by Lisa M. | Apr 2, 2014 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, How Beliefs Shape Mormon Culture |
Once the ballots are counted and in, the spotlight turns off and the players leave the political stage, the audience goes home. We tend to remember the winner and the loser fades back into the fabric of society, not leaving much of a mark. But Mitt Romney is...
by Lisa M. | Feb 12, 2014 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, One Mormon's Opinion |
Two years ago, near the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade—the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion—I was checking into the hospital to undergo a procedure commonly performed to end the life of a fetus. But I wasn’t ending my child’s life, he had...
by Lisa M. | Feb 1, 2014 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, One Mormon's Opinion |
The court battles around same-sex marriage are plastered all over the news. The prevailing attitude of the world seems to be “just get with the times and accept same-sex marriage.” When churches remain steadfast in their defense of traditional marriage, they are...
by Lisa M. | Nov 18, 2013 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, One Mormon's Opinion |
Orson Scott Card found himself in the middle of a firestorm in the months leading up to the Nov. 1 premiere of the movie based on his award-winning sci-fi novel “Ender’s Game.” Same-sex marriage advocates promoted a boycott of the film—even though neither the film nor...
by | Oct 28, 2013 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, Mormon Beliefs |
For most people outside the Mormon Church, officially known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a temple wedding is, in many ways, nothing like the wedding they grow up looking forward to: no music, no bridal walk, no capturing “Kodak moments” at the...