Is Utah Really the Stingiest State Regarding Welfare
This seems really very biased. The data may suggest that Utah doesn't give a lot of financial support to the poor; but I wonder how the LDS Church's welfare program factors into the equation. Utah is still 75% Latter-day Saint, the last I checked. I know a lot of people receive help financially and through welfare commodities from the Church's welfare program. The study doesn't reflect those facts. I think saying Utah is "Stingy" is pretty biased. The DN article doesn't consider any mitigating factors.
- posted by Mark @ 9:29 PM 4 comments

 
Ouch! This One Hurts
I really don't know what to say about this one. Why exactly is the LDS Church responsible if a home teacher allegedly molested someone 20 years? The time frame isn't the concern. It's the fact it was a home teacher. I think this is someone trying to get money from deep pockets.
- posted by Mark @ 9:20 PM 0 comments

 
Really a Victory for Public Prayer
I thought this was a great article because it shows two things: (1) I know bigotry like this is still alive in America. They were allowing prayer at certain government meetings in Georgia, but not including Jews, Muslims, Jehovah's Witnesses, and, yes, Mormons. (2) It shows we can overcome such bigotry. The judge in this story ruled that excluding certain religious groups is wrong. And (3) the judge did not say praying in these meetings was unconstitutional. This seems like a victory for prayer and the LDS Church.
- posted by Mark @ 9:03 PM 0 comments