Sunset Clauses, Bureacronyms, and the Patriot Act
Considering all of the recent talk about the Patriot Act, I thought I resurrect a slightly modified version of an article I wrote some time ago, which I think helps explain my own position on the...
View ArticleJustice, Mercy & Illegal Immigration
I’d like to post a few more thoughts on illegal immigration. I want to preface my thoughts with an excerpt from the science fiction novel Speaker for the Dead, by LDS author Orson Scott Card: A great...
View ArticleThe Upcoming Train-Wreck Between Religious Liberty & Same-Sex Marriage
In debates I have participated in over same-sex marriage, its proponents have often asserted that the practice would have negligible societal effect. They maintain that after the standardization of gay...
View ArticleThe Consistency of the LDS Church’s Position Regarding Legislating Marriage
On May 26th, the prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his two counselors sent a letter to be read in all of the LDS congregations in the United States urging members to...
View ArticleWitnesses to the Book of Mormon as Anglo-Saxon Oath-Helpers
I’ve been re-reading Richard Bushman’s biography of Joseph Smith, Rough Stone Rolling , and I just finished the chapter on the translation and publication of the Book of Mormon. When reading about the...
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Are Anti-Voucher Advocates Illegally Using Utah School Resources? [UPDATED]
As many of you know, a political battle is raging in Utah this fall over the issue of School Vouchers. Oak Norton, who has been a prominent thorn in the side of the local school system for some time...
View ArticleShould Government Get Out Of The Marriage Business? No.
Since the California Supreme Court struck down the state’s ban on same sex marriage yesterday, I have seen a number of people make an argument that has been accumulating disciples during the last few...
View ArticleVoting for Proposition 8 And Against Same-Sex Marriage Is Not Irrational
Lately I have seen a lot of activity in blog comments and social websites where people who are promoting California’s Proposition 8, which will amend the state constitution to define marriage as only...
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Why is the Health Care Law Unconstitutional?
Since the passage of the health care law on Sunday, a lot of us have challenged its constitutionality. Even before it was passed we suggested that it would violate the constitution. But since it’s...
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Sex-Agnostic Domestic Partnerships – A Practical Compromise on Same-Sex...
One of the most frustrating things about modern politics is the “all-or-nothing” approach to solving problems. For some reason we feel compelled to make sweeping comprehensive changes instead of taking...
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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Alliance of Big Data and Big Government? You...
Some time ago I wrote a bit about how the aggregate information that companies can gather from our behaviors can be used to uncover patterns and information that was previous impossible to imagine....
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41 Years of Roe v. Wade
Earlier this week marked the 41st anniversary of the horrendous Roe v. Wade decision by the Supreme Court. Since then about 50,000,000 unborn babies have been killed. Only 1.5% of abortions are...
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Go and Sin No More – Misinterpreting Jesus and the Woman Taken in Adultery
Alternate Title: You keep citing that story of Jesus and the woman taken in adultery– I do not think it means what you think it means. Before I jump into this topic, let me say that there is merit in...
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Ends vs Means – The Problem with President Obama’s Immigration Proposal
I just read the transcript of President Obama’s Immigration Announcement. Honestly, I agree with a lot of the points he makes. As I have mentioned previously, illegal Immigration is a difficult...
View ArticleLDS Apostle D. Todd Christofferson on Disagreeing with the Church about...
On Friday, March 13th, Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was interviewed by Daniel Woodruff of KUTV News regarding...
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Reasons to Oppose the Legalization of Recreational Drugs
In recent years it has become increasingly trendy to favor the legalization of recreational drugs. Proponents of drug legalization make some good arguments, citing both practical as well as...
View ArticleVoting for Proposition 8 And Against Same-Sex Marriage Is Not Irrational
Lately I have seen a lot of activity in blog comments and social websites where people who are promoting California’s Proposition 8, which will amend the state constitution to define marriage as only...
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Why is the Health Care Law Unconstitutional?
Since the passage of the health care law on Sunday, a lot of us have challenged its constitutionality. Even before it was passed we suggested that it would violate the constitution. But since it’s...
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Sex-Agnostic Domestic Partnerships – A Practical Compromise on Same-Sex...
One of the most frustrating things about modern politics is the “all-or-nothing” approach to solving problems. For some reason we feel compelled to make sweeping comprehensive changes instead of taking...
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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Alliance of Big Data and Big Government? You...
Some time ago I wrote a bit about how the aggregate information that companies can gather from our behaviors can be used to uncover patterns and information that was previous impossible to imagine....
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