Sam Brunson writing for Times and Seasons (18 Jan 2012): ABC broke the news:  Mitt Romney has donated millions of dollars worth of stock to the Mormon church. SEC filings disclose that a Bain partner donated $1.9 million of … Continue reading →

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The “Prosperity Gospel” and Mormonism

Posted on 02-January-2012 by

According to a recent article by Peggy Fletcher Stack in the SLTrib (1 Jan 2011): Through the ages, the idea that God materially rewards the righteous has appealed to certain kinds of Christians. Mormons are no exception. A Harper’s Magazine … Continue reading →

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Here’s to the Modern American Family

Posted on 20-December-2011 by

Last week, I went to visit my son and his family in Manassas VA; my grandson was being ordained a Deacon in the Aaron Priesthood (think of it as a Mormon Bar Mitzvah) and I wanted to be there.  After the … Continue reading →

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The Mormon Concept of a Pre-existence

Posted on 06-December-2011 by

I recently wrote a blog entry for IEET about the intersection of transhumanism and Mormonism.  One paragraph dealt with the Mormon version of the pre-existence: Mormons, as part of their worldview (known as the ‘Plan of Salvation’), believe in a long … Continue reading →

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Please Do Away with Curses

Posted on 05-December-2011 by

The LDS Church has historically been plagued with alleged curses — the curse of Cain (or Ham), the curse of the Laminites, etc.  These racial (or racist) beliefs need to be seriously reconsidered.  The priesthood is now given to Afro-Americans, … Continue reading →

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Paying for Miracles

Posted on 04-December-2011 by

I’ve never been comfortable with the concept of connecting monetary contributions with miracles or blessings or inspiration.  This idea seems wrong for several reasons: bad things also happen to people who pay their tithing and make other monetary contributions the concept seems … Continue reading →

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Uganda: In the News

Posted on 20-November-2011 by

Uganda continues to stay in the news for a variety of reasons.  The three articles quoted below are about as diverse as you can get: According to Time magazine’s “The 50 Best Inventions of the Year” (28 Nov 2011):  The Digital … Continue reading →

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Harold Bloom’s Recent Op-ed Rant in the NYTs

Posted on 17-November-2011 by

According Thomas Burr reporting in the SLTrib (8 Nov 2011): “The secular liberals are going to mock Mormonism,” Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission [stated], ”they’re going to start doing documentaries on Mormonism and … Continue reading →

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Spencer W. Kimball: On Oppression of the Poor

Posted on 16-November-2011 by

I found these quotes while reading the SLTrib; their blog was quoting from a post on www.timesandseasons.org by Julie M. Smith.  It is worthy of being read and reread. According to then-member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Spencer W. Kimball in an … Continue reading →

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Occupy Wall Street: Is it Really Leaderless?

Posted on 14-November-2011 by

Van Jones is a past radical who joined the Obama adminstration for a short period of time early in the President’s administration.  According to Time magazine: . . . Van Jones (is) a Tennessee-born activist who just two years earlier had … Continue reading →

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