Welcome to the Public Square Bulletin, where we’ll bring our search for civility to the daily in the public square. As always, we’re particularly interested in the intersection of faith and the public square. And we’ll bring our point of view as Latter-day Saints to it all.
We hope you enjoy this new feature and join us in the conversation!
What made 2025’s best family movies stand out? Under-the-radar gems balance laughs, courage, and moral clarity.
Why do ward choirs matter? They build unity, model male-female harmony, bridge communities, and teach belonging.
Dallin H. Oaks pairs law with love, showing humility, outreach, and a call to hold truth with tenderness.
In parallel to the “uniquely drawn to pornography” story is the “uniquely drawn to plastic surgery” tale about Utah. Once again, the preponderance of the available evidence – especially when carefully reviewed – isn’t so convenient and favorable to this increasingly popular narrative.
Why start salvation with helplessness? The Christ child proves bodies and spirits mature together into fulness of joy.
God offered the children of Israel a direct encounter. That was too much. They wanted something safer. Do we sometimes do the same?
I sit down with Dan Ellsworth and a couple other friends (Meagan Kohler and Jeff Bennion) to discuss his article on “Exploring Conservative and Liberal Religion”.
