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G.F. Erichsen

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Former journalist will still likes writing. Find me on Substack at stillmoretosay.substack.com.

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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is disgusting. apnews.com/article/fort...
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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed
The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public.”
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The networks should not give him free time for this.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I am not a fan of JD Vance at all. But I have to admit that I enjoyed reading his new book, which is not the self-serving tripe found so commonly in political memoirs. www.stillmoretosay.com/p/surprising...
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Surprisingly, Vance departs from MAGA orthodoxy as he tells of his Catholic conversion
Book review: 'Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith' by JD Vance, ★★★★☆
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I disagree with him more often than not, but I thought George Will did an excellent job in this column in explaining why the Supreme Court erred in its decision allowing the Trump administration to deport tens of thousands of Haitians and Syrians who are here legally. wapo.st/3T3m9l6
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Opinion | The Supreme Court errs in this immigration ruling
The justices get it wrong on temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 12/06/2026
Today is the anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial marriage across all 50 states. It’s important to remember the progress we've made as we celebrate this historic win for love and equality. Happy Loving Day, everyone!
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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 11/06/2026
“We cannot believe in Jesus and make war. We cannot believe in Jesus and kill the innocent. We cannot believe in Jesus and abandon those who suffer, those who weep, those who flee from misery.” #PopeLeoXIV #PrayForPeace
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Trump is so proud of himself for what he did with Venezuela that he thinks he can replicate that with Iran. It's a dangerous, illegal and immoral move. And a spineless Congress isn't going to do anything about it.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The Pentagon doeesn’t seem to be getting much of anything right these days. www.stillmoretosay.com/p/military-c...
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Military chaplains get a sloppily produced list as Pentagon updates religious classifications
Latter-day Saints, Unitarians are among those objecting to their treatment
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
In a sea of horrible news this week about the corrupt leadership of the American president, I cheered when I read this article. wapo.st/4v52U8E
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Judge drops criminal case against Kilmar Abrego García, deeming it vindictive
The Maryland man was charged with human smuggling after a high-profile legal fight in which courts ruled he had been illegally deported to El Salvador.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Remember the days when politicians tried to hide their corruption?
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Nate Blouin's apology before LDS delegates at today's Utah Democratic Convention:
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
So Donald Trump is going to read 2 Chronicles 7:14 at the big Bible reading event tomorrow. It seems to me that the verse (... if my people will humble themselves ...) is fundamentally at odds with the American First agenda.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I’m not sure which is more absurd: President Trump’s claim he was portrayed as a doctor in the Jesus meme or Vice President Vance’s plea for the pope to stay in his lane by not talking about the war with Iran: www.stillmoretosay.com/p/mr-vice-pr...
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Mr. Vice President: When pope discusses matters of war, he 𝒊𝒔 talking about morality
Catholic Church has long history in forming framework for evaluating armed conflict
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Anybody who follows politics has been talking about President Trump’s vulgar rant on Easter morning. But evangelical Christian leaders have been all but silent. www.stillmoretosay.com/p/the-sacril...
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The sacrilege continues as Christian leaders stay mum about White House depravity
‘We need more of this,’ says Metaxas after president’s Easter morning rant
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
With Christian nationalists making a concerted effort to push their beliefs in ways that violate the Constitution, we need to depend on the courts to protect our constitutional rights. So far, most of them are doing a decent job. Here’s the latest such one: www.stillmoretosay.com/p/update-fed...
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Update: Federal judge blocks Arkansas law to post Ten Commandments in public schools
Jurist determines that law’s purpose is to illegally proselytize children
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Even if you’re not a fan of his music, David Archuleta’s memoir is well worth reading. His life story is one of parental abuse and religious rejection — and even as he wrote the book he was still in the process of recovering from them. www.stillmoretosay.com/p/pop-singer...
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Pop singer Archuleta’s memoir details struggle with parental abuse and religious rejection
Book review: ‘Devout: Losing My Faith to Find Myself’ by David Archuleta, ★★★★✯
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
My latest article about the goings-on in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, aka the Mormons: www.stillmoretosay.com/p/is-appoint...
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Is appointment of new LDS apostle a hint that church is doubling down on LGTBQ doctrine?
Across social media, church’s progressive members criticize his selection
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
I’m happy to see The New York Times say what The Washington Post did not: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
A political assassination. A first for an American Catholic. The top court continued its friendly attitude toward religion in schools.These were among the religion-related news developments that drew attention in the United States during 2025. www.stillmoretosay.com/p/kirks-assa...
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Kirk’s assassination tops list of news developments related to religion in 2025
Also, U.S. gets its first pope, and court cases tackle church-state fights over education
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
I’m so happy to see Judge Gibson earn recognition as Utahn of the Year. Many judges throughout the United States (ones serving below the level of the U.S. Supreme Court, that is) have been instrumental in protecting democracy, and Gibson is one of them. www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...
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Judge Dianna Gibson wins The Salt Lake Tribune readers’ vote for 2025 Utahn of the Year
The people have spoken. Utah Judge Dianna Gibson was voted by you, our readers, as The Salt Lake Tribune’s 2025 Utahn of the Year.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Apparently Trump never got the message that Jesus is known as the Prince of Peace. Of all the ways the president could have celebrated the day Christians celebrate as Jesus’ birthday, this has to be the worst. wapo.st/49eVpmp
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U.S. strikes ISIS in Nigeria after Trump warnings on Christian killings
The U.S. military said it attacked ISIS militants at the request of Nigerian authorities. The number of casualties is unknown
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence. All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
So if you are a right-winger, you get pardoned for trafficking drugs. If you are a left-winger, you get treated like Maduro. wapo.st/4pHsHRM
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Trump plans to pardon former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking
Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to 45 years in prison for running a “narco-state” that helped send cocaine to the United States.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
I couldn’t make stories like this up if I tried. There’s an AI singer that has become wildly popular in the world of Christian music, and the guy behind the phony is affiliated with Turning Point USA. www.stillmoretosay.com/p/controvers...
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Controversy erupts in world of contemporary Christian music with popularity of fake singer
CCM hit performer revealed to be the AI project of a Turning Point rapper
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
I’m tired of getting up to bad news. Today I didn’t. wapo.st/47XtjN7
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Court blocks GOP-friendly map in Texas
The map would have given Republicans a leg up in as many as five House districts.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Good news from the Supreme Court today! I'm not surprised; although there are certainly some justices interested in reversing Obergefell, the Kim Davis dispute is for legal reasons not the best avenue for doing so. For one thing, she was acting outside the law. www.stillmoretosay.com/p/supreme-co...
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Supreme Court rejects attempt by foe of gay marriage to overturn Obergefell decision
Justices also hear case of Rastafarian whose hair was forcefully cut in prison
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Come on, Washington Post: You can do better than this. Calling U.S. attacks on civilian boats “piracy” is a sanewash. What the Trump/Hegseth military is doing should be called what it is: Murder. War crimes. Summary execution. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | The new pirates of the Caribbean
Attacks against alleged drug boats are lawless.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
What Trump is doing off the coast of South America is morally repugnant.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
I have many criticisms of the LDS church. But I am happy to see it is standing by its ban on guns in church services. www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
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LDS Church reiterates safety protocols for members, doesn’t budge on gun ban
After the Michigan attack, the LDS Church reiterates its safety protocols, including following “the guidance of the Spirit" and keeping guns out of services. A petition seeks to remove the firearms ba...
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Interesting story from the WaPo today. Trump is so easy to manipulate by people like Putin. wapo.st/4qrm8E3
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In tense meeting, Trump told Zelensky to concede land, meet Putin’s demands
In an often fraught encounter, Trump told Zelensky to accept Putin’s terms to end the war, according to people familiar with the meeting.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Wow. Even the unpretentious home I live in is worth far more than the home at the heart of the case against Leticia James. It's no wonder Trump had to work to find someone willing to prosecute her. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
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In the Eye of a Political Storm, a Tiny Yellow House in Norfolk, Va.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Here’s something I learned yesterday while researching for my Substack: YouGov regularly updates a list of the most famous American; Charlie Kirk didn’t make the most recent list, meaning that most Americans hadn’t even heard of him until he died. www.stillmoretosay.com/p/charlie-ki...
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Charlie Kirk increasingly seen as martyr not just for his politics, but for his faith
Some evangelicals come close to recognizing him as a modern-day saint
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
The level of religious devotion to Charlie Kirk is beyond incredible. It won’t be long until we see a bill in Congress to create a national holiday in his honor. www.christianpost.com/voices/is-ch...
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Is Charlie Kirk the first American Evangelical saint?
History may one day describe Charlie as one of the closest things Evangelicalism has ever had to a saint
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
This is hilarious. Trump’s lawyers don’t even know how to file a proper lawsuit. variety.com/2025/politic...
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Judge Tosses Trump’s ‘Tedious and Burdensome’ Lawsuit Against New York Times
President Trump's lawsuit against the New York Times was tossed on Friday, as a judge found it 'tedious' and gave the president 28 days to refile.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
I heard “This is not who we are” multiple times yesterday while listening to Salt Lake City radio news. The problem is that this _is_ who we are. We have some of the most lax gun laws in the country, and the best explanation is that we care more about gun “rights” than we do about potential victims.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
I never knew it was the government’s job to tell people what to pray about, but apparently Trump does: www.stillmoretosay.com/p/trump-perv...
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Trump perverts Christian teaching as he uses believers to advance political agenda
White House issues guidelines to follow in praying for the country
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Coming next, using the military to execute drugs traffickers within U. S. borders. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...
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Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
It sounds like the White House is seriously considering a plan for ethnic cleansing of Gazans: wapo.st/4g2eATo
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Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population
President Donald Trump and international partners are discussing plans to build a “Riviera of the Middle East” on the rubble of Gaza. One would establish U.S. control and pay Palestinians to leave.
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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 27/08/2025
Just days into the new school year and children have once again been killed in what should be one of the safest places in their lives. This is a moral failure.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
“Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying,” — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob He’s right. We live in a culture that glorifies violence, and we have a federal government that glorifies cruelty. Our prayers mean nothing unless we deal with those problems.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
I’ve had members of my family walk the streets of Washington, D.C., in recent years. Do people really believe these lies?
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
No matter how critical we may be of right-wing politics, many of us are reluctant to make comparisons with Nazi Germany — after all, we don’t want to trivialize a horrific part of our history. But now, a federal judge, of all people, has dared to go there: www.stillmoretosay.com/p/federal-ju...
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Federal judge invites comparison of Ten Commandments push with 1930s Nazism
Court rejects Texas law requiring posting of Biblical document in classrooms
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Finally, a victory, at least for now. wapo.st/4p3Cm5A
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Kilmar Abrego García set free after illegal deportation, smuggling charges
The Maryland man illegally deported to El Salvador has been released as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges. ICE may try to quickly deport him.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
I can’t help but wonder how much the writings of James Dobson had to the way so many evangelicals are supportive of Donald Trump. The child-raising methods he taught were about stemming rebellion, and it’s not a big leap at all from there to authoritarianism. www.stillmoretosay.com/p/dobson-had...
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Dobson had outsized influence in boosting authoritarianism among evangelicals
Focus on the Family founder, bestselling author and political activist dies at 89
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Some state legislatures aren’t shy about trying to impose lawmakers’ religious views on the government and citizens. It’s a good thing we still have some courts that are willing to stand up to them: www.stillmoretosay.com/p/judge-bloc...
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Judge blocks some Arkansas schools from following Ten Commandments law
Jurist finds that law’s purpose is to inject Christian doctrine into classrooms
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Missouri is following the Utah example of overruling the voters' will: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...
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Missouri Governor Signs Bill Rolling Back Voter-Approved Minimum Wage and Sick Leave
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
We’ve seen two deaths already in the current measles outbreak. Both of those who died had not been vaccinated. wapo.st/3GbSP6b
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U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread
Johns Hopkins University data reflects the public health reversal in defeating the vaccine-preventable disease since measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
It’s looking like they are on the verge of bribing enough senators the way they bribed Murkowski in order to get the 50 votes they need. This has the be the most fiscally irresponsible legislation in the history of the United States.
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I’m doubting you’ll find this Joseph Smith biography anytime soon at Deseret Book: www.stillmoretosay.com/p/new-joseph...
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New Joseph Smith bio presents him as something other than fraud or man of God
Book Review: ‘Joseph Smith: The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet,’ by John J. Turner, ★★★★★
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G.F. Erichsen @stillmoretosay.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The more guns we have the less guns will be used. Or that is what so many people in Utah seem to believe. Thank you, Salt Lake Tribune, for explaining how this belief is a lie. www.sltrib.com/opinion/edit...
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Tribune editorial: The violence at ‘No Kings’ didn’t come out of nowhere. We created it.
“Utah law and the larger culture have transformed the ‘right to keep and bear arms’ from a reasonable provision for self-defense into an instrument of rhetoric,” writes The Salt Lake Tribune editorial...
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