Ben chats with a couple great friends about our favorite talks, lessons, and miracles from General Conference!
Ben chats with a couple great friends about our favorite talks, lessons, and miracles from General Conference!
Does anti-elite media sharpen or shatter judgment? Extremist talking heads destabilize reality and easing moral inversion.
What made 2025’s best family movies stand out? Under-the-radar gems balance laughs, courage, and moral clarity.
Dallin H. Oaks pairs law with love, showing humility, outreach, and a call to hold truth with tenderness.
What ends othering and blame? Loyal defense of family, respect across faiths, and small acts of shared service.
Even when we think we’re being “Christian” – when we’re having a “bout of Christianity” – we can be seriously misled. In responding to critics of faith, for instance, being “humble” and ready to put ourselves in the wrong does not solve the problem of the best, most responsible action.
Prominent Salt Lake attorney, Eli McCann tweeted a widely shared and remarkable claim. I frequently have Mormon parents of lgbtq children reach out and ask what they can do to be affirming and make sure their child feels safe. I am so sorry to say that there is absolutely no healthy place for their child within the church. — Eli McCann (@EliMcCann) March 29, 2022 While variations on this theme have frequently appeared in pop media, the reality is that his claim has been not only thoroughly debunked, but the opposite shown to be the case. Hal Boyd at Deseret News writes: https://twitter.com/halrobertboyd/status/1508775258467311618 So not only might The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints be among the safest places for LGBT+ youth, the kind of rhetoric that McCann is employing here has been found to be itself dangerous.
Why do AI companions pose a threat? They draw individuals into self-focused worlds, replacing genuine connection with emotional detachment.
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