“Gratitude is central to Mr. Trump’s politics. He demands it of his followers, his cabinet and, indeed, of all citizens. He deploys gratitude against his enemies and critics to embarrass and shame. Being grateful is not an option. It is a requirement. Donald Trump has made “thank you” divisive.” — Diana Butler Bass Like Caesar … Read more
“When Mormons are among Trump’s most zealous supporters, we betray our faith. We dishonor the core spiritual and religious beliefs we claim to revere.” — Brian S. King. A recently published Gallup Poll, that included 2,141 Mormons, showed that 61 percent of Mormons approve of Donald Trump’s job as president. In response, The Minority Leader … Read more
George Orwell’s classic novel Nineteen Eight-Four (published in 1949) describes a dark, oppressive, totalitarian society in which the government systematically destroys the English language in order to prevent criminal thoughts. The idea is that one cannot think a seditious thought if there is no word for it. Thursday, a representative of the Trump administration gave senior … Read more
Mormon Republican Arizona Senator Jeff Flake has written a $100 dollar check to the campaign of Democrat Doug Jones in his race against Republican sexual predator Roy Moore for the open Alabama Senate seat. In the “For” line on the check Flake wrote “Country over Party.” Mormon Republican Mitt Romney has tweeted “Roy Moore in … Read more
“And it came to pass that Adam, being tempted of the devil—for, behold, the devil was before Adam, for he rebelled against me, saying, Give me thine honor, which is my power; and also a third part of the hosts of heaven turned he away from me because of their agency; And they were thrust … Read more
The Utah LDS vote was of interest to the media in the 2016 Presidential election because of the wide gap between Donald Trump’s (lack of) character and LDS values. Trump’s early attacks on immigrants led the Church, on December 8, 2015, to release a statement on religious freedom that contained two quotes from Joseph Smith. … Read more