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Faith Moves More Than Mountains: How the Church of Latter-day Saints Inspired a Tech Revolution by T. Riggs Eckelberry

27 Mar 2020
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WRN Guest

In tech circles, we tend to hand out to others the books that impress us. I once did that with a book called Focus, buying over 100 copies for a company that really needed to focus! (They didn’t listen,...

LDS Missionaries Using the Internet to Expand Teachings

17 Mar 2018
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Nathan Glover

Ten years ago, the Provo Missionary Training Center started on an experiment on social media. Since that time, their efforts have witnessed tremendous growth, as they now have a strong online community....

London Mayor Addresses Hate Speech during SXSW Talk

14 Mar 2018
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C Barnett

Sadiq Khan shows the need for curbing hate speech SXSW or South by Southwest Festival is mostly regarded by the general public as a music event, but in reality the festival has tracks for Interactive...

Amish Embracing Use of Technology at Work, But Vow to Keep It Out of Their Homes

08 Oct 2017
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C Barnett

The community is savvier than assumed when it comes to harnessing the many technological benefits This assumption is not the truth. The difference between the Amish and other 'mainstream'...

In Japan You Can Order A Priest on Amazon

22 Sep 2016
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C Barnett

Rent a Buddhist monk online through Amazon in Japan. The days when technology and religion were at odds with each other are in the past now. In fact, today, religion is reaching out to the modern...

Crisis in Faith: The Younger Generation Leaving the Catholic Church

13 Sep 2016
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Kelly Frazier

Georgetown study shows why the Catholic youth are losing faith. The youth of today have had to deal with issues that no other generation has had to deal with. The ubiquitous presence of technology...

27 Jul 2016
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Alison Lesley

Religious people believe genetic manipulation is "crossing the line." Scientific technology has made incredible leaps in changing the face of the earth as we know it. Of course, to say that these changes...

LDS Church Releases Journal of 19th-Century Mormon Leader George Q. Cannon

20 Apr 2016
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Alison Lesley

Church Historian’s Press has released all volumes of Mormon Leader George Q. Cannon’s Journal online. According to the director of publications for the LDS Church History Department, Matt Grow,...

Millennials Lack Interest in Religion; Skeptical of News Media

11 Jan 2016
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Nathan Glover

Traditional news outlets and religion are falling out a favor in the younger generation. Today’s youngest generation or those alternately called as Millennials have experienced a significant...

Has our passion for technology replaced religious devotion?

04 Sep 2013
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Alison Lesley

What is the relationship between religion and technology? For most people, the connection is not inherently obvious. But to those who have ever fallen in line in a tech store to be among the first...