For people losing faith in local or national government over abuses regarding free speech, excessive spending, corruption, or other misdeeds, it’s easy to be even more skeptical of global agencies seeking to influence or control multiple nations, especially when those agencies seem to be aligned with forces or nations that oppose the principles of freedom enshrined in the US Constitution. But let’s not get too extreme in our concerns.
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Fed Budget Proposal Changes “Mother” to “Birthing People”
Will it become offensive to say the word “mother” because it isn’t inclusive enough?
Gov. Cox called on Utahns to pray for rain. Some criticized him. He responded
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox made national headlines last week when he issued a call to Utahns to pray for rain — regardless of religious affiliation — as the state continues to choke in a dismal, record-setting time of drought.
Utah’s refreshing message after Lee and Romney vote their separate ways
Party leadership in Utah has responded in a unique, refreshing and deeply American way. Noting that Romney voted to convict and Utah’s other Senator, Mike Lee, voted to acquit, the party issued a statement that said, “The differences between our own Utah Republicans showcase a diversity of thought, in contrast to the danger of a party fixated on ‘unanimity of thought.’”
Faith on the Hill: The religious composition of the 117th Congress
When it comes to religious affiliation, the 117th U.S. Congress looks similar to the previous Congress but quite different from Americans overall, a new Pew Research Center analysis finds. While about a quarter (26%) of U.S. adults are religiously unaffiliated – describing themselves as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular” – just one member of the new Congress identifies as religiously unaffiliated (0.2%).
Ginsburg Says It’s Too Late for Equal Rights Amendment
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg urged supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment Monday to begin the amendment process anew, rather than reviving a ratification campaign that has been dormant since the 1980s.
For Stronger Relationships: Learn To Disagree Better
Our politics, which once had at least a modicum of respect and consensus, has become a ritualized cycle of outrage and denunciation. Running for office seems to more of a performance art than an exchange of ideas. But there’s hope. Occasionally we can find a voice of reason. I found one such voice in Arthur C. Brooks. He gave a 12-minute graduation speech at Brigham Young University. It was the most articulate and reasonable plea I’ve heard for a return to comity in all our relationships.