“Obedience culture,” in distilled, simplified form, values conformity over competence, unflinching faith over critical thinking, and institutional loyalty over human dignity. Using principles from the field of complexity science, this paper argues that obedience culture fosters approaches increasingly prone to failure in complex, challenging, dynamic situations. It examines the ascendancy of obedience culture among certain …
Work of Art: Patriot Act
Are Mormon Democrats Coming Out Of Extinction?
In April 1998, Elder Marlin K. Jensen told the Salt Lake Tribune that Church leaders feel “it’s not in the best interest [of the Church] to be known as a one-party church.” With the rise of Senator Harry Reid to Senate minority leader, and with a growing disenchantment with Bush administration policies on faith-based initiatives, …
MICHAEL MOORE’S FAHRENHEIT 9/11: HEAT OR LIGHT?
Part documentary, part mockumentary, part passionate political witness, part uproarious entertainment, this surprisingly commercially successful film criticizing the Bush administration’s response to the World Trade Center attack; the president’s launch and conduct of the Iraq war; the Patriot Act, and the Abu Ghraib torture scandal has provoked national debate. Meanwhile, two Mormons, Bush administration lawyer …