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Radical Orthodoxy in Simple Terms

A recently released so-called “Radical Orthodoxy Manifesto” has made some waves. But what exactly does it mean?

Continued Restoration of Religious Freedom: Tanzin v. Tanvir and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act

The recent Supreme Court opinion Tanzin v. Tanvir allows those harmed when their religious freedom was violated to seek monetary damages. This case plays a pivotal role in the effort towards restoring religious freedoms.

It’s Time for a Holiday Realignment

Melissa Leilani Larson

Our holidays are a reflection of who we are as a society. What do ours say about us?

Thou Shalt Not Whine

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A Latter-day Saint Defense of the Unborn

Mormon Isn’t Our Name. Why Are Some Still Using It?

A Book of Mormon Missive for the 2020 Election

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The late Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias once lamented our nation’s penchant to talk so much about left and right but so little about what is actually right. Or, as he put it another time, our obsession with left and right makes us forget there is still an up and a...

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by Gregory L. Smith

Latter-day Saint scripture often calls for unity and denounces contention. “This is not my doctrine,” warned the resurrected Christ, “to stir up the hearts of men with anger one against another; but this is my doctrine, that such things should be done away” (3 Nephi...