A Huntsman Twist?!?
As I mentioned a week and a half ago, oral arguments in James Huntsman’s suit against the church are scheduled for the 25th of this month, when the Ninth Circuit will hear them en banc. I’ve been...
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Anti-Nephi-Lehies for Our Day
Right around the mid-point of the Book of Mormon, we read about the Anti-Nephi-Lehies. There’s some interesting politics going on at the time that are beyond the scope of this post, but the short...
View ArticleHuntsman Hearing Today (Wednesday 9/25)
Today’s the day that Huntsman and the church (or, rather, their attorneys) argue in front of the en banc Ninth Circuit. The hearing is set for 2:30 pm Pacific time. If you want to watch, it looks to...
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The BCC Best Albums Project
The other day, I came across the Apple Music 100 Best Albums. Intrigued, I took a look … … and, well, it’s precisely as bad as you’d think it would be, as long as you think it would be really bad. I...
View ArticleSam’s BCC Best Albums Project
So now we get to my slate of best albums for the BCC Best Albums Project. As I explained in my inaugural post, I’ll lay out my criteria, then the albums and why they meet my criteria. I’ll also link...
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A Bedrock Moral Issue and the Election
I’ve written in the past about our scriptural obligation to love and care for immigrants. But it’s not just ancient scripture: the modern church teaches that we have an imperative here too. A little...
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Relative to Abortion and Sanctity For Life
Over the last couple days, ProPublica has reported on at least one woman and one teenage girl who have died in Texas as a result of the state’s strict anti-abortion laws. The teenage girl went to the...
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So What Now?
I woke up this morning with Mosiah 29:26-27 in my head. In this chapter, King Mosiah is proposing that, instead of a hereditary monarchy, the Nephites shift to some level of democracy. Hereditary...
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The Whole Armor of God and the Era of Trump
I remember, during my high school seminary days, talking about Ephesians 6:11-18. The whole armor of God turns out to be a pretty awesome metaphor, one that continues to resonate even though I only...
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Christmas Program
This Sunday (December 8) is our ward Christmas program. Christmas will come two and a half weeks later, but this is more or less common in the wards I’ve been in for my adult life. At least in...
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BYU does NIL
You’ve probably heard by now that on Tuesday, AJ Dybansta, apparently the top high school basketball player in the country and projected number 1 draft pick in 2026, committed to BYU. (If you hadn’t...
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Clark Gilbert, BYU, and Developing Disciples of Jesus Christ
At this point, I assume most readers of this blog have read the extensive article in the Salt Lake Tribune about CES Commissioner Clark Gilbert’s policies and the effects they’re having on faculty at...
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Passing the Sacrament: It’s [a/No] Big Deal
At this point, I’ve blogged at least four times about the church’s requirement that people passing the sacrament have the Aaronic priesthood. The most recent time seems to have been a year ago, here...
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Religious Liberty and Sanctuary
The church takes an expansive view of both the need for and the scope of religious liberty. President Oaks is perhaps the most enthusiastic and articulate defender of the importance of religious...
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