War, perhaps more than any other circumstance, forces us as thoughtful persons to confront important philosophical, ethical, and religious questions. It demands that we recognize our moral outrage over unthinkable crimes and squarely face that part of ourselves that wants to lash out and punish evildoers. For others, the call of Christianity—that we love our …
Event: DC Symposium 2003
THE PROCLAMATION ON THE FAMILY: the Way We Ought to Be, or the Way We Never Were?
Issued in 1995, The Family: A Proclamation to the World, includes statements once considered conventional wisdom. Forty years ago, for example, practically everyone would have agreed children are entitled . . . to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows. Today, however, such an ideal excludes many who claim their …
CHOOSING THE RIGHT AND OTHER CONSUMER TRENDS: Reflections on Mormons, Marketing and Art
I have on my desk a catalog offering LDS products for sale. There is, of course, the Truth—for which we Latter-day Saints hold patent and distribution rights but also a great deal of fiction, stoutly adapted to the requirements of truth. And there is much, much more, a bewildering array of devotional arts and crafts …