Tag: justice
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Murdered for Treason
If you are reading my blog you probably already know I am a Mormon. I am also a US citizen in that order. Kind of like the Apostle Paul was a Christian first and a Roman citizen second. And as Paul admitted that he was in no way the equal of Jesus Christ, I admit…
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Doing Enough Good
There’s an LDS hymn called, “Have I done any good in the world today?” It includes a line that implies that only when people are actively doing good can they help others to live. No set amount of good is required, but doing good is a duty. John Stewart Mill wrote something to the effect…
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Environmental Justice
I got a survey request from the city about what ways our environmental justice grant should be spent. It took about twenty minutes and was all open ended questions. I love giving government types my opinion and this one was especially satisfying because it’s local and my ideas might not be aggregated to determine if…
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Atheist Hell (Part Two)
Earlier this week a made a post titled “Atheist Hell” (here). It was short, sweet, and sincere. It was also admittedly provacative. I got a reply from and angry atheist who called me a liar and a fraud. But ad hominem attacks did not advance either of our arguments so I will let that be.…
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My Testimony
I believe in God. I believe His primary characteristics are eternal love and limitless wisdom. I believe that a person’s first duty in life is to love and obey God. I believe each one of us, because of our finite and imperfect nature, must continually seek to know and do His will and draw closer…