Posted on July 20, 2009 by Dennis
In many respects, Catholics and Mormons have similar views on abortion. In general, both churches are pro-life, although individual Mormons are probably more likely than Catholics, at least in the U.S., to be pro-life. Plus a larger number of U.S. Catholics are more likely to emphasize (Democratic) legislation and interventions to reduce abortion, rather than [...]
Filed under: Comparative Religion | Tagged: abortion, Archbishop Jose Cardoso Sobrinho, automatic excommunication, Catholic, Catholic abortion position, Catholics, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, excommunication, incest, LDS, LDS Church, Mormon abortion position, Mormon Church, Mormons, Pope Benedict XVI, pregnant 9-year old, pro-choice, pro-life, rape, Vatican | 15 Comments »
Posted on October 30, 2008 by Dennis
Hey Cuz!
You don’t know me, but I think we’re fifth cousins or something like that. We’re both descendants from Parley P. Pratt — 2 greats for you, 3 for me. We have lots in common: we’re both active Latter-day Saints, we’ve both graduated from BYU, and we’re both not afraid to change our minds about [...]
Filed under: Politics | Tagged: A message from Mitt Romney, abortion, Brigham Young University, Democratic Party, Democrats, Don Jarvis, Donald K. Jarvis, ethics reform, GOP, jihadists, Latter-day Saints, LDS, LDS Church, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, Mormons, Parley P. Pratt, public education, Republican Party, Republicans, sanctity of life, Steve Clark, terrorism, traditional marriage, Utah County Democrats, Utah Democrats, Utah politics | 19 Comments »
Posted on September 16, 2008 by Dennis
We’ve heard a lot this campaign season about playing the gender card or race card. But there’s another kind of card-playing that is unique to highly conservative areas, such as Utah County, Utah: playing the “Democrat card.” This is the story of a Utah County Republican who is playing the Democrat card in order to [...]
Filed under: Politics | Tagged: abortion, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Party, Democrats, Don Jarvis, Donald K. Jarvis, education, ethics reform, gay marriage, Gordon B. Hinckley, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Jim Matheson, John Edwards, John Kerry, marriage, McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, Politics, pro-choice, pro-life, public education, Republican Party, Republicans, Stephen D. Clark, Steve Clark, traditional families, Utah, Utah Constitutional Amendment 3, Utah County, Utah House District 63, Utah politics, Utah Valley University, Utah Values, Utah vouchers | 20 Comments »
Posted on July 14, 2008 by Dennis
This is the seventh of a weekly series of public forums on TMB. Watch for a new round every Monday. The schedule and comment policy are available here.
Well, this last week we’ve been having a very interesting discussion regarding McCain and Obama on the economy (mostly between Ryan and Leo — thanks for all your [...]
Filed under: Obama vs. McCain | Tagged: abortion, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS, McCain, Mormons, Obama, partial-birth abortion, Politics, pro-choice, pro-life, Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court | 44 Comments »
Posted on May 15, 2008 by Dennis
For Latter-day Saints, the letter R can be one of your best friends.
It simplifies your decisions at the video store as well as the ballot box:
A movie with an R printed on it is bad. Even if you don’t know anything else about the movie, don’t watch it. A movie with any other rating — [...]
Filed under: Film, Mormon Culture, Politics | Tagged: abortion, Brooke White, Democrats, Doug Robinson, elections, Ezra Taft Benson, Film, Mormon Culture, Mormons, Orson Scott Card, political parties, politicians, Politics, R-rated movies, Republicans, same-sex marriage, Utah legislature, Utah politics | 30 Comments »
Posted on February 13, 2008 by Dennis
I am loving the dialogue about the compatibility of Obama and Mormon voters.
Many important points have been brought up in the comments to my recent post, Why Mormons Should Consider Backing Obama. In addition, Jettboy from Straight and Narrow Blog has written a thoughtful post: The Mormon Obama Mania Will End.
This dialogue warrants another post [...]
Filed under: Politics | Tagged: abortion, Faith and politics, Health-care, Iraq, Obama, Utah | 46 Comments »
