Latter-day Liberty: A Gospel Approach to Government and Politics
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photo credit: valooran In the past couple of weeks I’ve been pondering the general reaction to the Kirby Heyborne Miller Lite commercial. It’s been interesting to witness the entire gamut of responses, ranging from stinging rebukes to absolute indifference. One of the responses that most caught my attention, however, was authored by Orson Scott Card. [...]
The charity I’ve decided to highlight this month is Aura’s House. This organization started in early 2004 and works in cooperation with Children International. The site regularly features projects for which the founders are currently raising money. One of the things that I enjoy the most about Aura’s House is the small scope of each [...]
photo credit: Diogioscuro The internet has been aflame in the past couple of days with the news of a new letter from the First Presidency of the LDS church that is to be read in all California congregations this Sunday (PDF download of letter). The focus and conclusion of the letter reads: We ask that [...]
photo credit: waxident The Wall Street Journal recently reported on Barack Obama’s economic platform as follows (h/t Russ): Sen. Obama cited new economic forces to explain what appears like a return to an older-style big-government Democratic platform skeptical of market forces. “Globalization and technology and automation all weaken the position of workers,” he said, and [...]
photo credit: lslphoto The United States government, both in terms of current and future obligations, is insolvent. A government declaring bankruptcy necessitates a dissolution of the nation and a complete restructuring of leadership and policy, so the powers that be prefer to tread water and keep floating, even if only for a few seconds more. [...]
photo credit: SmilingMonk Recently I became aware of the story of Matthis Chiroux, an Iraq war veteran who has refused to return to military service. Just this past Sunday, Chiroux reaffirmed his desire to not participate in what he called the “Iraq Occupation”, offering his position as a Father’s Day present to his father who [...]
A recent commercial for Miller, a beer company, has been causing a small stir amongst some groups of Latter-day Saints. The commercial, which can be viewed here, features LDS actor Kirby Heyborne, made famous from such movies as “The Singles Ward” and “The Best Two Years”. The commercial features Kirby as one of two men [...]
photo credit: jmdspk This op-ed article by Utah state senator Bill Hickman is absolutely spot on. Utah’s congressional delegation sold out long ago to the establishment. Having ensconced themselves in the status quo, they have come to feel secure from and supported by the so-called conservative base that continues to put them in office. Ignorant [...]
photo credit: Mike Just over 1% of United States citizens are members of its military. With 1.5 million individuals in active duty and roughly the same amount in the reserves, the nation’s military employs as many people as its entire food service industry (Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2007). While underwhelming to some, this simple fact [...]
photo credit: Grundy Various media outlets have been reporting today that Judge Walther (the most recent foe of liberty) has finally signed an order to release the children of the FLDS community to their parents. This after two superior courts knocked down her ruling, essentially saying to the world that this power-hungry woman was dead [...]
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