The Supremacy that Controls Punishment Historically, Latter-day Saints have found it difficult to live under two supreme powers competing to control their behavior. One is politics (secular); the other religious (the Church). Both rely on punishment to control, and both claim to supersede wisdom, truth, and justice. Both claim ultimate authority. What is the latest …
Speaker: Claude J. Burtenshaw
Mormonism’s The Rule of Law
Mormonism’s The Rule of Law To some LDS leaders, the phrase “rule of law” claims a righteousness in the U.S. Constitution. To them, this divinity invites into the law Judeo- Christian principles. Is it this claimed feature that legitimizes Church involvement in politics? In the May 27 Church section of the Deseret News, the First …
THE MORMONIZED U.S. CONSTITUTION
THE MORMONIZED U.S. CONSTITUTION Claude J. Burtenshaw
The Pursuit To Control And Its Dependency On Myths
The Pursuit To Control And Its Dependency On Myths Claude J. Burtenshaw
From Morality To Politics
From Morality To Politics Claude J. Burtenshaw, Jerrold S. Jensen
UTAH STATEHOOD: THE DEMISE OF THE MORMON POLITICAL KINGDOM OF GOD and MORMON CHURCH IN UTAH POLITICS SINCE STATEHOOD
UTAH STATEHOOD: THE DEMISE OF THE MORMON POLITICAL KINGDOM OF GOD and MORMON CHURCH IN UTAH POLITICS SINCE STATEHOOD Claude J. Burtenshaw, Rod Decker, Joseph Black