I attach a story that was sent to me in an e-mail today from the Washington Post. Sorry I have not been able to find the link. This story just filled me with a hopeful Spirit.

MORMON CHURCH
A Star Act Helps Unite The Faithful With Song
Gladys Knight Tells Of Church’s Release From Segregation

By Hamil R. Harris
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 23, 2006; Page B03

It almost looked like a Gladys Knight concert, except there was no “Midnight Train to Georgia.”

It could have been a Pentecostal revival, but it was a Mormon-sponsored event starring the R&B Grammy winner.

For two days, there they were: Blacks and whites rocking and clapping together in a church that was once segregated.

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We Latter-day Saints can sometimes be a pessimistic lot. Just think back to recent discussions in Gospel Doctrine — everything’s going to heck in a handbasket, right? I happen to think some societal trends are negative, but Michael Barone points out things are going quite well, thank you.

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The Wall Street Journal weekend edition reported that after-school Bible study clubs are soaring after two recent court rulings allowed them to take place. The total number of after school Good News clubs is up to about 2,500 nationally since 2001, when the first ruling took place. Many of the clubs are founded by evangelist Pat Robertson.

Parents have to give permission for their children to attend such clubs. I’m unsure whether I would give my kids permission or not.

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Anybody interested in Iraq should read this article in Commentary. Amir Taheri is one of the most knowledgeable people around regarding the actual situation on the ground in Iraq and one of the few who can make an educated comparison of whether or not the country has improved. His conclusion:

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Glenn Reynolds, of Instapundit fame, takes a look at why people don’t have kids anymore. Glenn’s conclusion: society has made it more difficult, rather than less difficult, to be a parent.

A lot of his points are spot-on and recognized by those of us, especially in the LDS world, trying to be parents in a parent-unfriendly world. Which of course brings us to the point: what can we do to make our world more kind to parents?

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