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Love is love. It can be between men, women, or a woman and a man, but homosexuality isn’t always accepted in society. Boy Scouts of America vs. Dale continues to become a background case for the expressive association within the First Amendment for cases in the future. This specific case is about the Boy Scouts having a leader that is a gay right activist while also being a homosexual. James Dale became one of the highest honors such as “25 merit badges, was admitted into the prestigious Order…

I am not saying Christians should not be familiar with religious groups and cults, or even secular, atheistic thought for that matter. It is certainly wise that if a Christian lives in Utah where there is a heavy concentration of Mormons, that in order to engage those individuals effectively, he should familiarize himself with the basic beliefs and theology of Mormonism. The same can be said about knowing a little background to your Islamic neighbor’s culture and faith. Such knowledge…

My full name is Genevieve Kenmore Sanders, but I usually go by Genny. I am a sophomore, and in my free time, I like hiking with my dog Cake, reading books that challenge me and/or make me look at the world in a different way, and hanging out with my friends. I am an opinions editor for the school newspaper, the Wolfpacket, and I love pushing the boundaries of what we typically publish by running more risky articles that will encourage strong feedback, positive or negative, from the rest of the…

by explaining how far we have come. For example, in 1664, some of the biggest laws were on interracial marriages which were outlawed and often times even considered a “disgrace”. Through America’s history of marriage laws, there were issues with Mormons and their polygamy tradition of marriage, divorce had been an on and off issue, and same-sex marriage which has recently been brought up to the supreme court and was made into a federal law. Today, there are not many barriers to marriage.…

risks, a knack for adventure and a desire for independence (Psychology Today). Kirstin Lobato fitted into that category. She grew up in Panaca, Nevada, a very small populated town of approximately 700 people. Most of the people in Panaca were strict Mormons, and that caused her to stand out, making it hard for her to fit in. At the age of 15, Kirstin did the unthinkable, when she pulled out a knife on another student. Her troublesome ways had led to her being removed from her high school,…

they are a different character now. So as the show went on, I catched on that this show is just going to be a musical with different types of songs, that most of them would not connect to each other. For instance, one is talking about the book of mormon, while the other other is talking about a dogfight. This can give an individual an idea of why in my perspective that the directing concept was vague. At the end of the day, it was a bright dramatic structure, because pretty much every song the…

The cross of Christianity is the main symbols which indicate that Jesus die on the cross to save the people. God is the king he the creator, that teaches god words is the truth, whom he is the god who speak the truth (Jn.17:17) whom he is our god which is the truth in the revelation is the bible. Although, he teaches that all men and women of all races is the creator of god equally. Christianity is the bible of the old testament (/old-testament) (the Jewish bible) also new testament (/testament)…

the Mormonism worldview. Everything that I was taught came from that worldview; there was not another religion in my life. My heart told me that the LDS worldview was not the religion that was true to Christ’s word. One of the many reasons why the Mormon religion does not call to me is because “[the] Gold plates from the Angle Moroni, and then they disappear and are supposedly taken to heaven and never seen again,” (Strobel, 2000, pg. 97). I do not understand how Joseph Smith was presented with…

reason. Over time, these smaller groups were come to be known as denominations. These groups are the foundation of many religions. Some stay as small groups, some even fade away, while others evolve or become new religions. A good example is the Mormons, a denomination called Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joseph Smith is the founder, and smaller sects were created when the new revelation was banned. These smaller sects did this to keep practicing their faith so they may continue…

Turner’s obsession with the frontier mentality that in his opinion defined the American character, “that coarseness and strength combined with acuteness and acquisitiveness; that practical inventive turn of mind, quick to find expedients; that masterful grasp of material things... that restless, nervous energy; that dominant individualism" is a direct result of the frontier. However, as previously illustrated there are clearly other factors besides the frontier have helped to define America.…