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Event: Salt Lake Symposium 1999

STRAIGHT EDGE: THE EVOLUTION OF A YOUTH MOVEMENT IN UTAH

STRAIGHT EDGE: THE EVOLUTION OF A YOUTH MOVEMENT IN UTAH Straight Edge began as a philosophy that espoused a drug- and alcohol-free lifestyle among youth in the early 1980s. Deeply tied into the punk rock movement, the philosophy has always been suspect by outsiders. In the 1990s, Straight Edge is a favorite target of Utah …

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LDS CHURCH GROWTH AND CHANGING CONCEPTIONS OF LINEAGE AND RACE

LDS CHURCH GROWTH AND CHANGING CONCEPTIONS OF LINEAGE AND RACE During the past century or so, conceptions about race and lineage among the Latter-day Saints have gradually evolved in the direction of greater universalism and less parochialism. The changes are apparent in official discourse as well as in grassroots attitudes and involve doctrines about black …

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