Molly Mormon Democrat

Well hello there! It's been a while since I blogged about politics, and in related news: Hahahahaha, but seriously. I don't re...

Recently I re-read this classic devotional by Bruce Hafen about dealing with ambiguity, and this quote stood out: Experiences...can prod...

Sigh. I really don't want to begin every blog post for the next three and a half years bemoaning the current state of politics, but rig...

So, I'm not "at peace" with Trump's election, but I do see a way...well...forward (my fundamental Pollyanna-ish optimism ...

If you're not Mormon or conservative and you don't live in Utah, you may never have heard of Evan McMullin, an independent who is r...

Let me introduce you to two politicians, and see who you would choose to represent you. Because this is 2016 and one of the major party can...

While watching the recent movie adaptation of "Into the Woods" (which was AMAZING, by the way), two lines stood out to me and I h...

As the title of my blog probably makes clear, I'm no supporter of Eric Cantor. He and I disagree about many, many things. Still, when I...

Recently I re-read a bunch of old posts (noted: I am not a good writer and I use too many parentheses). One of the themes that came through...

Late this week, Harry Reid, the U.S. Senate Majority leader invoked what some have termed the "nuclear option." This means ...

This was going to be a longer post, but it's already late.  So, the long and the short of it is, sometimes people who I agree with anno...

Poll - aways the same Anti Anti Anti - no acclaim! Now, who is to blame? Every election season, I'm reminded of how singularly ...

It's time for one mo' NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month). Basically it's an excuse to blog every day. This year I thin...

You know, I really like America.  It's not a perfect country, by any means, but it strives towards glorious ideals of equality and free...

One of my biggest sins is envy.  I envy other people's lives, possessions, looks, careers, ability to successfully apply eye make up, an...

Recently I've been thinking about faith.  What does it mean to have faith?  A lot of it, in both a religious and political context, has ...

This post will probably offend people on both sides of the gay marriage debate.  Ye have been warned, all ye who enter here. Don't ju...

One of my political heroines is a Republican (well, several are Republicans, but I'm talking about one of them today).  You may nev...

If I had to bet on the most prevalent reason that Mormons are Republicans instead of Democrats, my wager could be summed up in one word...

Well, I'm almost ready to blog about politics again.  I think the election was a bit much - I got really stressed out about it, especia...