AvatarDeseret NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhat do American churches believe about same-sex marriage?deseret.com - By Stephen CranneyThe hullabaloo earlier this year regarding Pope Francis’ directive to allow priests to provide blessings to same-sex couples once again placed the …
AvatarDeseret NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhat my grandfather taught me about what it takes to be a successdeseret.com - By Steve HitzI was preparing to give a speech to young adults recently at the Innovation Center associated with our local college. In doing so, I reviewed some of …
AvatarDeseret NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBridging the troubled waters of polarizationdeseret.com - By John Wood Jr.Editor’s note: This story is part of Deseret Magazine’s January/February double issue addressing political polarization. “What was the moment that made …
AvatarDeseret NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBeyond right and leftdeseret.com - By Tomicah TillemannLuke JohnsonEditor’s note: This story is part of Deseret Magazine’s January/February double issue addressing political polarization. Generations of civic dialogue …
AvatarDeseret NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTwo years into the war, language has become a symbol of Ukrainian defiance and strengthdeseret.com - By Mariya ManzhosTwo years ago, I was in Southern California when I got the news that Russia had launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It was my daughter’s 5th …
AvatarDeseret NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoOpinion: Why Indonesia’s election is a victory for democracydeseret.com - By Arthur CyrOn Feb. 14, major national elections took place in Indonesia. The results, especially in historical context, are a victory for democracy. An enormous …
AvatarDeseret NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIt’s time for hard conversations about frozen embryosdeseret.com - By Emily ZanottiLast week, Alabama took the unprecedented step of recognizing frozen embryos as children. In an 8-1 decision, the state’s Supreme Court ruled that …
AvatarDeseret NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoOpinion: Will another tax cut help Utah compete with Silicon Valley?deseret.com - By Jay EvensenIf tax policies were the only factor to a vibrant economy and healthy innovation, California’s Silicon Valley would be a ghost town. The combination …
AvatarDeseret NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoOpinion: What do state revenue projections mean for budgets and tax cuts?deseret.com - By Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr WebbPerhaps the most critical day of every legislative session is the announcement of revenue projections for the current and upcoming fiscal year. After …
AvatarDeseret NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoOpinion: State employees shouldn’t be fired for presenting unpopular information. This bill could jeopardize thatdeseret.com - By Dixie Huefner, ContributorSusan OlsonDo you want to see an employee fired for telling a supervisor about factual inaccuracies going uncorrected in the public sphere? Or about calling …
AvatarDeseret NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoOpinion: While truth telling has largely disappeared in politics, Mitt Romney stands out for his honestydeseret.com - By Readers’ ForumHow sad it is (in political discourse), that straight honesty and truth telling has largely disappeared among so many of our politicians today — and …
AvatarDeseret NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoOpinion: Utah should not go ‘back to the future’ on educationdeseret.com - By Readers’ ForumIn the op-ed “To save the university, we must go ‘back to the future,’” Sen. John Johnson suggests that we must deconstruct the general education …