Tag: current events
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Reasoning away responsibility
There is an important pattern to notice in the logic of the Lamanites. In their thinking they were consistently victims and they always had someone else to blame. That mental process of assigning volition and responsibility to others provides the excuse to abandon moral boundaries. It is important to recognize two things about this pattern…
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Full flag closure
Today we learned that the flag initiative people who filed the lawsuit voluntarily withdrew their suit yesterday. (I expect their lawyers convinced them after the ring in the injunction that it was a lost cause.) that means the whole issue is closed. Their initiative has officially been declared insufficient and will not be on the…
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Flag closure
It may not be technically closed but the lawsuit about the flag (anti-flag) initiative that I have been following got a ruling from the judge today denying their request for a preliminary injunction. The ruling was such that it hints strongly that the larger case with 7 claims of infringement on their first amendment rights…
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Caucus report
Despite my long running reservations with the Utah GOP I registered as a Republican to attend caucus night again for one purpose: to vote against Trump. (The party decided to hold the vote on caucus night rather than in a primary where more people would participate.) As I was there listening to the party platform…
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The foundation of liberty
I finished reading Oath and Honor today and in my review I think I captured the fundamental thing that should guide our political decisions: May we as American voters accept the truth of what led to that devastating day (January 6th) and always remember the importance of selecting people of strong character who are committed…
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Dangerous times
I’ve been reading Oath and Honor by Liz Cheney these last couple of days and realizing afresh how dangerous our current political climate still is. I’m wondering if the GOP can be revived or if a new conservative party can be launched to bring sanity back by 2028 but I know that Trump winning in…
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No safety in Christianity
“I will give thee to be a light unto the gentiles.” This is evidenced by Christian gentiles who take comfort in the words of Isaiah and his prophecies of Christ. Today it struck me that these same Christian gentiles (the movement and the organizations, not all the particular individuals) have blamed Jews for trusting in…
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Complete division
I don’t foresee our nation being reduced to open warfare throughout the land but I consider it entirely plausible that we could divide more firmly into two committed “armies” who fought politically (beyond the bounds of casting votes) such that all who want any political relevance just join one of the two sides with no…
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A testimony of apostles
I don’t even know exactly where to start here. Yesterday we got news that President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, had passed away. I first heard the news while driving in to work and I knew even before I heard any word of his death because as I…
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Splintered society
When the Nephites splintered they were still opposed to those who were trying to establish a king. The splintering of the GOP such that they can’t govern even in the majority is not unlike what happened to the Nephites. Hopefully we have the same result of staying opposed to those who would convert America to…