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Published 173 years ago this month, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was an instant bestseller, followed by countless print, stage and screen productions. Victorians called it “a new gospel,” and reading or watching it became a sacred ritual for many, without which the Christmas season cannot materialize. But A Christmas Carol’s seemingly timeless transcendence hides the fact that it was very much the product of a particular moment in history, its author meaning to weigh in on specific issues of the day. . . . What he wrote was that employers are responsible for the well-being of their employees. Their...

Learning to be a GodSmith’s attempts to defend this doctrine from the Bible are enlightening with reference to his claimed abilities as a Scriptural exegete, but we must pass over them lightly at this point, since we have much material yet to admit into evidence before getting to an evaluation of these claims. The Scriptures inform us that Jesus said, As the Father hath power in Himself, even so hath the Son power to do what? Why, what the Father did. The answer is obvious in a manner to lay down His body and take it up again. Jesus,...

Over the last several months, I have noticed a huge increase of hyjacked threads on all the Mitt Romney posts. It seems eveyone wants to talk about his religion, good or bad, but rarely in any contexts that are relevant to the election. So I'm posting a few references from LDS scriptures and doctrine that speak to the heart of the matter. Please, let's keep this discussion about the political ramifications of Mormon doctrine regarding our inspired Constitution and this great nation. Thanks,- Sevenbak And, in my opinion, this first one is what Mitt should quote again and again if...