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LDS doctrine holds that agency is an eternal principle, and that God has provided the way through the atonement of Jesus Christ whereby men and women can repent of their wrongful acts of commission or of omission, and come back into the path of receiving further light and knowledge through making right choices.
Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Changejournal; Social Movement Studies: Journal of Social, Cultural and Political Protest; Interface: a Journal For and About Social Movements; Social Movements: A Summary of What Works (pdf)
The LDS Church becomes involved in political matters if it perceives that there is a moral issue at stake and wields considerable influence on a national level [1] [2] [3] with over a dozen members of Congress having membership in the church in the early 2000s, [4] and about 80% of Utah state lawmakers identifying as LDS. [5] [6] [7] [8]
YouTube Kids has faced criticism from advocacy groups, particularly the Fairplay Organization, for concerns surrounding the app's use of commercial advertising, as well as algorithmic suggestions of videos that may be inappropriate for the app's target audience, as the app has been associated with a controversy surrounding disturbing or violent ...
In social science, agency is the capacity of individuals to have the power and resources to fulfill their potential. Social structure consists of those factors of influence (such as social class, religion, gender, ethnicity, ability, customs, etc.) that determine or limit agents and their decisions. [ 1 ]
The Latter Day Saint movement arose in the Palmyra and Manchester area of western New York, where its founder Joseph Smith was raised during a period of religious revival in the early 19th century called the Second Great Awakening, a Christian response to the secularism of the Age of Enlightenment which extended throughout the United States, particularly the frontier areas of the west.
An 1842 portrait of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the LDS movement, LDS restorationist movement, or Smith–Rigdon movement) is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Restorationist movement founded by Joseph Smith in the late 1820s.
Willard Cleon Skousen (/ ˈ s k aʊ z ən /; January 20, 1913 – January 9, 2006) was an American conservative author associated with the John Birch Society. [1] In addition to his role as a notable anti-communist and supporter of the John Birch Society, Skousen had a significant influence on Mormonism.