by Lisa M. | Feb 19, 2017 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, Mormons and Religious Liberty |
Presidents’ Day has taken on a new meaning for me in 2017. The chaos and uproar of the recent presidential election is slowly subsiding, but the aftermath has left me wondering about the state of our union—and what the great presidents of the past would think of the...
by Lisa M. | Oct 13, 2016 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, Mormons and Religious Liberty |
Religion and politics are two topics that incite perhaps the most heated debates in our country— especially during a presidential election year. Every four years the presidential campaigns seem to get increasingly nasty. Even in my own family we can’t agree which is...
by Lisa M. | Aug 2, 2016 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, Mormons and Religious Liberty |
There just aren’t as many Christians in America as there used to be, according to the 2014 Pew religious landscape study. Between 2007 and 2014, the Christian share of the population fell from 78.4% to 70.6%. The religious landscape of America is changing. It’s not...
by Lisa M. | Jan 27, 2016 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, Mormons and Religious Liberty |
The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in rural Oregon appears to be well-named. A French word meaning “adversity” or “misfortune,” it is how many locals view the armed takeover of the headquarters compound in the early days of 2016 by a group of militants in a dispute...
by Lisa M. | Jul 2, 2015 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, Mormons and Religious Liberty |
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling that legalizes same-sex marriage across America comes just as the nation is preparing to celebrate its independence. The Fourth of July is a time to reflect on the freedoms that we enjoy—and the liberties that are in danger...
by Lisa M. | Nov 23, 2014 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, Mormons and Religious Liberty |
From the earliest days of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormons have been accused of trying to take over the American government. This may have stemmed from LDS Church leaders involvement in politics and local government positions in the 1800s and...
