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Tariffs. And Their Arch-Apostle.
I’m taking a quick break from immigration blogging to hit something that is in my professional area of expertise: government revenue. (Why talk about that on a Mormon-themed blog? I promise it’ll make...
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A Post for Ash Wednesday
While Mormonism has a fairly sparse liturgical calendar, Chicago, it turns out, is a very Catholic city. And I teach at a Jesuit university. Most years I’m reminded of the beginning of Lent the day...
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Refugee Resettlement, Religion, and the Trump Administration
On January 24, the Trump Administration announced that it was halting its funding of refugee resettlement services. It even refused to pay millions of dollars in reimbursements for services provided...
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The Ways of Zion Do Mourn
Earlier this week, RJH wrote about the identification of the LDS church with MAGA Republicans. It’s an important and and insightful reminder that, fair or not, Mormonism is identified with the United...
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How High the [Spire]
Earlier this week, MDH wrote a thoughtful post about conflict between the church and Fairview, Texas. The short of the conflict is that the temple the church wants to build is taller than town zoning...
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BCC’s on Bsky!
Now that Conference has, well, conferenced, we thought we’d announce that we’ve expanded our social media footprint. And as our first part of the expansion, I wanted to announce that By Common Consent...
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Ignoring Our Divinely Inspired Constitution
Four years ago, in April Conference, Pres. Oaks gave an address entitled “Defending Our Divinely Inspired Constitution.” While the church has members throughout the world, Pres. Oaks justified...
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The LDS Church, Insurance, and Sexual Abuse
Yesterday, Fox13 reporter Ben Winslow reported on a court ruling in the church’s lawsuit against its insurers demanding that they reimburse it for a portion of the church’s settlement with a number of...
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Happy Tax Day 2025!
Today is April 15. In the United States, that means it’s Tax Day. And as the resident tax attorney/professor at BCC, most years I post about taxes and Mormonism. And, like most years, I’m going to...
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Tithing Class Action Dismissed
Last Thursday, the Salt Lake Tribune reported (Patreon link here), a federal judge in Utah dismissed a proposed class action against the church. The plaintiffs made claims similar to James Huntsman,...
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