[…] officially denounce such anti-Black teachings in church-sponsored venues, specifically General Conference, the Ensign magazine, or the Church News.” It is worth noting that for such a profound change in Church policy there was scarcely […]
[…] Smith, God appeared, ordered him to restore his “true” church, and called him as a prophet. The news of Smith’s mystical experience generated animosity against him and he soon became a target of violence. […]
[…] “political kingdom of God”! It would be naive to assert that the Saints have not engaged in politics. Events such as those in Nauvoo, Joseph’s candidacy for President, and the State of Deseret can […]
[…] of the Book of Mormon is no easy task in the era of DNA studies, archaeological excavations, and aggressive attacks by evangelical Protestants. Latter-day Saints cultivate commitment to the veracity of the Book of […]
[…] men, none, with perhaps the exception of religion, seems so conducive to the use of labels as politics. Each phase of American political life has had its own labels: “Federalist,” “Tory,” “Whig,” “Progressive,” “Mugwump,” […]
[…] by the acceptance into Church practice and teachings of theories of private enterprise, capitalism, and the free market—even though these did not characterize unique Mormon economic institutions and teachings of the 1800’s. Theologically this […]
[…] certain segments of American business and to provide a subsidy to them in the form of a market protected, to one degree or another, from foreign competition. In the area of social legislation, Smoot […]
[…] I am not despondent. Our bull sessions and smokers are laced with bitterness over the depressed job market for Ph.D’s, and the pitiful “five years of my life, all for nothing” has become a […]
[…] financial institutions are failing and going to pieces. Their industrial institutions are ceasing operation for lack of market for their products and . . . millions are walking the streets of our large cities […]
[…] a Christian nation down the road to atheism. (“President McKay,” 1963) This statement, released to the Church News immediately following the announcement of the decision, contained no further explanatory comment. President McKay’s remarks reflect […]