Category: freedom
China Has More to Offer Than Fireworks When It Comes to Celebrating Liberty
When Americans want to celebrate the Fourth of July and other big events, we often turn to China to benefit from their long history of…
Discussing Abortion With Your Children and Others: Please Include the Science on the Health of Women
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who understand the Church’s position on abortion or the reasons for its emphasis on the family and the sanctity of human life need to be better prepared to talk to our children and others about the issue of abortion. As we listen gently to sincere questions or concerns, we must also find the right moments to teach based on sound doctrine but also sound science.
A Glorious Day for Life: The Courage of the Supreme Court in Rejecting the Bad Law and Bad Science of Roe v. Wade
One of the darkest chapters of American history, one that has caused the unnecessary deaths of millions of the most vulnerable and innocent among us, has just become a little brighter with a genuinely courageous Supreme Court ruling today that overturns one of the most egregious examples of bad law and bad science in recent decades. This doesn’t make abortion illegal, though. It just leaves the decision to the states. It’s not a huge change for the right to life, but an important decision nonetheless.
Prayers for China
A view from Xi’an, China, the beginning of the Silk Road China has been in my prayers daily for a long time. It’s a…
Dinner with One of Africa’s Richest Women
My wife and I are friends with one of Africa’s richest women, at least by her accounting. We were honored to have her over for…
Taliban Hackers Hijack Salt Lake Tribune Website, Call for Totalitarian Oppression of Unvaxxed
Thanks to certain contacts across Asia and the Middle East, I’ve heard off the record that a well-funded group of hackers working for the Taliban–now…
Science as a Faith: Do We Need Another Restoration?
One of our nation’s leading bodies of scientific influence, the Center for Disease Control, is citing their recent scientific study — as are their media…
Institutional Bullying and the Question of Religious Exemption from Vaccine Mandates
I received a call this week from a father with two children facing intimidation and bullying from the universities they are attending. As is common…
Embracing C3ns0rsh1p: A Survival Guide with Helpful Input From China
I marvel at the shock and outrage of some conservative voices as their posts, tweets, and entire websites are progressively downgraded in search visibility, flagged…
See No, Hear No, Speak No Good
Our prejudices about religion or other topics can keep us from hearing, seeing, or speaking good. Sometimes what others have – Mormon, Catholics, Evangelicals, whoever…