POLITICS: Another Prop 8?

Jul 14, 2010 No Comments by

Not quite.

Argentina is the latest country in the process of legalizing gay marriage. The lesser branch of congress in Argentina, known as the Chamber of Deputies (comparable to the U.S. House of Representatives), approved a bill on May 5th that would legalize gay marriage, as well as make adoption legal for gay couples. The Senate was due to vote on the bill today.

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POLITICS: Dousing Flaming Mormons

Dec 18, 2009 No Comments by

Last Sunday, the Deseret News published an opinion piece on Mormon liberalism written by Eric Samuelson, a professor of theater and arts at BYU. It was an articulate and thoughtful piece, but the initial premise — “I’m a liberal because I’m a Christian” — troubled me. It seems to imply that Republicans aren’t genuine Christians. [...]

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POLITICS: A Big Small Step

Nov 17, 2009 12 Comments by

Last week, the same church that propelled a campaign prohibiting gay marriage in California came out in support of a statute in Salt Lake City that would protect the GLBT community from discrimination in housing and employment. Before the Salt Lake City Council unanimously approved the measure to a standing ovation, the LDS Church sent [...]

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POLITICS: Mainstream Morality: A Modern Paradox

Oct 05, 2009 No Comments

In the time following the recent General Conference of the LDS Church, I’ve had a brief moment to reflect on the question of faith and public reason. Although there has been great debate concerning the relationship between these two tools of society, there remains a great divide over which many dispute the issue from either [...]

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POLITICS: Glenn Beck, Mormons and Political Correctness

Aug 23, 2009 No Comments

There’s a little too much love for Glenn Beck in Utah. I mean, I get it: He has an endearing story. He has overcome an addiction to alcohol and gone from a small radio program in Kentucky to CNN Headline News to the news source you can always count on, Fox News. He’s also very [...]

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FAITH: A Call For Compassion

Jul 03, 2009 No Comments

We don’t normally touch on issues of faith and religion here in the virtual pages of Rhombus. We generally try to keep you in the know for six days a week and leave Sundays to you. However, one recent article about a timely and important topic inspired me to wade into religious waters, if only [...]

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