Dehumanizing QAnon Supporters
Dehumanization is wrong. Of course, we all know that … UNLESS we’re talking about Those People who believe truly awful things, right?
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Author: Christopher D. Cunningham
Christopher D. Cunningham is the managing editor of Public Square magazine. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and three children.
Are Latter-day Saint Therapists Meeting Client Expectations?
When therapists advertise they are Latter-day Saints, clients expect them to provide services within the boundaries of Church guidelines. All too often, this is not the case.
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Expanding the Supreme Court is Authoritarian
Changing the composition of the courts is straight from the authoritarian handbook, and the justification comes from a misunderstanding of history.
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The Mark of the Beast is More Than a Punchline
If journalists had greater religious literacy, they could have predicted and addressed religious concerns that vaccine passports resembled the mark of the beast rather than resorting to ridicule.
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A Whirlwind History of Frivolous Lawsuits Against Latter-day Saints
Many commentators feigned shock with the recent Huntsman lawsuit. They shouldn’t be. Similar “publicity stunt” lawsuits have been going on for a long time.
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The Fraud Mark Hofmann Still Perpetuates
“Murder Among the Mormons” highlights how Mark Hofmann perpetuated a narrative about transparency in The Church of Jesus Christ. Though Hofmann was stopped, that problematic narrative lingers.
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WandaVision, Relativism, and the “New Orthodoxy”
Much has been said in recent years about how we are each creating our own little bubbles of reality. Is WandaVision responding and speaking to this cultural trend?
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Public Square Magazine Film of the Year: Corpus Christi
Public Square Magazine is proud to announce its first film of the year to honor thoughtful, authentic depictions of faith, spirituality, and religion in film: Corpus Christi
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It’s Time To Move On
Our political bubbles prime us to see the other side as hypocrites. That doesn’t make it true.
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Soul and pre-existence in pop culture
While the afterlife is often seen in pop culture, the premortality is seen much less. Why? And why does the subject remain so irresistible to artists?
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Linus, we need you
To the extent there is a war on Christmas our best approach is to simply live an authentic Christian life out loud.
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Latter-day Saints and the problem of “performative objectivity”
McKay Coppins’ recent Atlantic feature on the church noted a tension among Latter-day Saints trying to authentically live their faith while fitting into a culture that rejects them. Should we expect Latter-day Saint historians to be able to avoid that same challenge?
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Why Gratitude is Absolutely the Right Choice Right Now
The benefits of gratitude is so robust there is nearly nothing you could do to encourage more widespread happiness and relieve more suffering than encouraging the daily recounting of gratitude.
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The How Still Matters
Many have argued that we should vote on policies not behavior. But no matter how we ultimately vote, we must remember that how we treat each other will always matter.
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A Complicated Relationship: Latter-day Saints and Trump
Much has been said about the Latter-day Saints who dislike Donald Trump, but the story goes back much further and is much more complicated.
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Who is Amy Coney Barrett really?
Rather than reflecting a breakdown or departure from our established political system, as many have proposed, I would argue Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination is an outcome of long-standing efforts and hard work well within that system.
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Mormon Isn’t Our Name. Why Are Some Still Using It?
Two years since President Nelson requested discontinuation of the term “Mormon” to describe the Church, some journalists still opt to use it. Why?
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Understanding the Latter-day Saint Experience in American Politics
Interview with the authors of the new book Contingent Citizens: Shifting Perceptions of Latter-day Saints in American Political Culture. Looking at how Latter-day Saints have been engaged and excluded from politics in the United States since the Church’s inception.
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Injustice, Civil Unrest, and Finding Peace in the Book of Mormon
If we seek to end direct violence without paying more attention to structural and cultural contributors, will we be successful? Not if we’re paying attention to advice from the Book of Mormon.
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Mapping Public Disagreements about Covid-19 Response
However nice it would be to feel unified in our response to COVID-19, there are many ongoing differences in perspective between thoughtful, good-hearted people. Could it help to map out fairly what those disagreements are?
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