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Dionysus and the Olympics: The Dark Side of Tolerance
Can Dionysus symbolize peace and tolerance? The myth suggests darker, more violent impulses.
Daniel Frost
November 11, 2024
Can Dionysus symbolize peace and tolerance? The myth suggests darker, more violent impulses.
Does competitive rivalry discount unity? BYU’s actions toward Kansas State reveal competition can foster respect and connection.
Latter-day Saints can help create a safe haven for refugees. Their extensive support system can help create successful integrations.
Was President Holland’s BYU talk a message of love or exclusion? A closer look shows a narrative of faith and compassion.
Honey the chicken’s bond with her owner reflects on human trust dynamics, emphasizing honesty, integrity, and emotional resilience as key factors.
Exploring the parallels between ancient Greek sacrifices and today’s cultural rituals, the analysis underscores the importance of discerning core doctrines from lesser controversies. It advocates for principle-based discipleship.
It takes faith to earnestly consider one another’s stories and courage to examine our own. But how else can we find greater unity amidst mounting discord?
A retrospective on Elder Jeffrey Holland’s BYU staff talk and what the fierce response by some suggests about this distinctive school’s place in the ailing American university system.
An undercurrent of envy can poison relationships, breed division, and chase away joy. Let’s overcome covetousness so we can find a life of abundance instead.
What does it mean when we’re deeply uncomfortable with what someone else has said? Has a great wrong been done? Christian teaching highlights another (uncomfortable) possibility.
Are all refugees welcome, or only the ones who look like us?
Our discussion of Brad Wilcox’s firesides has been a hard and valuable one, and Dan Ellsworth closes with this plea for more forthrightness about the uncomfortable challenges Zion requires of us all.