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J. K. Rowling’s Witch Trials: The Pull of Fundamentalism
The controversies swirling around JK Rowling illustrate that fundamentalist thinking is not unique to the religious right.
Dan Ellsworth
March 6, 2023
The controversies swirling around JK Rowling illustrate that fundamentalist thinking is not unique to the religious right.
In a world that can be frightening and unstable, certain conviction can bring a measure of tangible comfort, whether or not it’s actually true.
The Church of Jesus Christ built financial stability through tithing and consecration. This approach has relieved its members and helps in times of crisis.
Unlock the Secrets of Andor—Disney’s Latest Contribution to the Star Wars Canon.
Nearly 2/3 of Americans support legal abortion, This even includes religious Americans. The outliers are white evangelicals, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Latter-day Saints and Hispanic Protestants.
The Sermon on the Plain emphasizes Jesus’ call to mercy and compassion. Explore how this sermon complements the Sermon on the Mount’s lessons.
Compared to that activist down the street, do President Dallin Oaks and other faith leaders really love you? That probably depends on how you define “love.”
Get facts on the SEC fine against Ensign Peak Advisors, the investment firm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in this Q&A with securities attorneys.
As we celebrate President’s Day today, let us be reminded of Abraham Lincoln’s inaguaral address he gave on March 4, 1865. Those words spoken then are just as relevant toay as they were in 1865. “With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”
From the life of Christ, we can learn the role of privacy in maintaining our autonomy and dignity and how it relates to our spiritual and moral values.
COVID had a mixed impact on family communication. Excessive time together was hard, but families benefited more from a greater sense of family connection.
