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Archive for July, 2008

Three Cups of Tea: The Proper Promotion of Peace

Posted by Connor on July 30th, 2008

photo credit: KamiSyed The movies I enjoy the most are the ones where you forget that you’re sitting in the theater. You become so enveloped by the plot that you’re seemingly sucked into the events that transpire around you. You share in the protagonist’s successes and feel their pains. Rarely have I come across a [...]

For the Strength of Youth—Entertainment and Media

Posted by Connor on July 27th, 2008

I gave the following talk in another ward today: photo credit: .eti In our technologically-enhanced world, the entertainment industry has thrived in all its forms. TV, movies, video games, the internet, and more, all serve as vehicles through which money is to be made by those who wish to entertain. Our society has willingly gone [...]

CotM: LDS Philanthropies

Posted by Connor on July 24th, 2008

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints boasts an efficient and resourceful humanitarian aid arm that oversees the Church’s efforts to help God’s children throughout the world. Created initially as the BYU Destiny Fund at Brigham Young University in 1955, LDS Philanthropies has become a major player in world relief efforts. The director of [...]

Voluntary Slavery

Posted by Connor on July 22nd, 2008

photo credit: And-rey If there’s one pattern that noticeably jumps out at the studious scriptorian, it’s the repeating pattern of bondage and freedom which God’s children have experienced. Over and over again we read stories of how civilizations ebbed and flowed between these two ends of the spectrum. In an attempt to liken the scriptures [...]

Constitutional Corporate Bailouts

Posted by Connor on July 15th, 2008

photo credit: Moldie13 Americans in recent weeks have added a new word to their political vocabulary: bailout. They may have known this word before, but recent examples have assuredly serve to inculcate its meaning in their mind. Bailouts themselves are not bad; if a company is in financial trouble, it becomes a prime opportunity for [...]

The Economy: Like a Bag of Potato Chips

Posted by Connor on July 12th, 2008

photo credit: JUD You’re at a grocery store, shopping for items for your upcoming family picnic. You stroll through the aisle with chips and cookies, and grab a nice, big bag of Lays potato chips. The bloated bag feels like it contains enough snackage to feed your family with some left over for lunches throughout [...]

Inertia vs. Incentive—The Goverment Conundrum

Posted by Connor on July 9th, 2008

photo credit: Civisi The Sutherland Institute hosted a blogger breakfast this morning and invited Spanish Fork Mayor Joe Thomas to speak about his experience in government and some of the challenges he has seen during his time in office. Mayor Thomas’ remarks highlighted several struggles he has had in combating inertia in government. The problems [...]

Non-Experiential Participation

Posted by Connor on July 6th, 2008

photo credit: Chapitas During the 2006 Christmas break, my family and I put together a couple of quilts for orphans in Africa. One of my brothers had recently helped make a bunch of quilts to send to Africa for his Eagle Scout project, and another had put together easels for African schools for his project. [...]

A Declaration of Independence… From What?

Posted by Connor on July 4th, 2008

photo credit: Mrs. Maze It has become common in our country to wish others a “Happy fourth of July” on and around this historic day. This salutation obfuscates the importance of the day, thus equating it with any random “Happy seventeenth of February” or something similar. No longer do the majority of people say “Happy [...]

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