Yet in practical matters Mormonism seems well adapted to the modern world, for Mormons are, by many measures, disproportionately successful.

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But since Schmidt is a rumored finalist to be the next Secretary of Commerce, will he have interest in focusing on the nitty gritty practical matters Obama needs in a business world liaison?

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Emotional payoffs must be practical, even in matters of the heart.

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Unfortunately, getting in the way are some practical matters.

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Which matters, in practical terms, because it has already been agreed that Holyrood will be invited to deliver a further verdict upon the Bill before it gets final clearance at Westminster in the autumn.

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Mr Chen's team would like to set theological disputes aside in order to deal with more practical matters.

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David Cameron insists what matters is not the theatre, though, but a swift inquiry which can recommend practical changes in the law to be implemented within months.

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Mr Miller, whose title has been modified to chief operating officer, will handle all practical matters such as building new schools and providing the necessary supplies (the lack of lavatory paper in some schools had become a symbol of the district's mismanagement).

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