- Just in time for Christmas, Millennials are ditching religion: As religious institutions hemorrhage their political power, it’s beginning to look like their disaffiliated (and highly civically engaged) former members will be much more likely to align against them on the political spectrum. http://suindependent.com/millennials-are-ditching-religion/ 104 comments politics
- Seeking refuge in America: the continued betrayal of our values - The nativity scene depicts a Middle Eastern family looking for a place to stay. The irony of Christians rejecting refugees as they put up the decorations celebrating Christ’s birth is hard to miss. http://suindependent.com/seeking-refuge-in-america/ 68 comments politics
- Carson’s Seventh-day Adventism adversely effects presidential bid - While his devout religious extremism has been advantageous to him over the course of the campaign thus far, his frontrunner status is likely to bring additional scrutiny to his religious investment in a fringe sect of Christianity. http://suindependent.com/ben-carsons-seventh-day-adventism/ 49 comments politics
- LDS Church wins environmental award? Despite being a gigantic, corporate-level source of pollution, none of the LDS’s tax-exempt dollars are being used to mitigate climate change. The notion that the LDS Church is worthy of an award for their effort would be laughable if it weren’t so offensive. http://suindependent.com/lds-church-wins-environmental-award/ 5 comments politics
- Utah Governor Gary Herbert tried to shutdown Planned Parenthood this week. Planned Parenthood sued, and a Federal judge blocked from slashing funding. Judge Waddoups said in court that “There’s a reasonable inference this action was taken for political reasons and not a legitimate state reason.” http://suindependent.com/utah-planned-parenthood-funding-battle-continues/ 6 comments politics
- The death of the Republican Party - Donald Trump and his insurgent candidate colleagues have begun steering the party wildly down the road to capitulation. In doing so, they have not only spurred the self-immolation their Party, but the American people as well. http://suindependent.com/opinion-piece-death-republican-party/ 17 comments politics
- Breaking News: Penis returns to Hurricane, Utah restaurant's famous bull http://www.suindependent.com/news/id_8500/cid_8/breaking-news:-penis-returns-to-hurricane-restaurants-famous-bull.html 3 comments nottheonion
- Citizenship test for high school graduation passes Utah Senate http://www.suindependent.com/news/id_7947/citizenship-test-for-high-school-graduation-passes-utah-senate.html 127 comments politics
- To fully understand how hard it is for many to coalesce around Romney's candidacy, it is critical to understand the gravity of not only political objections, but theological qualms as well. http://www.suindependent.com/news/id_7705/cid_15/opinion:-romney-2016-bid-would-be-the-definition-of-insanity.html 10 comments politics
- Of laws and sausage: How Utah violates the Constitution to protect big business http://www.suindependent.com/news/id_6762 14 comments politics
- Dexter's Michael C. Hall performs audiobook version of 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' http://www.suindependent.com/news/id_5460/Michael-C-Hall-lends-his-voice-to-Breakfast-at-Tiffanys.html#.UvpARQoqXNs.reddit 30 comments books