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Mormonism as a symbol whose meaning is changing
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Dave Banack
At Get Religion, “The Mormons are coming!“, taking issue with aspects of a Washington Post article of the same name. I would summarize the general problem in simpler terms: some journalists in the mainstream press believe their own propaganda, which they use to frame most stories and to select friendly facts. Let’s look at an…
California Supreme Court upholds Prop 8; existing marriages still valid
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Dave Banack
As expected, the California Supreme Court upheld the propriety of Proposition 8’s amendment to the state constitution in an opinion released today, but left same-sex marriages performed since May 2008 in force. Here’s from the LA Times story: The California Supreme Court today upheld Proposition 8’s ban on same-sex marriage but also ruled that gay…
Buddha and Mormon theology
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Dave Banack
At the Mormon Times, “A Mormon theology manifesto,” summarizing remarks by an LDS philosopher at a recent conference suggesting that theology “must follow the path that addresses and heals suffering.”
The future of religious liberty in Connecticut
By
Dave Banack
A Mirror of Justice post provides some links related to the proposed Connecticut legislation implementing gay marriage in that state in response to a 2008 state supreme court decision, Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Publilc Health.
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