Robin Williams
Nearly everyone has been heart-broken over the news of Robin Williams. In recent days, we have discovered that Williams not only had been suffering with depression for years, but also was recently diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease. Because of Williams death, physicians are being advised to more aggressively treat patients for depression that have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.
How much free agency do people with brain disorders have? Mormons generally believe that people born with mental retardation or Down’s Syndrome are not in need of baptism. (A teenage girl with Downs Syndrome on my old ward, daughter of a member of the bishopric, recently elected to become baptized herself so that she could participate in baptisms for the dead with the young women of the ward.) But when brain injuries, such as stroke, Alzheimers, Dementia, depression, etc., his someone later in life, how much free agency do they really have? Continue Reading »
Sunstone usually has a more open, liberal flavor. Presentations range more wildly than the other venues. Some can be faith-promoting, while others can be down right antagonistic. I’ve learned better which presenters are antagonistic and I do a better job of avoiding them. It does seem to me to be more diverse. Some presentations are very academic in nature, and some are very personal and non-academic. 
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