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UVU to host yet another really cool conference
Just when you thought last year’s Mormon Studies conference at UVU could not be improved upon… Check this out. Filed under: Announcements, Comparative/Ecumenical, Mormon, Mormon Studies Tagged: Islam,...
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What is Religious Persecution?
During the Reformation, Foxe’s Book of Martyrs was chained together with the Bible in protestant churches. One of the tenets of Christianity has long been that believers are persecuted. Persecution...
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A Religion of Peace?
This guest post is by long-time friend of the blog Michael Austin. I read the Qur’an often because it speaks peace to my soul. I know that sounds kooky, but I promise I’m not a hippie or anything. I...
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The Spirit of Zakat, Tithing, and Christmas
One summer afternoon a few years ago, a good Muslim friend and I caught up over ice cream. His family had just spent a year in the Middle East on a medicine fellowship, but now were back in the...
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Stand with Muslims as they fight against bigotry
Carolyn at the impromptu Muslim Ban protest march on January 29, 2017 The Supreme Court hears arguments on the Muslim Ban tomorrow. I’ll be in the courtroom, and with hundreds of civil rights...
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Iftar Against Islamophobia
Yesterday I was asked to give a two-minute speech at the protest iftar in front of the White House. The entire event featuring Muslim and interfaith leaders was livestreamed. (My speech alone is...
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Mourn, Comfort, Stand: How Mormons Can Respond to New Zealand
The baptismal covenant in Mosiah 18 is why I call myself a “Mormon.” There, by the Waters of Mormon, a beggarded group of refugees promised to “preach nothing save it were repentance and faith on the...
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Fear Factor
This guest post is by Heidi Naylor, who teaches English at Boise State University and writes amazing books for BCC Press on the side. My brother Karl Beus and his wife Lisa have worked hard to help...
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Uyghurs, the Church, and Religious Freedom
Uyghur girls. Xinjiang. Photo by kpi. CC BY 2.0 About a week ago, Disney released its live-action Mulan for rent on Disney+. As people watched it, they noticed something: in the closing credits, Disney...
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