Faith
A Clarion Call to Truth: Faith, Journalism, and the Public Square in 2025
What does honest coverage of Latter-day Saints require? Curiosity, primary sources, and dignity, not caricature.
Robert Dudfield
December 31, 2025
What does honest coverage of Latter-day Saints require? Curiosity, primary sources, and dignity, not caricature.
What happens when doctrine collides with status? Jeffrey Holland risked goodwill to stand for Jesus Christ and His teachings.
Where is true glory found? Christmas tells a story of meekness over metrics, where angels go first to the overlooked.
Why start salvation with helplessness? The Christ child proves bodies and spirits mature together into fulness of joy.
What ends othering and blame? Loyal defense of family, respect across faiths, and small acts of shared service.
What defined the first national Thanksgiving? Gratitude to God, the Constitution, and a forgotten founder.
How does lowering mission age shape young women? It roots emerging adults in faith, service, and pro-family purpose.
What is power? It is self-mastery and persuasive virtue that honors agency, invites participation, and endures.
Is always-on AI a rival to communion with God? It can exalt convenience, dull presence, and reshape love.
Can ancient Hebrew reshape how we see Eve? It reveals women as priestly partners standing face to face with God.
Why can faith withstand policy conflict? Humility, patience, and charity reveal harmony within holy tension.
Why remain when doubt seems reasonable? Faith trusts revelation, finds strength in community, and chooses belief.