Posts made in October, 2012
Romney’s Mainstreaming Impulse
I was on the edge of my seat for much of last night’s town hall debate between President Obama and Governor Romney. Aside from the moment or two where I feared (or hoped?) the embroiled discussion would devolve to fisticuffs, my favorite moment of the night came during Gov. Romney’s answer to the final question, on what he considered to be Americans’ biggest misconceptions of him as a person: “My — my passion probably flows from the fact that I believe in God. And I believe we’re all children of the same God. I believe we have a responsibility to care for one another. I — I served as a missionary for my church. I served as a...
Read MoreLDS Church announces changes to missionary age
The LDS Church announced today in General Conference that the are lowering the minimal age for serving a mission: to 18 for men and 19 for women, down from 19 for men and 21 for women. Missions, which last for 2 years for men and 18 months for women, are paid for by the missionary’s family and are a requirement for men but not women. The goal of the new minimum age is to help more men and women serve missions, because logistics of military, education, and marital commitments can be interrupted by a mission beginning at a later age. While the discussion about the change– from the Church press conference, news reports, Twitter and Facebook...
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