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Monthly Archives: January 2017
Another (Albeit Indirect) Coach Edwards Memory
More (Albeit Indirect) Memories of BYU Football Coach LaVell Edwards By Ken K. Gourdin Current Philadelphia TV sports reporter, former member of the National Football League’s Philadelphia Eagles, formber BYU Cougar, and former LDS bishop Vai Sikahema recently shared memories … Continue reading
Mobile Home Residents: Second-Class Citizens?
Did The Salt Lake Tribune Excoriate So-Called “Trailer Trash” (My Term)? A Word on a Recent Editorial By Ken K. Gourdin A recent commenter on an editorial which appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune took the paper’s editorial board to … Continue reading
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Tagged Are mobile home residents second class citizens?, Are mobile home residents trailer trash?, Are mobile homes eyesores?, Are mobile homes parks pockets of trouble?, Do mobile home residents need protection?, eyesores, protecting mobile home residents, Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake Tribune editorial, Salt Lake Tribune mobile home editorial, trailer trash
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On Gay Marriage and Religious Conscience
A Word on Man’s Law vis-a-vis God’s Law, and Gay Marriage By Ken K. Gourdin I recently participated in the 1,987,654,321st thread on gay marriage at Mormon Dialogue and Discussion. When another poster said that the leaders of the Church … Continue reading
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Tagged free exercise clause, free exercise of religion, gay marriage, gay marriage and religious conscience, law of chastity, man's law versus God's law, man's law vs. God's law, marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God, The Family: A Proclamation to the World, U.S. Constitution
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In Honor of Richard I. Norby
En l’honneur de mon frère Richard Norby, Coeur d’lion By Ken K. Gourdin Notwithstanding the fact that some of my roots extend back to France, nonetheless, while I speak passable Spanish, alas, I have never learned French. Thus, I am … Continue reading
On Dependency, Learned Helplessness, and Non-Self-Reliance
On Dependency, Learned Helplessness, and Non-Self-Reliance By Ken K. Gourdin I recently posted on behavioral health issues at Mormon Dialogue and Discussion. In response to another poster, whose thesis (at the risk of overstating the case or of misstating his … Continue reading
MoTab & Politics
Mormon Tabernacle Choir & The Trump Inauguration By Ken K. Gourdin Former Mormon Tabernacle Choir member Jan Chamberlin staged a very public protest by posting a letter on Facebook resigning from the choir following the Choir’s agreement to perform at … Continue reading
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Tagged Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and politics, Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Donald Trump and Mormons, Donald Trump inauguration, inauguration, inauguration performers, Jan Chamberlin, LDS and politics, Mo Tab, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Mormon Tabernacle Choir and politics, Mormons and politics, MoTab, Tabernacle Choir, Tabernacle Choir and politics
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LaVell Edwards the Prankster
A Tribute to the Mischievous Side of the Dear, Departed Coach LaVell Edwards, Along With a Word on Contract Formation: Coach Edwards, the Prankster By Ken K. Gourdin The passing of former Brigham Young University coaching legend LaVell Edwards, for … Continue reading
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