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Dickens on the Mormons
By
Dave Banack
In the Saturday afternoon session of the recent LDS General Conference, Elder Quentin L. Cook, one of the newer members of the Quorum of the Twelve, related a fascinating vignette concerning Charles Dickens as part of his address (“Our Father’s Plan—Big Enough For All His Children“). Here is the vignette in its entirety.
What’s wrong with Deseret Book
By
Dave Banack
At the Salt Lake Tribune: “Deseret Book demotes Twilight.” “Demote” means that neither Twilight nor the other volumes in the megaselling series by LDS author Stephanie Meyer are now available at Deseret Book stores or even at their online site. Here’s the inane company statement provided in respose to questions about the move: Like any…
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.
Mormonism and politics
By
Dave Banack
At the Boston Globe, journalist Michael Paulson reports on a recent conference held at Utah Valley University on “Mormonism in the Public Mind.” The talks Paulson summarized were largely about Mormonism and politics.
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