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The Borrowed Wisdom of ‘Torn’
The book offers familiar counsel about compassion, but its weak data cannot support its sweeping claims about faith loss.
C.D. Cunningham
June 11, 2026
The book offers familiar counsel about compassion, but its weak data cannot support its sweeping claims about faith loss.
Spielberg’s alien thriller finds religious power in disclosure, but its gospel of empathy cannot bear the weight.
Faith-based partnerships can support students while avoiding both endorsement and exclusion of religion.
AI can bless homes and classrooms, but children still need limits, human connection, and the discipline of hard work.
Faith leaders are bringing moral urgency to AI debates often led by technologists, executives, and governments.
Across traditions, AI ethics converge on a shared concern: technology must serve human beings, not replace them.
Church leaders warn that AI may amplify human gifts, but it must never become a substitute for divine inspiration.
Family pedigree and former affiliation do not entitle ex-members to define the Church they no longer sustain.
From niche comedies to crossover ambition, Latter-day Saint filmmaking is entering a more serious and sustainable age.
Fifteen years on, Broadway still treats contempt toward Latter-day Saints as wit, and elite media still call it harmless fun.
Discarded boundaries do not produce freedom when children, marriage, and human dignity are treated as content.
Do bias charts capture real distortions? Absolutely; they also miss framing, sourcing, scale, and beat inexperience