Society & Culture

The marijuana debate illustrates the fact that we cannot legislate morality effectively. Laws compete with each other, as in the case of federal and state laws regarding marijuana enforcement. Laws can be interpreted in various ways. And it is impossible for lawmakers to anticipate every potential ethical problem.

The court ruled that Cochran’s termination was unconstitutional but stopped short of declaring that his freedom of religion had been violated. CPost

On “supporting” the President - I’m no Ziba, I’m no Shimei!

Thomas S. Monson, President of the Mormon Church, Dies at 90 - He spent more than five decades serving in top church leadership councils

“Canadian doctor Kyle Sue has declared in the British Medical Journal that I am not being ‘a baby,’ as some in my household have alleged, but instead proposed that ‘man-flu’ is probably real.” Intellectual Takeout

“Christian wedding vendors who decline to provide services for same-sex ceremonies have suffered another legal setback.The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 28 that the state did not violate the First Amendment rights of Aaron and Melissa Klein in a 2015 order that included a $135,000 fine.” BPNews

I see Trump as a judge-like figure of the Old Testament Judges type. … He himself is not righteous, but he’s doing a lot of great stuff for the righteous team, whether he believes in it or not, just like the judges…

Billy Graham’s Granddaughter Slams ‘Hypocritical’ Evangelicals, Franklin Graham for Praising Trump

Americans are drinking themselves to death at a record-breaking rate, according to a report. More than 30,700 people in the country died in 2014 from alcohol-related causes, including alcohol poisoning, the Washington Post reports, citing new federal data. Last year’s rate of 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people is an increase of 37% since 2002, according to the newspaper.