Following student criticism of the Honor Code Office at BYU, the head of the program announced sweeping changes to the office’s policies Tuesday.
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A Response to Jana Riess’s “The Next Mormons”: Part II
Critical inquiry is an important part of public discourse and can be a valuable way to invite introspection within any given community. Dr. Jana Riess has attempted to invite more of that reflection in her new book, The Next Mormons – and I believe she’s sincere in wanting to help promote thoughtful adjustments that can better support young people in her faith community. However, there is very little attention to her own narrative and interpretive standpoint. This has the potential to be very misleading to readers.
The Equality Act: Harming Children and Hijacking the Rights of Parents
The Equality Act, if passed, would require that all Americans do away with the power to distinguish biological differences between men and women in the advancement of new civil rights. This redefinition of what it means to be male or female would almost be comical were it not for the serious damage it will inflict on biological women, religious liberty, free speech, and the ability of parents to protect their children from the interference of activists with an agenda.
A Response to Jana Riess’s “The Next Mormons”: The Importance of Disentangling Data from Argument
‘The truth about what’s happening in Mormonism.’ On February 26, 2019, after sharing 18 months of advance results, the Salt Lake Tribune announced the “day is near” for people to read the full report from a study it described as “groundbreaking,” “sweeping” and “landmark.” The text by Dr. Jana Riess was widely promoted as “showing” and “revealing” the truth about what’s really happening right now within the Church. Here's the problem with taking her conclusions as representing truth.
What Dolley Madison Can Teach Us About Civility in American Politics
Dolley Madison worked miracles at the national level, earning her the title, in my mind, of the Mother of American Civility. President Jefferson asked Dolley to serve as his first lady, a responsibility she filled with grace. We can learn much from her example.
Latter-day Saint ‘hero’ shot twice after rushing gunman at Colorado school shooting
A Latter-day Saint teen was shot twice while helping fellow students subdue a gunman in Tuesday’s school shooting in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
Of Convocations and Coming Out
The present graduation season has afforded me the opportunity to hear speeches at more than one university. Graduation speeches are a good indicator of the zeitgeist, the reigning mood and assumptions in American society. Two themes emerge from my recent case studies in the mindset informing higher education.
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