Freedom
Beyond the Ballot Box: Our True Christian Freedom
Is freedom purely external? True freedom comes from inner strength and spiritual liberation, not political victories.
Dan Ellsworth
November 6, 2024
Is freedom purely external? True freedom comes from inner strength and spiritual liberation, not political victories.
What drives believers to crime? False prophecies and apocalyptic fervor spark descent into chaos.
Misguided empathy can harm. True understanding demands not just listening but deep knowledge and open hearts.
Can temples justify their costs? What if those who built temples knew something that outside observers didn’t?
U.S. politics mirror cult dynamics, but counter-intuitively, it may be religion that helps us escape this cult
The fact that accusation clouds religious epistemology is a lesson we can all learn from a debacle on a popular YouTube channel.
Modern culture elevates empathy, but at what cost? A deep dive reveals its selective nature, its misuse in politics, and the danger of uncritical adoration. Rather, true virtue lies in charity.
The Catholic Synod serves as a case study on hierarchical versus distributed authority. Latter-day Saints face similar debates, observing how inclusion and transparency can either strengthen or compromise a religious institution.
The Church’s teachings on gender, sexuality, and family are deeply rooted in doctrine and observable reality, suggesting limited scope for drastic changes.
The contrast between Protestants’ concept of salvation and Latter-day Saints’ developmental exaltation reveals a process, but an assured one.
Is seeker sensitivity in churches a solution or a trap? There is a paradox that increasingly inclusive doctrines lead to both orthodox and progressive departures. There is an honest Latter-day Saint approach.
Can psychedelics take the place of natural spiritual experiences? What are the benefits and drawbacks of each, and how do they function in people’s lives?