Monthly Archives: July 2014

Six Doctrines of Freedom

Posted on July 31, 2014 by ptmadmin

There is a truism in some religious circles: Teaching doctrine changes behavior better than teaching behavior changes behavior. My business at Sutherland Institute is to teach freedom and Ive long believed that freedom has doctrines just like a religion.

So here is my attempt to share with you some doctrines of freedom.

First, freedom has context.

Second, freedom requires a conscious choice to place family at the center of society.

Third, a culture of marriage is vital to freedom.

Fourth, freedom requires citizens to elevate civil society. read more

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Drew Clark: Faith, family and freedom join to explain Utah exceptionalism

Posted on July 20, 2014 by ptmadmin

In a wonderful monograph entitled “Exceptional Utah,” published a year and a half ago by the Sutherland Institute, author Paul Mero makes the point, in the subtitle, that Utah is “Leading America in Faith, Family and Freedom.” Mero, the president of the public policy think tank, also shows how these Utah values positively impact the quality of life for all of the state’s citizens.

“Utah exceptionalism is not about what Utah has. It’s about what Utahns give,” writes Mero. “It’s not about what Utahns acquire. It’s about what we sacrifice (and why). Sacrifice is the basis of Utah exceptionism. And it is exceptional not only in modern America, but throughout the modern world… read more

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World Congress of Families is not a hate group

Posted on July 7, 2014 by ptmadmin

On Aug. 15, 2012, Floyd Corkins walked into the Washington, D.C., office of the Family Research Council armed with a handgun, intent on killing staff. Fortunately, the security guard he shot was able to disarm Corkins before he hurt any others. The gunman was upset with the Family Research Council’s pro-family politics. As it turns out, the council was listed in 2010 as a “hate group” for its pro-family politics by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and Corkins told the FBI he went to the SPLC website to find “anti-gay groups” he could target. read more

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