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#MutualNight: International Jazz Day
(Almost nine years ago, I started an occasional series I called “#MutualNight.” The idea was that at one point in history, Mutual, among other things, introduced Mormon kids to art and literature and...
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Donald Trump Despises Religion
I spent the weekend[fn1] trying to figure out how to best frame this post, but in the end, there’s no way to soften this: Trump detests religion. It’s not a secret. While he praises Christians (or, at...
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#biketochurch 2025: Church Biking Is Back!
Ten years ago, my coblogger Cynthia declared May “Bike to Church” month. While March officially marks the beginning of spring, by May you can usually count on at least a couple Sundays of nice weather,...
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The LDS Church Should Replace Some USAID Cuts
Executive Summary: (This is a long post, so I’m going to give the conclusion upfront. You can read the post to see how I get there.) The billions of dollars in cuts Trump, along with Musk’s DOGE, have...
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No Kings Day and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Saturday, June 14, is No Kings Day, a national day of of pro-democracy demonstrations against the increasingly authoritarian aspirations of Donald Trump. (If you’re interested in participating, you...
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Let’s See Your No Kings Day Posters!
Wednesday I wrote about the pro–democracy No Kings Day demonstrations that are going to happen all around the country today. Today the demonstrations are no longer theoretical—they’re happening. All...
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The Mike Lee Conundrum
In case you haven’t heard (but of course you’ve heard, including on this very site!), over the weekend, Utah Senator (and Latter-day Saint) Mike Lee tweeted false conspiracies about the man who...
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The Power to Declare War
Now is as good a time as any to remember that, under the U.S. Constitution, the president lacks the power to declare or pursue war. Article I, sec. 8 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to...
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The State of Religious Liberty
Three days into the current Administration, I wrote about its potential disregard for religious liberty as it discarded a decades-old rule that it would not do immigration enforcement in or around...
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Oh Say, What Is [True]
I mentioned some months ago that I was thinking about writing about why I blog critically about the church.[fn1] And finally, I have a couple minutes to write that post. But to understand where I’m...
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