Tagged with "Government"
LDS Church reaffirms position on marriage
MR says: This comes in response to the U.S. Supreme Court currently hearing arguments regarding the definition of marriage. In response to media requests, the following statement was issued today by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Today the Supreme Court of the United States heard...
Pres. Uchtdorf meets with President of Honduras
MR says: Favorite story: The President regretted not being able to attend the celebrations, since he would be in Rome for the ordination of the Pope, and Pres. Uchtdorf congratulated him on the election of a Latin American pontiff. Then he said with a smile: “Of course, I might miss my fellow German pope.”
Mormons rally in support of Utah anti-discrimination efforts
MR says: An anti-discrimination bill was recently discussed in the State legislature, although it was dead before it hit the floor. Standing on the Capitol steps in front of the small group gathered in support of a now frozen statewide anti-discrimination bill, proud mother Neca Allgood took a moment to brag...
Mormon tithe not a 'necessary expense' in IRS collection case
MR says: An LDS man was trying to argue that, in paying back taxes, he couldn't pay as much as the IRS said he should because he had to pay tithing each month. The court said tithing didn't count. Nothing like a Tax Court decision with dueling Bible verses. The taxpayer had something from Malachi -Will a...
Pres. Uchtdorf: Immigration reform matches LDS values
MR says: President Uchtdorf joined in a meeting of faith leaders at the White House; he related some of his own experiences becoming a U.S. citizen and talked about the importance of a new plan to help immigrants stay in the U.S. legally. President Barack Obama’s outline for immigration reform matches the...
LDS president John Taylor memorialized for political service in Utah House of Representatives
MR says: Did you know John Taylor was such a prominent politician? Among the lesser-known attainments achieved by John Taylor, third President of the Church, was his role as the second-longest serving speaker of the Utah Territory House of Representatives, a term that extended from 1857 to 1876, after his...
Puerto Rican, Mormon congressman bridging gap in immigration debate
MR says: It's always interesting to see the ways Church members are impacting the world. Raul R. Labrador is the only Puerto Rican, Mormon, tea-party immigration lawyer in Congress, which the Idaho Republican figures makes him the perfect bridge between the GOP’s hard-line resistance to an immigration...
Meet the Mormon presidential candidate in Mali who has a bold plan for combating Islamic extremism
MR says: Fascinating man. He's even used some of the strategies he learned from LDS Church organization to help him in his governance. Mali has been a hotbed of Islamic extremism of late, as al Qaeda operatives have taken the West African nation by storm. As the country deals with an influx of violence, a...
Funniest member of Congress may be Mormon Republican
MR says: Jason Chaffetz, a Republican from Utah, seems to have been crowned funniest member of Congress by Comedy Central. On Wednesday, the Washington Press Club Foundation hosted its 69th Annual Congressional Dinner, an event where reporters bring members of Congress as their "dates." It's not as exciting...
LDS Church files Supreme Court brief supporting Prop 8, DOMA
MR says: DOMA is the federal Defense of Marriage Act. This brief is in response to the Ninth Circuit Court ruling, which said Prop 8 is unconstitutional. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has filed a pair of briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to uphold California’s Proposition 8...
Ex-Utah Attorney General plans to lobby LDS authorities on immigration for White House
MR says: Mark Shurtleff, who is LDS and recently met with White House officials, says he hopes to get LDS Church support for new federal immigration measures. The Church supported the Utah Compact in 2010, which called for federal immigration solutions. Former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has agreed...
Mounting religious restrictions in Europe a warning sign
MR says: A really interesting analysis of how religious freedom is trending in Europe. Says this author: "The practice of religion, it seems, is not that important in contemporary European society." On January 15, 2013, the European Court of Human Rights issued judgments on four cases of great significance...
LDS Church shows support for President, leaders attend inauguration
MR says: The Church always emphasizes political neutrality. The Articles of Faith also discuss obeying and sustaining the law. Since inauguration day fell on a Monday this year, my family watched a recorded version of the ceremony for our weekly Family Home Evening so our children could not only watch...
U.S. marks 20th Religious Freedom Day
MR says: Today is Religious Freedom Day in the U.S. Check out the list of observances at the full article. Before Thomas Jefferson died, he asked that three of his accomplishments be written on his Monticello tombstone. The first is easy to guess — author of the Declaration of Independence. Also well known...
Hobby Lobby finds way around $1.3-million-a-day Obamacare hit
MR says: Hobby Lobby has come to represent the fight private businesses face when they conflict with the government on religious matters. This is the latest development. By Friday, Hobby Lobby would have racked up $14.3 million in fines from the Internal Revenue Service for bucking Obamacare. But in keeping...
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