Issues of Our Times

The Gospel Doctrine Class

Articles addressing important issues of our time that impact our faith, our communities, our nation, and our culture

Cultural Issues
U.S. Religious Landscape Survey	Pew Forum	Feb 2008
ERA: Old Dogs Never Die	Meridian Magazine	April 2007
Protecting Children from Political Agendas	Meridian Magazine	Jan 2007
Homework - The Worst Job in the World	Meridian Magazine	Oct 2006
Into Pornography's Dark World - Let There Be Light	Meridian Magazine	May 2006
The Lure of the Web - Parents need to read this	Meridian Magazine	Jan 2006
Creation and Evolution in the Schools	Meridian Magazine	Jan 2006
Whose Life Is Worth Living?	Meridian Magazine	Mar 2005
ACLU Fulfilling Communist Agenda	World Net Daily	Dec 2004

Marriage & Family
The Homosexual Assault On Traditional Marriage	Townhall.com	Feb 2007
Journalistic Malpractice in "Marriage is Dead" Report	Townhall.com	Jan 2007
Explain Why Society Should Preserve Marriage	Meridian Magazine	Nov 2005
The Anti-Family Agenda at the United Nation	Meridian Magazine	Sep 2004
Traditional Marriage Will Always Prevail	Meridian Magazine	May 2004
Defining Marriage and Making Cream Sauce	Meridian Magazine	May 2004
Saving The Culture of Marriage	Meridian Magazine	May 2004
Feminism and the Family	Meridian Magazine	May 2004
Future "Belongs" to the Religious, Says Demographer	Meridian Magazine	May 2004
On Fairness & Families	Meridian Magazine	Apr 2004
Why We Need A Marriage Amendment	Meridian Magazine	Mar 2004
Homosexual "Marriage" and Civilization	Meridian Magazine	Mar 2004
Who Will Define Marriage, the People or the Courts?	Meridian Magazine	Mar 2004
Senate Hearing on Defending Marriage	Meridian Magazine	Mar 2004
What's Wrong With Letting Same-Sex Couples "Marry?"	FRC

Politics
Electing a Mormon President	Meridian Magazine	Feb 2007
Anxiously Engaged In The Political Process	Meridian Magazine	Sep 2004
Lay Down Your Hammer: The Incivility of Our Times	Meridian Magazine	Sep 2004

The Courts & the Law
Parents Should be Outraged	Meridian Magazine	Dec 2005
What Can Be Done About Judicial Usurpation?	Meridian Magazine	Sep 2004
President Packer Warns of Spiritual Decline	LDS Newsroom	Feb 2004
The Court and The Culture War: Judge Robert Bork	Meridian Magazine	Nov 2003

The Media
Media Overexposure	Meridian Magazine	Feb 2008
Keeping the Tidal Wave of Porn Out of Our Homes	Meridian Magazine	Sep 2004
"The Passion" and "The Da Vinci Code"	Mormon Life	Feb 2004

World Views on the LDS Faith
Public Expresses Mixed Views of Islam, Mormonism	Pew Forum	Sep 2007

Issues of Our Times