brigham young university

A new Taylor Swift class has begun at BYU. The class is focused on the "Philosophy of Taylor Swift." The professor calls this "philoswiftie." Is this too superficial for a serious university, or is it a good way to bring students into a deeper discipline and meaningful, learning discussions?

The professor seems to be obsessed with Taylor Swift and he has gone to three concerts in the last year alone, has a full-size cutout of the leggy pop star in his office, and tries to incorporate her lyrics into all of his discussions.

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Justin Kunz is a painter, illustrator, concept designer, and educator. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Laguna College of Art and Design and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from Brigham Young University. Justin's work is exhibited in various museums and galleries. In addition, his art can be found in books, magazines, calendars, and websites.

Justin has provided visual imagery for video games, coins, medals, figurines, and an award-winning film. As a member of the Artistic Infusion Program for the United States Mint, he has created dozens of numismatic designs, including at least 18 coins and medals. 

Justin is an Associate Professor of Illustration at Brigham Young University and lives with his wife and children in the foothills of Mt. Timpanogos, Utah.  

In this episode, Justin shares how he prepares spiritually to paint the Savior. He walks listeners through his preparation and the process of creating sacred art.

During this Christmas season, Justin Kunz's paintings, The Days Were Accomplished and Good Tidings of Great Joy, are especially meaningful. @jkunz.art has graciously given us permission to share these images with you. Head over to our Instagram page, @arise.with.christ, to see those incredible depictions. 

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• "The intersection of politics and religion is morality and is inevitable".
• - Should we be engaged in the Culture War?
• - We are living under a new sexual constitution
• - The Radicalism of the '60s and '70s is child's play compared to today.
• - "How can you say it hasn't happened?" The radical change in American institutions
• - "What major institution is not run by leftism?"
• - BYU lives under a new regime of authority. Is the Church next? We are not immune to this.
•  - We are in the white waters of the woke river
• - The primary spiritual threat of the woke virus is not the government, it's to the Church.
• - "Neutrality is not neutral. Neutrality is loss."

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ASU visiting professor gives a large Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion lecture on the Book of Mormon declaring that, "iniquity is inequity."

Positions Nephite Dissenters as the victims and leans on Critical Theory and Liberation Theology to infuse meaning in the sacred text.

Says Gadianton Robbers are just a group with grievances who are "dispossessed" from their land.

Mormon Studies Scholar learns Critical Theory and tweets, "Nephi is not a good guy."

"This will get much worse." Mormon Studies is "bathed" in Critical Theory.

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Join Bruce Anthony, the captivating host of "Unsolicited Perspectives," as he delves deep into the fascinating world of nonconformity. In this engaging podcast episode, Bruce shares his own experiences as a contrarian, bravely challenging societal pressures and norms. Discover how nonconformity can lead to meaningful change as Bruce reflects on the inspiring history of the Wyoming Black 14, who protested racial discrimination by the LDS Church. Dive into Bruce's unconventional living environment, where he encounters eccentric neighbors, all while maintaining his boundaries.

Explore the intriguing topics of nonconformity, the Wyoming Black 14, LDS, and living authentically. Bruce Anthony's thought-provoking insights will leave you inspired and ready to embrace your unique, nonconforming self. Don't miss out on this thought-provoking discussion! #nonconformity #lds #mormons #authenticliving #unsolicitedperspectives 

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Whiteness Activities, Genderless Jesus, Advocating for Ibram X. Kendi, Conflating the Gospel of Jesus Christ with Hard Left, Woke tenets.

Tommy Stevenson is the co-founder and past Editor-in-Chief of the Cougar Chronicle. A conservative, off-campus online newspaper. Having just graduated, he's seen and reported on a lot.

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Yesterday Elder Holland announced that the current Vice-President of Academics, Shane Reese, would be the next President of BYU beginning May 1, 2023.

Who is Shane Reese and is this a positive move? What has Reese said and done in the past that would give a clue as to how he will run things at Brigham Young University? How centered is he on Spencer W. Kimball's Second Century speech outlining the vision for BYU?

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BYU has an Antiracism project. As one of its goals, it is building a database of antiracism resources for BYU faculty to use for teaching their college students. It is essentially a hard-left, Marxian stew of the most prominent actors in Critical Race Theory and antiracism.

The most dangerous development in a gospel environment is conflating the words of the prophet of the Restored Church with the words of the prophets of the Religion of Academia. We see this consistently at BYU and unfortunately, even at church.

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So, what are these BYU college students doing to create such a buzz?

Using a cell phone camera and microphone, the BlackMenaces are exposing the candid reactions of BYU students through questions about race and social justice. It’s no surprise, given the nature of LDS/LGBTQ policies, that the most viral videos produced by the BlackMenaces are directly related to the LGBTQ community and the Mormon church's treatment of queer people.

We’ve invited the Menaces into the studio to share their “revolution” with the LatterGayStories community.

In this episode we dive deep into the BlackMenace story and learn more about the people behind the TikTok and Instagram videos. Why did they start the social media project, and what they’ve learned in the process? This episode is a candid and honest discussion about Mormonism’s racial and prejudicial problems.

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Brian and Maria talk to former running back Russell Trejo about his time at Casa Grande Union and how he ended up at Brigham Young University.

Brian and Maria speak with Casa Grande Union baseball coach John Batina about his long history at CG Union, dating back to his time as a student athlete. Batina also spoke about his college playing days at Brigham Young University.

Part two of a two-part podcast with Gary Ernest Smith

This is the second episode of Gary Ernest Smith's artist story,  we discussed his field paintings and how they resonate with not only myself but with others.  This is a wonderful podcast to watch as Gary shows some of his paintings.   He's been painting his entire whole life and he tells us some very interesting stories including how he got represented by Ray Johnson at Overland.  Gary discusses the positive and negative of having mainly one gallery represent one's work. 
Gary has incredible words of wisdom about how to be successful in the arts. Gary even says that there were some things that he would have done differently that didn't work out how he expected. For any of those artists out there who might be in that same type of boat that Gary was in, this podcast will prove to be very helpful and full of insight. Gary Ernest Smith is just a tremendous artist and I'm happy to have him on this two-part episode of Art Dealer Diaries.

See Gary Ernest Smith's paintings here:
https://www.medicinemangallery.com/western-fine-art/southwestern-contemporary-painters/smith-gary-ernest

This is part one of a two-part podcast.
Part one of a two-part podcast.

Now Gary Ernest Smith is a guy who has been painting basically his whole life and he tells us some very interesting stories, not only of how he got to do what he did in life, but also how he became the successful western landscape painter he is today. I love that about doing a podcast by the way. I get to be a part of that moment in time when an artist decides "this is what I have to do." 

Early on in his artistic journey, Gary was drafted into the Vietnam war. He ended up becoming a war artist for the army, working as a teacher at a military school, and finally just came to the realization that he had to create amazing pieces of art.

Gary has incredible words of wisdom about how to be successful in the arts. Gary even says that there were some things that he would have done differently that didn't work out how he expected. For any of those artists out there who might be in that same type of boat that Gary was in, this podcast will prove to be very helpful and full of insight. Gary Ernest Smith is just a tremendous artist and I'm happy to have him on this episode of Art Dealer Diaries