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August 27, 2015
On proving the existence of God
“A God who let us prove his existence would be an idol.” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer) Posted from Erfurt, Germany
“Nephi and the Israelite Exodus”
The most recent iteration of my regular Thursday column for the Deseret News: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/86... Posted from Erfurt, Germany
“LDS Church will continue Boy Scout program”
Whether the Mormon Church would maintain its traditionally strong relationship with the Boy Scouts of America has been up in the air for several weeks, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision redefining marriage, which led to a BSA decision to permit the appointment of homosexual Scoutmasters. No longer: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/86... [Read More...]
“Secrecy in Mormonism: From Separation to Speculation”
We attended an interesting session on Thursday morning on secrecy or esotericism in religion. One of the four papers concerned “Secrecy in Mormonism: From Separation to Speculation.” It was presented by Chrystal Vanel from the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris (who seems to have, or to have had, some sort of affiliation [Read More...]
Evolution at BYU?
Should evolution be taught at Latter-day Saint universities? This professor at BYU-Idaho seems to think so: https://www.byui.edu/Documents/instru... Posted from Erfurt, Germany
Three more quotations from Meister Eckhart
“What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.” “The price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake.” “One person who has mastered life is better than a thousand persons who have mastered only the contents of books, but [Read More...]
“Rudeness is Not a Conservative Principle”
An item from a few weeks ago about the Trump Phenomenon: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/... Posted from Erfurt, Germany
“Is the Internet Killing Religion?”
Maybe. But, even if so, perhaps not in exactly the way or precisely for the reason that some imagine: http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04... An interesting topic, worthy of consideration. And perhaps a practically useful one: If religious believers want to address the rise of the “nones,” they need to try to understand the [Read More...]
August 26, 2015
“Planned Parenthood and the Eugenics Movement”
Unsavory practices and uncanny resemblances: http://www.nationalreview.com/article... Posted from Erfurt, Germany
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