mike huckabee

Virtual PH/RS Lesson: Elder Eyring’s talk and the New Year

December 26, 2009
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I was asked to teach the lesson in Elder’s Quorum on Elder Eyring’s General Conference talk from October:  Our Perfect Example (click here for video.)  Inspired by Hawkgrrrl’s Virtual RS/PH lessons, I thought I’d give it a try again.  I’m not sure if everyone is supposed to review this talk, but I believe this is the talk our stake has chosen.  I think Elder Eyring’s talk is a perfect lead-in to New Year’s Resolutions.  Shouldn’t we all resolve to be more like Christ?  So, before I get to Elder Eyring’s talk, I want to discuss the History of New...

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Strange Bedfellows

March 20, 2009
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Strange Bedfellows

One aspect of the church that makes me nervous at times is the alliances we form when our interests coincide with other groups, whether this is in the political realm (as is often the case), or even at times in interfaith work we undertake.

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Why I Voted for Mitt in Today’s Michigan Primary

January 15, 2008
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Why I Voted for Mitt in Today’s Michigan Primary

I just got back from my neighborhood polling place, where I voted for Mitt Romney in the Michigan primary. Let me tell you why… Mitt Romney is a terribly weak candidate. He comes off as a phony, primarily because he is a phony. The charge of being a “flip-flopper” has stuck to him (because it’s true) and Romney’s counter message — that he’s legitimately changed his mind and become a true believer in regressionism — has gone no where because it’s not genuine. Ultimately, even if Romney eventually is the last man standing in the Republican primary season and...

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Planet Kolob to Mormons: It’s not our weird beliefs, it’s our credibility

January 10, 2008
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We know there’s a problem. Here’s how the bulk of us as Mormons see the problem: SYMPTOMS: Americans have an anti-Mormon bias which manifests itself on the right with Evangelicals who call Mormonism “non-Christian” (and who cost Mitt Romney the Iowa Republican Caucus) and on the left with secularists and atheists decrying Mormonism’s foundational stories as an obvious “fraud.” DIAGNOSIS: Mormons are “persecuted” by non-Mormons for their “weird” beliefs. RECOMMENDED TREATMENT: De-emphasize (or eliminate) weird beliefs. Explain Mormonism using highly-nuanced language, which we (as Mormons) believe will satisfy non-Mormon ears (“milk before meat”). We keep going back to the...

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Huckabee is Changing His Tone: Won’t Go Negative on Romney

January 9, 2008
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This is great.

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