I am always interested to read the results of polls like these. They are truly a measure of where we are as a society. I am linking this mostly for informational purposes. I agree with the consensus view of American society on many issues, but disagree on many others (I think the death penalty is morally wrong, for example, but that is one of the issues that most Americans think is morally justified). How do we think the Prophet would respond to this poll? Just wondering.
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Pew Forum: Mormonism and Democratic Politics: Are They Compatible?
The Pew Forum released the transcripts from their biannual Faith Angle Conference on “religion, politics and public life.”
From their web site:
Richard Bushman, an emeritus professor at Columbia University and author of several books about Mormon history, discussed the relationship between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and American politics over the past two centuries. He addressed Mormonism’s shift from 19th-century radicalism to 20th-century conservatism and the significance of this religious heritage for presidential candidate Mitt Romney. A lively question-and-answer session with journalists followed his presentation.
Other Forum resources on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints include an interview with two general authorities of the church and an analysis of public opinion on presidential politics and the Mormon faith.
There is a great deal to read and digest, so I will leave this as an open thread for you to discuss the transcripts.
The Prophet again discusses war
Many of you may have already read the Prophet’s June 2007 Ensign article on war. The primary message from this article is clearly to discuss the war that is going on around us every day — ie, the war between the forces of good and evil. Much of that war is not visible to us and is primarily a battle for our souls.
But President Hinckley takes time to repeat themes he made in his April 2003 conference address, comments that many interpreted to provide justification for the Iraq war.
On avoiding contention
When I was 18 years old, one of my favorite things to do was contend with the opponents of the Church. I was serving as a youth guide at the Mesa Arizona Temple Visitor’s Center and had frequent opportunities to speak with those who opposed the LDS Church.
Top Talks?
If you nose around the BYU Radio website for a while, you’ll come across a fun little page, with a rather straight-forward title: the Top Talks list, which shows you the most popular Church talks (mostly BYU devotionals) offered for download on the site. There’s both a list for the week so far (the top three as of 3pm EST today were by John Bytheway, President Kimball, and Elder Bednar,) and for all time* (the top three, again as of 3pm EST, were by Elder Bednar, John Bytheway, and Elder Holland.)