by Jim Sawyer | American "Disease", Knowing versus “Believing”
Too often, American children are “gamed.” That’s because their parents over-play fantasy: Santa Claus, Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, and more. Far too often, these iconic fantasy characters are treated within families as virtually human and therefore “practically real.”...
by Jim Sawyer | American "Disease", Knowing versus “Believing”
I’m what might be called a Tabernacle Choir Mormon. There are aspects of the Mormon culture I love dearly, and others I believe to be long overdue for revision and updating, for the best good of our society. Perhaps Dustin Lance Black feels similarly. He seems to be...
by Jim Sawyer | Knowing versus “Believing”
America has a Tooth Fairy problem. It’s related to our Santa Claus problem, and an appropriate name for it might be “Santa Fraud.” Santa Fraud’s about how many American families fool—even defraud—young children at Christmastime. Why do so many go to such great lengths...
by Jim Sawyer | American "Disease", Cultural Renewal, Knowing versus “Believing”
Reader Comment: Called To a Mystery, Or to a Vile Form of Politics? Our post, “Are LDS ‘True Believers’ more likely to fall for conspiracy theories?” was published in the Salt Lake Tribune at this link:...
by Jim Sawyer | American “Elders”, Cultural Renewal, Knowing versus “Believing”
Pizzagate – A Particularly Odd Conspiracy Theory Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are among those most vulnerable to believing in QAnon conspiracy theories, the Religion News Service reports. Indeed, 17% of surveyed Mormons reported a...
by Jim Sawyer | American "Disease", Knowing versus “Believing”
Returning to the perspective of Political Scientist Barbara Walter, one wonders. In California’s Shasta County, is Washington Post journalist Scott Wilson describing—in actually—attempts to overthrow how the American government works at the local level? Indeed, is...
