The Millennial Star

What To Make of the Word of Wisdom

Clark Goble — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:28:27 +0000

I usually go to Gospel Essentials rather than Gospel Doctrine just because the way reading through the scriptures is typically done in most wards doesn’t excite me much. (There’s the usual assumption that no one read the reading assignment. Ever in their life. Then there’s the idea that everyone needs help figuring [...]

Gratitude

Brian Duffin — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:39:35 +0000

As I ponder tomorrow as a day of thanks and giving, please permit me to share with you those things for which I am most grateful. I am grateful for a loving wife who tolerates and overlooks my many imperfections and endeavors to assist me to be more like the Savior. I am grateful for two [...]

Who will defend us? Some reasons to give thanks

Geoff B. — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:51:53 +0000

Please read this article. Here’s the highlight: On the last day of the election, anti-Prop 8 forces ran a “home invasion” ad depicting two young Mormon missionaries ransacking homes. The ad further accuses Mormons in California of trying to take over the government because, as citizens, they participated in the political process by voting and [...]

A must read: a Libertarian defends social conservatives

Geoff B. — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:28:54 +0000

This is one of the more interesting articles I have read in a while: a Libertarian agnostic makes the case that social conservatives and the “religious right” promote more liberty than social liberals. Here’s the money paragraph: The most obvious point to me is that it is the do-gooding liberals who are telling us [...]

Prop-8 and Polygamy

Clark Goble — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:46:58 +0000

I brought up to both Russell and Nate the question of whether the Church’s efforts on Prop-8 were related to fears about the reinstitution of polygamy. Neither thought that was a valid worry so maybe I’m simply being silly on this. It seemed (and seems) to me that if gay marriage becomes normative [...]

Guest Post: We Wouldn’t Be in This Mess, If… We had been True to the Constitution

Millennial Star Editors — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:11:19 +0000

M* is pleased to present a guest post from Brother Earl Taylor, Jr., President of the National Center for Constitutional Studies. About Brother Taylor: Earl Taylor, Jr. has taught The Making of America Constitutional Study course to thousands of people over the past twenty years throughout the nation. He has developed other study courses for a wide [...]

Mitt Romney wants to bankrupt the U.S. auto industry

Geoff B. — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:29:38 +0000

Really. In this New York Times article, Mitt says no to the proposed bailout. He’s right, of course. Any bailout now is like putting a bandaid on a chest wound. Instead, I say let the auto industry suffer from its poor management decisions over the last three decades. Yes, it [...]

In-depth NY Times article on LDS involvement in Prop. 8

Geoff B. — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:32:01 +0000

This article points out the heavy Church involvement in the Prop 8 effort, points out Bro. Ashton’s large donation to protect marriage and in effect says that Church members were the key factor in making sure Prop. 8 won. Also, please note this release from the Church, which says “people of faith have been intimidated for [...]

A quantum leap for blogging!

Brian Duffin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:30:46 +0000

M* is proud to welcome prolific Bloggernacle commenter Ben Pratt as the newest permablogger. Interestingly enough, Ben has ties to the original Millennial Star (see Ben’s bio for details). Ben and I served together as Youth Guides at the Arizona Temple Visitor’s Center prior to our missions and I am thrilled that he has consented to join [...]

Orson Scott Card discusses his new book, Mormonism and a lot more

Geoff B. — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:44:20 +0000

I encourage everybody to listen to this interview with Orson Scott Card, the LDS author of “Ender’s Game” and many other books. He has written a sequel to “Ender’s Game” called “Ender in Exile.” OSC never ceases to surprise me. He is a Democrat, a self-described “communitarian” who favors the Iraq war, opposes SSM and [...]