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Elder Clark G. Gilbert (center), and BYU–Idaho President Alvin F. Meredith III and his wife, Jennifer (left), applaud as graduates enter the BYU–Idaho Center for commencement on Thursday, December 19, 2024. Photo by Reilly Cook, BYU–Idaho. Elder Gilbert’s call to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles have led to questions about his commitment to BYU academic freedom.

Bowling for a Strike at BYU and Beyond

Believing that BYU’s distinctive religious heritage can be maintained without intentional efforts to preserve it is naive.
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A strained conversation among neighbors softens into care, showing faith and politics shaped by mercy.

A Kingdom Not of This World: Beyond Red and Blue

Policy fights keep turning neighbors into enemies. What does the politics of love demand from both sides of the political divide?
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When Law Lacks Teeth: The Question of Foreign Intervention

Many views on interventionism are shaped by failures in the Middle East. But is intervention the cause of systemic failure, or the consequence of it?
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Who is Clark Gilbert, the newest apostle called to join the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

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The pain from religious violence that Latter-day Saints have experienced should inspire us to be better advocates for the religiously persecuted.

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