by Lisa M. | Jun 2, 2020 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, Mormons and Religious Liberty |
The week of Memorial Day 2020 saw fireworks of the wrong kind as violence erupted in several large American cities over allegations of police brutality. But equally egregious was hearing people rationalize and justify the large-scale looting of stores, wanton...
by Lisa M. | Nov 28, 2019 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, Mormons and Religious Liberty |
November always seems like a mixed bag of observance days, with voting, veterans day and Thanksgiving. But they really go hand in hand. We exercise our freedom to vote, then we pay homage to those who have fought for our freedoms, and we end the month by giving thanks...
by Lisa M. | Nov 13, 2018 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, Mormons and Religious Liberty |
November begins in the same way every two years—with a fight at the polls. Republicans vs. Democrats. Independents vs. Libertarians. It’s a battle mentality that seems to take over at election time. But then, within a week a two of exercising our right to vote, we...
by Lisa M. | Nov 10, 2017 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, Mormons and Religious Liberty |
Nearly 100 years ago, hundreds of thousands of servicemen from multiple countries were waiting for “the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month” that would mark the beginning of an armistice in World War I. Some were still fighting until the last...
by Lisa M. | Jul 4, 2017 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, Mormons and Religious Liberty |
Religious freedom is taking a back seat in America’s shame culture. Fueled by Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other instant digital media, the shame culture does a great job of ostracizing, ridiculing and just plain making life miserable for those who voice opinions...
by Lisa M. | May 27, 2017 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, Mormons and Religious Liberty |
Memorial Day is becoming one of those holidays that we look forward to because we get an extra day off of school and work— and it’s a sign that summer is almost here. But as a nation, we can’t afford to lose sight of the true reason that this day was set aside— to...
