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July 19, 2015
God’s law, or man’s law?
I’ve occasionally heard and seen comments to the effect that Muslims can’t be loyal Americans because their first allegiance is to Islam rather than to the United States. But I would hope that, mutatis mutandis, the same thing can also and always be said of me. Please don’t get me wrong. [Read More...]
A non-Mormon religion professor visits the newly completed temple near Indianapolis
Here’s a brief but interesting little item from Dr. James F. McGrath about his visit to the Indianapolis Indiana Temple, which is currently having its pre-dedication open house: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/explorin... Both exterior and interior photographs of the new temple can be viewed here: http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article... Thanks to Nathaniel Hancock for alerting [Read More...]
A neuroscientific account of altruistic or generous behavior
Interesting brain-activity correlations with action in service to others: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_release...
“Professor speaks on LDS Church’s global historical landscape at Pioneers in Every Land series”
Interesting remarks from a Latter-day Saint scholar for whom I have considerable personal respect: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/86...
July 18, 2015
Of home
“Home is the nicest word there is.” (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
“Professor: Scott Walker and Hitler share ‘so many’ similarities that ‘it’s terrifying’”
Some of my liberal-leaning friends routinely talk as if lunatic extremism existed only on the Right — and they define such extremist lunacy very, um, liberally, often claiming to have found it (usually without actually listening to it or watching it for themselves) on Rush Limbaugh’s radio show or to have discovered it [Read More...]
“The Prodigal’s Return to the Father: House of Glory and Rediscovery”
You were thinking, maybe, that Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture missed publication yesterday? Not so: http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/the-... I just happened to be in a car driving from northern New Mexico into southwestern Colorado, without reliable internet access, when the article went up. Happy reading! Have a very excellent weekend! [Read More...]
“Nuns are Obamacare’s latest victims”
A member of Mr. Obama’s cabinet said, this past week, that he didn’t think that the federal government had the legal right to lean on “sanctuary cites” like San Francisco in order to persuade them to obey federal immigration laws. (Google Kate Steinle in order to see photos of the young woman [Read More...]
“Iran can no longer be contained”
This analyst says that Iran’s regional dominance is now virtually inevitable: https://www.commentarymagazine.com/20... Yippee! Posted from Durango, Colorado
July 17, 2015
New Testament 205
Luke 12:54-56 Compare Matthew 16:2-3 Many of our problems in life come from our failure to pay attention and to reflect. The signs are out there. The warnings have been given. Posted from Durango, Colorado
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