{"id":8811,"date":"2009-07-04T13:46:57","date_gmt":"2009-07-04T18:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/?p=8811"},"modified":"2009-07-04T13:46:57","modified_gmt":"2009-07-04T18:46:57","slug":"notes-from-all-over-for-week-ended-july-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2009\/07\/notes-from-all-over-for-week-ended-july-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes From All Over For Week Ended July 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comment here on the Notes From All Over for the past week. <!--more--> We\u2019ve numbered the notes with letters for your convenience and to distinguish them from comments to this post.<\/p>\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li id=\"rlink-8303\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/cms\/s\/0\/d6645cd6-6777-11de-925f-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1\">UN Secretary General Tells Burma to Free Yettaw, Suu Kyi, 2000 Political Prisoners<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>UN\u2019s Ban presses Burma to free prisoners. By Amy Kazmin in New Delhi. Financial Times, July 3 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8302\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/opinion\/ci_12744142\">Salt Lake Police Chief Calls New Immigration Law \u2018Dangerous Precedent\u2019<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>New immigration law sets dangerous precedent. By Chris Burbank. Salt Lake Tribune, July 2, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8301\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news-herald.com\/articles\/2009\/07\/04\/life\/nh1121197.txt\">Play Tells the Role of Historic Kirtland<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>This is Kirtland. By Janet Podolak. Cleveland OH News-Herald, July 4, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chriscarrollsmith.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/my-interview-with-mike-stahura-of-slc.html\">and a final interview with a minister\u2019s conservative approach to mormonism<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>My Interview with Mike Stahura of SLC Calvary Chapel. By Christopher Smith. mild-mannered musings, July 3, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8299\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lvrj.com\/news\/49923067.html\">A Mormon \u2018Political Maverick\u2019 Gives Up.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2018I give up,\u2019 political maverick declares. By ED VOGEL, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL CAPITAL BUREAU. Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul. 04, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8298\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chriscarrollsmith.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/interview-with-pastor-greg-johnson-of.html\">and a follow up interview with a more middle of the road minister.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Interview with Pastor Greg Johnson of Standing Together. By Christopher Smith. mild-mannered musings, July 2, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8297\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chriscarrollsmith.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/interview-with-pastor-dean-jackson-of.html\">Very cool interview with the \u201cPeacemaker in Provo.\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Interview with Pastor Dean Jackson, \u201cPeacemaker in Provo.\u201d By Christopher Smith. mild-mannered musings, June 22, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8296\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/article.php?id=D99763S01&amp;show_article=1\">Palin resigning as Alaska Guv\u2019<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Palin resigning as Alaska governor. AP. Breitbart.com, Jul 3, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8295\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tri-cityherald.com\/1406\/story\/634288.html\">Guilty Plea Expected in DUI in Crash That Killed 4 LDS Young Adults<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>COURT: Guilty pleas expected in Oregon crash that killed 4. By Paula Horton, Herald staff writer. Kennewick WA Tri-City Herald, Jul. 02, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8294\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/lds\/ci_12734867\">LDS Church Is a Global Faith Still Entangled in America<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>A global LDS Church seeks to broaden its red, white and blue image. Faith on the Fourth \u00bb Leaders strive to help foreign members feel comfortable in a U.S.-born religion. By Peggy Fletcher Stack. The Salt Lake Tribune, July 1, 2009. \u201cIt isn\u2019t easy to untangle America from Mormonism. It is, after all, embedded in the theology.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8293\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.editorsweblog.org\/newspaper\/2009\/07\/press_gazette_names_the_best_scoops_in_b.php\">1978 Missionary Kidnapping Among Top 5 British Scoops<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Press Gazette names the best scoops in British journalism, 1922-1995. By Liz Webber. EditorsWebLog, July 3, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8292\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gwinnettcitizen.com\/0709\/LDS_missionaries.html\">Gwinnett Citizen Meets the Missionaries<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Meet the Missionaries, From the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Lawrenceville GA Gwinnett Citizen July 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8291\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2009\/07\/01\/college-republicans-banned-religious-universities\/?test=latestnews\">Fallwell\u2019s Liberty University Bans College Republicans, Like BYUI, But for Different Reasons<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>College Republicans Banned at Two Religious Universities. It\u2019s hard enough to be a Republican on most campuses these days. Now you can\u2019t even be a member of the Republican Club at two of America\u2019s most conservative colleges \u2014 because the clubs have been banned. By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos. FOXNews.com, July 01, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8290\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wizbangblog.com\/content\/2009\/07\/02\/thank-you-eric-holder-for-your-honesty-1.php\">Post Prop 8 anti-Mormon Violence Not Hate Crime, Say US AG<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Thank you, Eric Holder, for your honesty. By Michael Laprarie. wizbang, July 2, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8289\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ksl.com\/?nid=148&amp;sid=7024344\">Lurid Allegations, Claimed Pres. Monson Assassination Threat, in Bizarre Dispute Within \u201cChurch of the Firstborn\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Church of \u2018Holy Ghost\u2019 rocked by sex and assassination allegations. By John Hollenhorst. Salt Lake City UT KSL TV5, July 2nd, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8288\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthtimes.org\/articles\/show\/275943,myanmar-court-postpones-aung-san-suu-kyis-trial-again.html\">Yettaw\/Suu Kyi Trial Postponed a Week on Arrival of UN Chief<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Myanmar court postpones Aung San Suu Kyi\u2019s trial again. By DPA. Earthtimes, 3 Jul 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8286\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/faith\/ci_12743749\">\u201cAnyone who can stand my answers about Mormonism long enough to become one won\u2019t be bothered a bit by the real thing.\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Kirby: Breaking in converts, one goat at a time. By Robert Kirby, Tribune columnist. Salt Lake Tribune, July 2, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8285\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2009\/LIVING\/07\/02\/sears.family.divorce\/\">End disposable marriage, say senior jurist.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Commentary: Let\u2019s end disposable marriage. By Leah Ward Sears, Special to CNN. CNN, July 2, 2009. \u2014 Leah Ward Sears, recently retired Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, calls for a different approach to marriage and family.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8284\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ksl.com\/?nid=148&amp;sid=7005115\">Fight Oiver FLDS Land, Assets, Expanding<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Division over FLDS land grows wider. By Ben Winslow. Salt Lake City UT KSL TV5, July 1st, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8283\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.canada.com\/vancouversun\/news\/westcoastnews\/story.html?id=2139ce25-6a27-4791-86e5-b2915b04328f&amp;k=40478\">BC Court Records: Nine of Blackmore\u2019s 25 Wives Were Under 18 When Married<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>One charge of polygamy seems inadequate. Fundamentalist Mormon leader Winston Blackmore married nine women who were under age 18.  By Daphne Bramham. Vancouver Sun, July 02, 2009. Four of Blackmore\u2019s wives were 15 when he married them. He has fathered 101 children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8282\"><a href=\"http:\/\/esporte.uol.com.br\/basquete\/ultimas\/2009\/07\/02\/ult4356u3881.jhtm\">Brazilian BYU Basketball Player Seeks Spot on Brazilian National Team (in Portuguese)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>M\u00f3rmon, Tavernari, da sele\u00e7\u00e3o de basquete, mant\u00e9m-se virgem. Por Maur\u00edcio Deh\u00f2. UOL Esporte, 2 Julho 2009. Jonathan Tavernari is the only Mormon among those seeking a spot on the Brazilian National Basketball Team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8281\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpnnow.com\/opinions\/x631611281\/This-skirmish-is-refreshingly-friendly\">Manchester, NY on Palmyra: Hill Cumorah is in Manchester<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>This skirmish is refreshingly friendly. Brighton-Pittsford Post, Jul 02, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8280\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/evelyn-leopold\/un-chief-visits-burma-a-p_b_224561.html\">UN Chief\u2019s Visit to Burma Over Yettaw Incident Called \u201cPolitical Gamble\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>UN Chief Visits Burma: A Political Gamble. By Evelyn Leopold, Veteran reporter at the United Nations. The Huffington Post, July 1, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8279\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mormontimes.com\/people_news\/newsmakers\/?id=9483\">Mormon Microcredit Group Works in the Philippines<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Would-be business owners get hand up. By Christine Rappleye. Mormon Times, Jul. 02, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8278\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allgov.com\/ViewNews\/US_Ambassador_to_China__Who_is_Jon_M_Huntsman_Jr_90702\">All About Jon Huntsman, Jr.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>U.S. Ambassador to China: Who is Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.? By Noel Brinkerhoff.  AllGov.com, July 02, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8277\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starj.com\/direct\/reciting_the_politics_of_hate_chapter_and_verse+40westboro+5265636974696e672074686520706f6c6974696373206f6620686174652c206368617074657220616e64207665727365\">MoTab Recent Target of Hate From Topeka Church<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Reciting the politics of hate, chapter and verse. By Eric Meyer. Hillsboro OK Star-Journal, July 1, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8276\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/ci_12728381\">LDS Church Absent in Effort to Repeal Utah SB81<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Utah faith leaders urge repeal of SB81. During interfaith service, they express solidarity with undocumented immigrants. By Peggy Fletcher Stack. The Salt Lake Tribune, July 1, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8275\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/jennifer-donahue\/in-wake-of-mccain-sanford_b_223686.html\">\u201cIf Mitt had been there when the economy went down last year, we\u2019d be in a much better position.\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>In Wake of McCain, Sanford, Ensign: Grassroots Republicans Like Mitt Over Palin. By Jennifer Donahue, Political Director, New Hampshire Institute Of Politics. The Huffington Post, July 1, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8274\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/community\/gilbert\/articles\/2009\/07\/01\/20090701gr-bridges0703asfg.html\">Gilbert Temple Zoning Process Begins<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>LDS church approved in Gilbert. By Katherine Greene. The Arizona Republic, Jul. 1, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8273\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/news\/articles\/2009\/07\/01\/20090701gr-dancer0703.html\">\u201cEveryone wants to do it, be it or know about it. They just don\u2019t want other people to know that.\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>New Mesa business uses pole dancing for fitness. By Katherine Greene The Arizona Republic, Jul. 1, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8271\"><a href=\"http:\/\/parenting.blogs.nytimes.com\/2009\/07\/01\/keeping-the-sex-of-a-toddler-secret\/?hp\">The genderless child.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Keeping the Gender of a 2-Year-Old Secret. By Lisa Belkin. New York Times Blogs: Motherlode: Adventures in Parenting, July 1, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8270\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thismamamakesstuff.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/my-top-10-frugal-fashion-tips-revealed.html\">TftCarrie\u2019s top 10 frugal fashion tips.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>My Top 10 Frugal Fashion Tips Revealed. By TftCarrie. This Mama Makes Stuff, June 29, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8269\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.countryweekly.com\/shedaisy\/news\/3982\">SHeDAISY lead vocalist, Kassidy Osborn, Married in San Diego Temple<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>SHeDAISY\u2019s Kassidy Osborn Weds. SHeDAISY lead vocalist, Kassidy Osborn, recently married longtime boyfriend Derek Williamson in a private ceremony in San Diego, Calif. Country Weekly, June 30, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8268\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kutv.com\/content\/gephardt\/story\/Get-Gephardt-Charges-Filed-against-man-accused-of\/SgK5YcFaIE-QiC3gu3lV9Q.cspx\">Another LDS Affinity Investment Fraud<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Get Gephardt: Charges Filed against man accused of Stealing LIfe Savings from fellow church goer. Reported by Bill Gephardt. Salt Lake City UT KUTV TV2, 30 June 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8267\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegram.com\/article\/20090630\/APN\/906301058\">\u201cYou\u2019ll note one thing this painting has in common with real life is that in the painting, my hair doesn\u2019t move either.\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Romney\u2019s return to Statehouse recalls tidy tenure. By GLEN JOHNSON, AP Political Writer. Worcester MA Telegram &amp; Gazette, June 30, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8266\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.journals.uchicago.edu\/action\/showStoryContent?doi=10.1086\/\/pr.2009.05.12.2244\">Lamarck strikes back. <\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>100 Reasons to Change How We Think About Genetics. Article Reviews Evidence for Epigenetic Inheritance in Wide Range of Species. The Quarterly Review of Biology, Chicago Journals Press Release, 12 May 2009. Some non-DNA based characteristics are passed from parent to child.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8265\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/asie-pacifique\/article\/2009\/06\/30\/visite-a-haut-risque-de-ban-ki-moon-en-birmanie_1213434_3216.html\">UN Secretary General to Visit Burma Over Yettaw Incident (in French)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Visite \u00e0 haut risque de Ban Ki-moon en Birmanie. Philippe Bolopion. LE MONDE, June 30, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8264\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ldschurchnews.com\/articles\/57533\/Its-been-40-years-of-teaching-the-gospel-in-Spain.html\">40th Anniversary of the Gospel in Spain<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s been 40 years of teaching the gospel in Spain. Country dedicated for missionary work by Elder Marion G. Romney in 1969. By J.G. Askar, Church News staff writer. LDS Church News, June 29, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8263\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ldschurchnews.com\/articles\/57513\/Celebrating-50-years-of-the-gospel-in-Taiwan.html\">50 years of the gospel in Taiwan<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Celebrating 50 years of the gospel in Taiwan. Elder Mark E. Petersen dedicated island in 1959. By Elder James Phillips and Sister Judith Phillips, Taiwan public affairs missionaries. LDS Church News, June 27, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8262\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/opinion\/feature\/2009\/06\/30\/police\/\">The slippery slope of socialism.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Debate over government-funded police protection heats up. Conservatives decry \u201csocialized\u201d law enforcement; Democrats are divided over \u201csingle-payer\u201d police protection. By Michael Lind. Salon, June 30, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8261\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.contracostatimes.com\/california\/ci_12714889\">Mormon Pioneer was the \u201cFather of San Bernardino County\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>He\u2019s the Father of San Bernardino County. By Nicholas Cataldo, Correspondent. Contra Costa CA Times, June 29, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8260\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ksl.com\/?nid=148&amp;sid=6985131\">Missionaries Safe, Confined to Apartments in Honduras<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>LDS missionaries in Honduras safe. Salt Lake City UT KSL TV5, June 29th, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8259\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/movies\/news\/articles\/1614969\/story.jhtml\">Washington State Summer School is Twilight Obsessed<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2018Twilight\u2019 World Comes To Life In Forks, Washington. Summer School in the small Washington town features \u2018Twilight\u2019 classes, field trips and prom. By Larry Carroll. MTV, Jun 29 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8258\"><a href=\"http:\/\/davies.lohudblogs.com\/2009\/06\/26\/olde-news\/\">The overlooked threat to traditional marriage\u2026<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Olde News\u2026. By Matt Davies. Lower Hudson Blogs-Matt Davies Blog, June 26, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8257\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feministmormonhousewives.org\/?p=2542\">Mormon under protest.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Mormon Under Protest. By ECS. Feminist Mormon Housewives, June 29, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8256\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mormonmatters.org\/2009\/06\/28\/welcome-to-the-niblets-nominations\/\">Vote for T&amp;S in the Niblets!<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Welcome to the Niblets Nominations!! By Batman. Mormon Matters, June 28, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8255\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adaeveningnews.com\/local\/local_story_180092306.html\">RM Tells of Adventure, Dangers in Service<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>For the sake of the call: Missionary faces life-threatening situations. By Clint Sloan, Staff Writer. Ada OK Evening News, June 29, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8254\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/ci_12712977\">This Week\u2019s Sign the Apocalypse is Upon Us: Democratic Governor to direct Motab\u2026<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Mormon Tabernacle Choir gives Colorado governor baton. The Associated Press. June 29, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8253\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lvrj.com\/news\/49421517.html\">Reid\u2019s Son Starts Race for Nevada Governor<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Rory Reid gets serious early in 2010 race for governor. By Jane Ann Morrison. Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jun. 29, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8252\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patchworknation.csmonitor.com\/csmstaff\/2009\/0629\/obama-approval-flying-high-but-turbulence-ahead\/\">Obama\u2019s Approval Just 39% in Heavily Mormon Counties<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Obama approval flying high, but turbulence ahead. By Dante Chinni. Christian Science Monitor Patchwork Nation Blog, June 29, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8251\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deseretnews.com\/article\/1,5143,705313462,00.html\">Lemony Snicket illustrator Brett Helquist \u2014 a BYU grad and Orem-native \u2014 to speak at BYU<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Snicket illustrator to speak at BYU. Deseret News, June 27, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8250\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deseretnews.com\/article\/1,5143,705313177,00.html\">BYU professor illustrating book about Barack Obama<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>BYU professor illustrating children\u2019s book about Obama. By Jennie Nicholls. Deseret News, June 27, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8248\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deseretnews.com\/article\/1,5143,705312221,00.html\">Frank McIntyre setting the record straight on bankruptcy in Utah<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>State law is factor in bankruptcy, study finds. Most differences between states can be explained by wage garnishment rules. By Laura Hancock. Deseret News, June 22, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8247\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/mormoninquiry\/2009\/06\/gay-marriage-petition.html\">\u201cThe article reports that some Mormons feel a need to choose between the LDS Church and their gay children. I understand that some people feel this way, but it is not the Church that forces such a choice.\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Gay marriage petition. By Dave Banak. Beliefnet, June 27, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8246\"><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052970204120604574252223853818460.html\">\u201cInfidelity is no longer a career-killer for politicians. But weirdness, mendacity and ineptitude just might be.\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Sex Americana. Infidelity is no longer a career-killer for politicians. But weirdness, mendacity and ineptitude just might be. By GERARD BAKER. Wall Street Journal, JUNE 27, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8245\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/06\/27\/opinion\/27blow.html?em\">\u201cThey could avoid this hypocrisy by focusing more on what happens in their own bedrooms and avoiding the trap of judging what goes on in everyone else\u2019s.\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>The Prurient Trap. By CHARLES M. BLOW. New York Times, June 26, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-8244\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/06\/28\/books\/review\/Bloom-t.html?em\">\u201cGod has mellowed.\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>No Smiting. By PAUL BLOOM. New York Times, June 24, 2009. 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