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I believe that separation of church and state is perhaps necessary - but I also believe the Founders wanted us to at least acknowledge a higher power in our politics, not necessarily bound to any organized religion, but from their writings, their faith was a strong component of their personal...

Perhaps. But if, for example, I had a younger sister or daughter who became pregnant at an early age, perhaps due to the secular lifestyle or something, what is the moral thing to do then? Should I try to physically prevent them from harming the unborn child? Or is it more moral to respect...

I think there can be exceptions to every rule -- and that nothing is absolutely black-or-white in modern society, regarding these controversial issues. For example, some younger women might have gotten pregnant before they were truly mature enough to understand their responsibilities, I know...

Jane, I have made some threads regarding this, you might have noticed them, but as a Mormon, are you concerned for America's future, politically, culturally, and otherwise? Are most Mormons today concerned by the rising tide of secular atheism and godlessness, the immense popularity of drugs...

Near-Death Experiences seem to be increasingly popular among Americans and other nations. Basically, someone has a close encounter with death -- or is clinically dead, but they are able to revitalize and revive themselves after an otherworldly experience, often with deceased relatives or...

Euthanasia is a subject which most Christians and religious people today seem to overlook or avoid talking about. It concerns the very essence of life and death. And I think it is perhaps more important and deeply profound than we realize. For example, is a physician who helps end someone's life...

Was drug abuse and addiction very common among your friends, growing up, Truman? Is the problem in Canada as serious as in the United States, from your perspective?

Thank you so much for your wonderful answers! I have some more questions, I hope you do not object -- I know very few Mormons in real life. 1. What kind of afterlife does your community believe in? Are there things like reincarnation involved or something? 2. How do you defend Mormonism from...

Of course, my sister in Christ! My apologies for the delay in response, I have been busy over the past few days reading and posting on other threads, and engaging with other friends. 1. Were you born and raised Mormon, is your entire family religious? 2. Have you ever considered converting to...

The Amish people are an old and isolated community, descended from Germanic immigrants who settled in this country long ago, and who still honors some of their ancient traditions. They are deeply religious, very conservative and family-oriented, distant from the secular world, and have the...

I am not saying that there is no positive change whatsoever in America. But at what cost, ultimately, and do the ends truly justify the means? Have we, perhaps, mistaken some of our priorities in recent years? That is what I wonder silently to myself. Things have become so chaotic everywhere...

I agree. To be honest, lots of people, especially younger people, did not even want to vote last election, politics has become so sensitive and complicated, everything feels like a huge and increasingly tangled mess, which I mentioned earlier. If I may ask, do you also feel politically...

Thank you, brother. I have had several friends who used such substances once - and even family members who also see little harm in them, even if they do not necessarily use them. I personally find them to be useless and self-destructive, but they do seem to be increasingly popular, not just...

Well, conservatives and Christians are not necessarily one and the same, indeed, not even conservatism and religosity are one and the same. For example, the Czech Republic is Europe's most atheistic country, and yet most of them are conservative. Russia is socially conservative, and yet very few...

I've been watching several Israeli television series over the past year or so, and I think they are incredibly well-made. (Whether they reflect Christian values per se, of course, is another matter - but they do realistically portray the complicated conflict in the Middle East, between the...

As some people might already know, most Americans these days seem to be increasingly polarized and divided over politics - and it seems that there is a growing discontented population of Americans whose ideas and beliefs do not quite fit neatly with either mainstream party. Some people, or so...

With vaccines, I think it is a sensitive topic. I do think sometimes, in all honesty, governments can use major upheavals such as the pandemic to restrict or interfere with people's freedoms. It is not a completely unfounded or invalid fear, and such things have happened in history. And there...

But what if for example, some people argue some of those recreational substances also have "medicinal" value - and they are not really that "harmful"? I have never used such substances, I have never smoked anything, but nevertheless, it is a reality that certain kinds of drugs and substances are...

Again, I have close friends from both parties, and I do understand their views, whether I agree with them is another matter altogether. It is not just the growing secularism and godlessness, although that also perturbs me, of course. I guess, I am sick and tired of the tribalism that is so...

Most Christians strive to keep all Ten Commandments. But in fairness, I believe Judaism today has 613 Commandments. If Jesus abrogated the Law of Moses, then does this mean that the Jewish Law is no longer applicable to Christians? Or do we just ignore most of Judaism, but follow only the...