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The right to act on strongly-held feelings — no matter how it may affect others — has become an idol in our culture, and the damage that this causes is plain to see.
Let’s remember that when the polarizing issues of today begin to overwhelm us, we don’t need to run away from them. Instead, we can instead run toward the ultimate source of peace.
America’s Constitution and the Bill of Rights are distinct and exceptional because of their continuity, particularly the eternal truth that our God-given rights and freedoms do not — and should not — change based on the whims of whomever controls political power. The filibuster helps preserve that continuity so that our rights aren’t changed — or worse, erased — at a moment’s notice.
America’s domain of responsibility has exceeded its leaders' competence.
If there are so many churches in America why is the nation in such a moral and spiritual crisis?
That young girl’s testimony begs the question: Is the solution of not having the prospect of a good life reason enough to take away the only life one has? Absolutely not, life itself is always too precious, and the value of a child’s life is priceless.
In a recent Salt Lake Tribune editorial, readers were greeted with a chilling proposal: “Were Utah a truly civilized place, the governor’s next move would be to find a way to mandate the kind of mass vaccination campaign we should have launched a year ago, going as far as to deploy the National Guard to ensure that people without proof of vaccination would not be allowed, well, anywhere.”
Is there something to COVID-19 that is beyond physical? Is there an additional assault on the mind and emotions, producing an inordinate fear of death?
Nuanced writing doesn’t offend anyone, but it doesn’t help anyone either. Nuanced writing isn’t the opposite of kind writing. I want to be a kind, but we can be candid and kind at the same time. Actually, kindness is always candid.
Brian Kaylor reacts with satirical humor and sharp criticism to Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filing lawsuits against dozens of public school districts after school officials enacted mask rules to keep children and teachers healthy amid the omicron surge.
