14 September 2016

If You Need It > Your Daily Dose of Mormonism Is Back

It's been a while, hasn't it? What was supposed to be a brief break for some workshops I was conducting for work turned into a break to launch a major project we have been working on for work, which turned into an entire summer sabbatical. But the News Report is back, albeit with a few changes. First, the News Report is transitioning from a daily news recap to a thrice-weekly recap of Mormon News. Time permitting, it should arrive hot-and-fresh in your inbox on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. Same length, same rants from me, just less frequently. Additionally, I'm introducing a new feature on Fridays - the BEST OF THE BLOGS. I track between 35-40 Mormon-related blogs on a daily basis, and on Friday's we will include the best blog posts of the past week.
Enough with the rambling - on with the news!
Some of the list

Could You date A Mormon??
Dating site OK Cupid knows how to get a mention in the Mormon News Report. Yesterday, they released a test - "Could you Date a Mormon?" It's a thing. It's not that witty or intelligent.

A cease-fire in the culture wars  and to employ a “fairness for all” approach in defending religious freedom because our pluralistic world requires we “live peacefully” with each other

GET THIS Did you know?
The guest speakers will discuss Joseph Smith’s run for president of the United States in the 1844 election.
For those of you in the Salt Lake City, clear your calendars for this Thursday night. The Daily Herald reports "As part of its ongoing events series, Evenings at the Museum, the Church History Museum of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will host “An Evening with Susan Easton Black and George Durrant” at 7 p.m., Thursday, at the Church History Museum Theater in Salt Lake City


Utah Speaker of the House Greg Hughes "told the Utah County Republican Women on Monday that it's time to quit being afraid to vocally support the Republican presidential nominee, while acknowledging it is not necessarily a popular decision," reports Katie England of the Daily Herald. "Hughes said many people who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are repulsed by Trump's way of framing issues. "We value decorum," Hughes said. "And we should. And on the levels of decorum, Donald Trump doesn't do so well. But for me, that's not my top-shelf concern in this country.""
GET THIS: Your MesaZona blogger met Associated Press reporter Brady McCombs when he reported on border issues for the Arizona Daily Star, a Tucson newspaper.
Kinda crazy stuff - legalizing Polygamy?
There might be another high-profile Mormon-related case in front of the Supreme Court pretty soon. Brady McCombs of the Associated Press (via the Seattle Times) reports that the polygamous family from the TV show "Sister Wives" filed a request Monday for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case for legalizing polygamy. McCombs writes "They face long odds. In recent years the U.S. Supreme Court has heard no more than 1 percent of the 7,500-plus cases appealed annually." According to McCombs, "Kody Brown and his four wives want the high court to review an appeal court’s decision that upheld a unique provision of Utah’s polygamy law that bans cohabitation with other partners even if the man is legally married to just one woman. The ruling overturned a previous legal victory for the Browns in which a lower court ruled the law violated polygamists’ right to privacy and religious freedom. The appeals court decided in April that the Browns can’t sue because they weren’t charged under the Utah law. It didn’t consider the constitutional issues." I agree with McCombs. The odds are very long that the SCOTUS will hear the case, but with approximately 75 of the 7,500 cases appealed being heard, you're telling me there's a chance.

Can you be Christian and Gay? Tonight in Salt Lake City at the University of Utah campus, The Rev. Jason Wallace, pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church, a congregation of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Magna will debate the question "Can you be Christian and gay?" The Tribune looks at some aspects of the question and preps for tonight's discussion / debate. It would seem incomprehensible if the LDS Church isn't brought up during the debate, whether by the debaters or the audience, considering not only the LDS Church's presence in Utah but some of the strong stances the Church has taken in previous years.

There is some drama going on in Provo...and it is the best kind of drama. 
From Fox 13 News: "Last week....the cheer coach told all the girls someone had complained the uniforms worn on game day in class were distracting a boy, causing him to have impure thoughts.
 
 

 
 

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