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Unfortunately for Beehive State libertines, engaging in one of the state’s favorite pastimes just got appreciably more difficult. Thanks to a new Utah law requiring adult sites to verify the age ...
by Aldous J Pennyfarthing
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on Tue May 02, 2023 at 01:00 PM PDT
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This Week In The War On Women: 2/4/2023 Remember MMIW (In some positive news):"Monarch butterflies wintering in California rebound" apnews.com/... LIFESTYLE Research says one of the best things for your mental health is … birds! WA legislators work...
by Angmar
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on Sat Feb 04, 2023 at 05:00 PM PST
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The water crisis that’s been a “crisis“ for years Commentary by Chitown Kev For the past week-and-a half, the story of the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi has captured national attention.
by Black Kos
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on Tue Sep 06, 2022 at 02:00 PM PDT
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www.sltrib.com/... Sen. Romney, Soon you may find yourself in a unique position to save our government from perpetual gridlock, but it will take more courage than you exhibited in voting to impeach Donald Trump. Mr. Terry suggests that Senator Romney...
by Richardeslc
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on Sat Dec 26, 2020 at 06:40 AM PST
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Mike Pence wore his bestest pants, and probably magic underwear too, Tuesday night in Mesa, AZ at something billed as the Latter-day Saints for Trump Coalition. After tossing down a big bowl of fruit Jell-O, he began his speech by noting that...
by Mother Mags
153 comments
on Wed Aug 12, 2020 at 07:10 AM PDT
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From the NY Times: The Boy Scouts of America, an iconic presence in the nation’s experience for more than a century, filed for bankruptcy protection early Tuesday, succumbing to financial pressures that included a surge in legal costs over its handling...
by xaxnar
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on Tue Feb 18, 2020 at 09:15 AM PST
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Utah has finally banned “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ youth, becoming the 19th state to do so, as reported by NBC News. The archaic, abusive practice has been decried by the American Psychological Association (APA) as not only detrimental to mental...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Wed Jan 22, 2020 at 09:05 AM PST
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“We have to make better choices”
Humanity is standing on the brink and I hope John Kerry is right. He rightly calls out the “neanderthals” who are stuck with the status quo and remain ...
by Austin Bailey
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on Wed Sep 04, 2019 at 10:03 AM PDT
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently updated its policies and guidelines. NPR notes that the updated guidelines prohibit most parishioners from carrying any firearms inside of the organization’s churches. The new guidance reads,...
by Walter Einenkel
12 comments
on Tue Aug 27, 2019 at 09:51 AM PDT
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" Note: Previous title was "Mormon Church Excommunicates former Bishop Sam Young for trying to protect children!"
What would you, as a parent, think if your 12-year-old son came to you and asked “What does chastity mean? What is masturbation?”
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by Richardeslc
281 comments
on Thu Dec 20, 2018 at 11:01 PM PST
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Utah joins the States of Michigan and Wisconsin as Republican legislators in all three states blatantly disregard the will of the people they had promised to serve and represent.
My discussion here refers only to Utah’s Republican legislators.
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by Richardeslc
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on Fri Dec 07, 2018 at 05:12 PM PST
with 5 Recommends
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Black at the Track
Commentary by Chitown Kev
One thing that I have always appreciated about growing up with my Mom as...well, my Mom is that she frequently made a point of taking time out for ...
by Black Kos
103 comments
on Tue May 22, 2018 at 01:59 PM PDT
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Why is Albany the capitol of New York?
Why is the government of the United States not like the government of Great Britain?
Why did the woman’s suffrage movement start in upstate New York and the northern Rocky Mountains?
The answer is the...
by CA148 NEWS
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on Sat Mar 24, 2018 at 01:34 PM PDT
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One thing that most religions are good for is trying to control people’s morality by shaming them for their natural sexual impulses. Newsweek has published the findings of a leaked 1981 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ guidebook, provided...
by Walter Einenkel
172 comments
on Thu Dec 14, 2017 at 11:52 AM PST
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Nothing bothers red-blooded Americans more than some “welfare queen” living high on the hog and defrauding the government. What seems to be forgotten is that most of these “welfare” fraudsters are … well ...alarmingly white. Lyle Jeffs is a bishop of...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Fri Sep 22, 2017 at 08:41 AM PDT
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Donald Trump has NOT been elected President of the United States. The Electoral College will vote in December and if Trump gets 270 votes he will become president. Trump currently has 290 likely delegates, many of which have the power to vote against...
by Mark Pederson
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on Sat Nov 19, 2016 at 10:39 AM PST
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I know. I know, squared. But things are rapidly changing re. where Hillary is going for her swing states and swing voters. She’s penned an Op-Ed for the Mormon-owned Deseret News.
And they published it: “Exclusive: Hillary Clinton: What I have in...
by Dunvegan
34 comments
on Fri Aug 12, 2016 at 07:10 AM PDT
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Hi there,
In years past, a group called Mormons Building Bridges (MBB) has been organizing Mormon allies to participate in Pride parades across North America. While this group and its intentions are laudable (in my view), there has been a...
by Chino Blanco
5 comments
on Thu Apr 14, 2016 at 02:08 PM PDT
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Utah state Senator Mark Madsen is a bit wacky. He once proposed a day commemorating John Browning, a Utah native who made his bones pioneering guns, on Martin Luther King Jr. day. But Madsen has stepp
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Feb 09, 2016 at 02:45 PM PST
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In early November, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced a new policy—natural and adopted children of same-sex parents would no longer be baptized in the church. In response to the
by Jen Hayden
172 comments
on Mon Nov 16, 2015 at 11:31 AM PST
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