Mitt Romney Interview About DC Temple

[prisonchaplain]

I generally watch Fox News Sunday and the George Stephenopolis (sp?) show, so I have a general idea of what media is perceiving the news to be. Imagine my surprise when I stumble upon an interview of former Sen. Romney by Bret Baire (sp?). It was nicely and respectfully done. People may have varying views on Romney's policies and success, but he got the relationship of church and state right. Further, one aspect of LDS doctrine I find attractive and intriguing is the belief that the U.S. Constitution is inspired.

[mikbone]

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/04/51oaks?lang=eng

[Grunt]

3 hours ago, prisonchaplain said:

I generally watch Fox News Sunday and the George Stephenopolis (sp?) show, so I have a general idea of what media is perceiving the news to be. Imagine my surprise when I stumble upon an interview of former Sen. Romney by Bret Baire (sp?). It was nicely and respectfully done. People may have varying views on Romney's policies and success, but he got the relationship of church and state right. Further, one aspect of LDS doctrine I find attractive and intriguing is the belief that the U.S. Constitution is inspired.

Do you know something I don't?   I sure hope so.

[mirkwood]

Our Divine Constitution (churchofjesuschrist.org)

[pam]

9 hours ago, prisonchaplain said:

I generally watch Fox News Sunday and the George Stephenopolis (sp?) show, so I have a general idea of what media is perceiving the news to be. Imagine my surprise when I stumble upon an interview of former Sen. Romney by Bret Baire (sp?). It was nicely and respectfully done. People may have varying views on Romney's policies and success, but he got the relationship of church and state right. Further, one aspect of LDS doctrine I find attractive and intriguing is the belief that the U.S. Constitution is inspired.

Former?

[prisonchaplain]

Mea Culpa. I hadn't heard from/about him in awhile and assumed he'd retire. Now that I think about it...yeah...my wrong. Current Senator Romney...

[prisonchaplain]

6 hours ago, mikbone said:

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/04/51oaks?lang=eng

In my new career as a secondary school teacher I spent my first year teaching Civics to 12th graders. I tried to stay as neutral and objective as possible, empowering these emerging adults in the development of their own views. However, since I work in a private school I did not have to teach the jaundiced view that America was never great or that its Constitution is just some outdated document drafted by white men. We hit the themes of freedom of speech and religion pretty hard. I enjoyed it much and hope the students left wiser and more confident than they came in. This year I will have 7th graders for U.S. History. Perhaps the influence will be even greater.

[Grunt]

17 hours ago, prisonchaplain said:

In my new career as a secondary school teacher I spent my first year teaching Civics to 12th graders. I tried to stay as neutral and objective as possible, empowering these emerging adults in the development of their own views. However, since I work in a private school I did not have to teach the jaundiced view that America was never great or that its Constitution is just some outdated document drafted by white men. We hit the themes of freedom of speech and religion pretty hard. I enjoyed it much and hope the students left wiser and more confident than they came in. This year I will have 7th graders for U.S. History. Perhaps the influence will be even greater.

I'm looking at this same move for next year.

[NeuroTypical]

2 hours ago, Grunt said:

19 hours ago, prisonchaplain said:

In my new career as a secondary school teacher I spent my first year teaching Civics to 12th graders. I tried to stay as neutral and objective as possible, empowering these emerging adults in the development of their own views. However, since I work in a private school I did not have to teach the jaundiced view that America was never great or that its Constitution is just some outdated document drafted by white men. We hit the themes of freedom of speech and religion pretty hard. I enjoyed it much and hope the students left wiser and more confident than they came in. This year I will have 7th graders for U.S. History. Perhaps the influence will be even greater.

I'm looking at this same move for next year.

 

I've gathered perhaps half a dozen such stories from good school teachers in the last year or two.  It gives me hope.

Knock 'em dead, teachers!

[askandanswer]

8 hours ago, Grunt said:

I'm looking at this same move for next year.

Make sure you do it in the right country  This is Austrlia's program for getting people from their existing profession into the teaching profession.

https://teachforaustralia.org/