Lecturer | Linguist | language researcher | PhD Candidate in Complex Systems
Up until now, my religious academic studies have focused mostly on the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon. I study the New Testament but up until this year have not spent a lot of time on it critically. I
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In debates surrounding free speech, the analogy is often used that yelling “fire” in a crowded theater is not protected speech. This is false. The legality of this action depends on the circumstances, however, the it is not inherently illegal
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For the past couple of weeks, I have contemplated the idea of restoring the church. As a member of the Church of Jesus of Latter-Day Saints, I believe a restoration of the church was needed. here are the three questions
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We were waiting to announce this to everybody until everything was settled but the paperwork is going to take a couple of months so I will announce it now… I have been accepted into a doctorate program in Madrid, Spain,
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The question of the influence of Christianity on Spanish Colonial texts has been a topic of debate for centuries. There is no mistaking that Christianity shaped New Spain in many ways. Nowhere is this more pronounced than the idea of
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A friend of mine posted this meme a while ago and I thought it was very interesting. The idea that the individual is nothing is a notion that is unfortunately taking hold in our society. I disagree with this on
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Recently, on his Facebook page, my friend Ben Spackman posted about the interpretation of scripture(post below). This post was perplexing to me in some ways. In many ways I agree with what he is saying. However, in other ways I
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I’ve argued my fair share of things on the internet. Most of the arguments I enjoy because I love seeing different points of view. I’ll argue back and forth with those people all day long. It’s enjoyable for me. These
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Over the years I have seen many people leave my religion(and religion in general) to follow their own path. While this saddens me a great deal I still love those that have chosen to leave. Many people have asked me
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Recently the MLB decided to move their all-star game from Georgia to Colorado stating that “Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box.” Leaving the actual substance of the bill and
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