In the ten commandments. He said, yes, i do believe in the commandments six commandments and four suggestions. Thats a good one with doctrine, because when were talking about doctrine, as you know, and ethics, were at the very heart of the course, which is belief and behavior. And weve mentioned several functions of doctrine, and today i want to take another spin on that and look at the tension in the doctrinal dimension between the sacred and the secular. So often the deeply religious have a problem with the secular world, and for others, like us, its difficult to see where that demarcation is, that line between what is the mundane, whats the ordinary, and what is special and what is sacred. And weve talked about iliade and looking at symbols and weve looked where people have gotten holy symbols. But for some groups, building a doctrinal i dont know if wall is the right word, but the brain isnt quite working yet, so well use wall but they build a doctrinal wall between the secular and
The zeal is still there in a very large measure. Theyre very proud and nauvoo is supported financially by salt lake city, to see that it gets monies to build its various rebuild its various buildings. And its thriving, even though the town is not all mormon. And what has fascinated me is when it was built, the people who built it were very, very skilled tradesmen, and they built it in a communal type way, so that each family who came helped everyone build the homes, and then when that house was completed, they went on and built another, and the houses were very well built, and are its a wonderful place to visit, to see history very much alive. You know, youre so right, and youre hitting very close to home, because my 11yearold daughter lillys fifthgrade class went to nauvoo, and being a good parent, i chaperoned along, so i was just there a couple weeks ago, and youre so right about the zeal. And it brings up this fascinating question, we talked about it with myth did joseph smith actu
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It was 1800, and conspiracy theories were flourishing across America. Partisan newspapers spread tales of European elites seeking to seize control of the young democracy. Preachers in New England warned of plots to abolish Christianity in favor of godlessness and depravity.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A brutal conflict in Europe was fresh in people s minds and the race for the White House turned ugly as talk of secret societies and corruption roiled