Guest post: to add or not to add?

This is a guest post by Travis Isaacson, who describes himself as the happy father of five, an EMBA student, a fan of European board games, a Director of Organizational Development, and lover of fine chocolates.

By Travis Isaacson

To add or not to add… that is the question.

As a hiring manager in Utah, I’ve noticed that some fellow Latter-day Saints include a line on their resume about their mission and others omit it.

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Fascinating interview with anti-jihadist Muslim leader

Anybody interested in Islam and the role of Muslims in a pluralistic society should read this fascinating interview with M. Zuhdi Jasser of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy. Most of us should be able to agree that we need more Muslims speaking out against people trying to hijack their religion for violent causes. The interesting thing is that Jasser does so in such an eminently reasonable way without sounding like an anti-militant militant.

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In case you think it’s only evangelicals who don’t like Mormons…

..take a look at this frightening video from the McLaughlin group. Lawrence O’Donnell describes himself as a “practical European socialist.” He plays a character on “Big Love.” He completely lost it when describing Mormonism, saying it is a “racist religion” and claiming incorrectly that Joseph Smith was “pro-slavery.” The bile and hatred coming from this character has to be seen to be believed. He made Pat Buchanan (an embarrassment to conservatism) seem sane in comparison. Not everybody on the left hates us as much as this guy: Eleanor Clift made encouraging comments, and there is a long line of liberals who have commented favorably about the Church in the last week.

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