Religious freedom
Does the most religious state need religious freedom protections?
Depending on how it is measured, Utah is at the top of, or very near the top of, the list of the most religious states. If measured by the number of residents who say they are members of a church, it is number one. If…
Faith’s Quiet Advantage: New Research on Religion and Academic Outcomes
The interplay of religion and education is often considered controversial, but it need not be. In fact, an earlier Sutherland report described how religious schools provided the historic infrastructure of education in the…
Faith’s Quiet Advantage: New Research on Religion and Academic Outcomes
Faith’s Quiet Advantage: New Research on Religion and Academic Outcomes Written by An important report from researchers at Harvard and Brigham Young University describes ways that religious practice contributes to educational…
Why Utah should strengthen conscience protections for health care workers
Can Utah medical professionals be required to participate in medical procedures that conflict with their beliefs? If a bill before the Legislature is passed this week, those who object to participating based on their…
Why Utah should strengthen conscience protections for health care workers
Can Utah medical professionals be required to participate in medical procedures that conflict with their beliefs? If a bill before the Legislature is passed this week, those who object to participating based on their…
The love that lets us share a name
The love that lets us share a name Written by In an age of loneliness, declining trust, and institutional erosion, the family remains one of the last places where Americans are still formed in the habits of commitment. In a…
Why many religious ‘nones’ are more open than they appear
Why many religious ‘nones’ are more open than they appear Written by Originally published in Deseret News. Earlier this month, at the International Religious Freedom Summit held in Washington, D.C., a leader of The Church of…
Loneliness is not a mystery. We’ve known the cure for decades
Loneliness is not a mystery. We’ve known the cure for decades Written by Loneliness is not primarily a personal or psychological failure, but the predictable result of weakened families, faith communities, and civic…
Loneliness is not a mystery. We’ve known the cure for decades
Loneliness is not a mystery. We’ve known the cure for decades Written by Loneliness is not primarily a personal or psychological failure, but the predictable result of weakened families, faith communities, and civic…
All the voices
When you consider the coming of the American Revolution to the colony of North Carolina 250 years ago, you might be tempted to take for granted the remarkable circumstances that had to come together in short order to create…
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