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Parents rights activists have been concerned about some of the materials available to children in public school libraries. Last year, they lobbied for a new law that would allow parents to challenge materials available in libraries and request that items be removed if they are not appropriate for children. Last month, parents in Davis County, Utah, successfully challenged to get the Bible removed from public school libraries in that school district. Recently other parents have challenged the Book of Mormon based on the same premise. After news of the Bible ban went viral officials in Davis School District reversed their decision this past week. The Bible is now allowed in elementary and middle school libraries in Davis School District. They said that, “The magnitude of the value of the Bible as a literary work outweighs any violence or profanity which may be contained in the book.”  This looks to me like a judgment call. Who should decide whether a book is so important that a library should overlook the violence or profanity that might be contained in the book?

Hunter Biden is taking a plea deal for crimes related to tax-evasion. The deal will allow him to avoid prison time and he will only plead guilty to felonies. The House Ways and Means Committee alleges that the Department of Justice interfered in this case and gave preferential treatment to Hunter Biden. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has been indicted by a special prosecutor for mishandling classified documents and obstruction of justice. Some see this as evidence that the Department of Justice does not treat people equally. That the rich and powerful (and Democrats) get off easy, while Republicans are treated more harshly. What is happening here?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave UPSIDE a greenlight, signaling its cultivated chicken is safe to eat. Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved UPSIDE's label, and today (Wednesday) the USDA issued a grant of inspection, which means the company has cleared the final regulatory hurdle and can begin sales. For people those who may not know, cultivated chicken is chicken raised from stem-cells in a factory. It tastes like chicken, because it is chicken, but it has never been alive. Is it ethical to eat? Is it Vegan? This probably won’t stop with chicken, Chinese companies exist that cultivate all kinds of things including human organs. Should we embrace this future? 

The Book of Mormon promises that “by the power of the Holy Ghost [w]e may know the truth of all things.”, but there are some thing