[…] the policy of censorship imposed by the Pentagon and the media itself was viewed as treachery. One news reporter was accused of being a “sympathizer” for the enemy when he covered stories that other […]
[…] males the disease is more likely to be progressive. Despite some lingering neurological deficits, it appears I am in lucky group number one, but at the time I was unaware of my ultimate providence. […]
[…] with the rest of the Church this year, I find that I identify with the disciples. I am impressed at how often we hear of the disciples being chastised. “Do ye not yet understand?” […]
[…] statement may possibly be a variation of the “blessings-on thee-little-man-barefoot-boy-with cheeks-of-tan” view of American boy hood. I am mystified, however, by the equation of feminine pigtails with masculine dirty faces and ragged trousers. Dirt […]
[…] had a similar discussion a few weeks earlier. “Don’t be silly,” she had snorted after the evening news. “Dan Rather is not God. You think it ain’t been hot before? People said the dust […]
[…] They tell themselves, “People are not mature enough to handle truth” (ibid.). Secretiveness fosters abhorrence of outside news media, whose attention undermines unquestioning loyalty to an abusive organization. “It is not without reason that […]
[…] (Summer 1995):163–180</i><br>FOR TRADITION-MINDED MEMBERS of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints the Book of Mormon’s historicity is a given: Book of Mormon events actually occurred and its ancient participants existed in ancient history
[…] Bible story. Biblical figures returned to instruct, bless, and ordain him. In his life, “endings were put on stories that had their beginnings in scriptural text.” Significantly, Joseph did not write his new endings in […]
[…] in the family who ever asked her about her life, always taking notes when she told him stories. He also made negatives of all the family pictures and gave copies to everyone in the […]
[…] they call us. Sometimes slackers. Or Generation X. Even Generation X-cess. None of which I had any say in, nor from which I can escape. Fortunately, I am Mormon and accustomed to being called names.