Politics
Posts related to national or local politics from an LDS perspective
By: The Baron
Imagine a particular type of congenital heart defect that strikes children from birth and dooms them to an early death, usually before they are a year old. Suppose every year throughout human history about 100 children worldwide are born with this defect and pass away within a year, with really nothing anyone can do about it.
By: The Baron
Recently, I received the following spam email from a local member:
I am contacting as many Mormon bloggers as I can to spread the word about my petition, “LDS Financial Disclosure.” As you know, the Church does not disclose any of its financial records. Financial disclosure is an easy way for any organization to do right by its supporters and publicly declare that it is ethically managed and putting its funds to good use. Further, this will enable the church to clear the air of any detractors and demonstrate how it is using Church funds to bless lives.
This is a oft-heard complaint, and one of the classic 'no-win' situations for the Church...
By: The Baron
(Continuing on from Part 1 & Part 2)
Discussing the question of whether gay marriage should be legal involves asking the right question in the first place.
Many gay marriage supporters ask, “Why shouldn’t there be legalized gay marriage?” That’s the wrong question...
By: The Baron
Continuing on from Monday's analysis of the gay marriage issue…
It’s important to note that the pro-gay-marriage side is no less susceptible to arguments that are weak, irrelevant, and/or mistaken as the 'anti-'s are. Let's look at the arguments from the other side of the debate.
What the arguments for legalized gay marriage are NOT:
By: The Baron
With the recent California Supreme Court decision regarding gay marriage thrusting the issue back into the spotlight, it’s understandable that many inside and outside of the Bloggernacle are taking sides.
For the record, I don’t support legalized gay marriage, although I also don’t support many of the common arguments made against gay marriage by opponents. Those who oppose gay marriage inside and outside of the Church would be wise to recognize which arguments against legalized gay marriage are weak, irrelevant, or downright false, and not muddle their case by making things easier for the other side to refute.
Let’s look at what the arguments against gay marriage are NOT: