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Out and about in Heidelberg and Rothenburg

    The 2015 FairMormon conference in Darmstadt is over, and our trip is drawing to its end.  So some of those of us who’re still left did a bit of sightseeing today.   First, we drove to Heidelberg, the beautiful university city on the Neckar River that I visited (and fell in love with) [Read More...]

Very revealing . . .

    A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes another’s.  (“Jean Paul”)   Whenever we hear ourselves maligning others, or judging them uncharitably, we should remember the comment above.   Posted from Darmstadt, Germany    

Tyler Haws answers a question about his mission after an LA Lakers workout

    Some of you will like this:   http://ldsliving.com/story/79104-afte...   I think such things are helpful.  Many people, never having actually (knowingly) met Mormons, assume that we’re something like the Amish.   The Salt Lake City visitors bureau, for example, routinely fields questions from tourists and convention attendees about where to go to “see [Read More...]

Say it isn’t so! Sir Patrick Stewart defends Christian bakers in “gay cake” controversy.

    Adam Brown brings this surprising item to my notice:   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddri...   Posted from Darmstadt, Germany    

Catching up on my reports from Berlin, partially

      Our second to last full day in Berlin, late last week, focused on Nazism and Communism.   Not very cheery subjects, but I’m absolutely dedicated to the notion that the crimes of these two mutually hostile but closely related totalitarian ideologies must not be forgotten.   We walked over, first, to the famous [Read More...]

“Freemasonry and the Origins of Modern Temple Ordinances”

    I’m not in a position to check right now, but I believe that this is the 150th consecutive Friday that Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture has published at least one new article:   http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/free...   Which reminds me of the confident prophecy issued nearly two and a half years ago by a pseudonymous critic on a [Read More...]

Goodbye, Elder Perry

    A report on his funeral service today:   http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article...   My wife and I wish that we could have been there.   Posted from Darmstadt, Germany    

Death as horizon

    “Seeing death as the end of life is like seeing the horizon as the end of the ocean.”  (David Searls)   Posted from Darmstadt, Germany    

“Science and Genesis”

    Our final speaker here at the 2015 Darmstadt FairMormon conference is Jeff Bradshaw, who is considering science and Genesis.  Again, well illustrated and very interesting.  Provocative insights on the temple, coupled with full openness to the findings of science.   I like this approach.   Today is the birthday of two of our [Read More...]

The Temple and Freemasonry, in Darmstadt

          Scott Gordon, the president of FairMormon, is speaking right now on the topic of “Freemasonry and the Temple.”  In particular, at the moment, he’s discussing the origins and history of Freemasonry.  Quite interesting, and well presented, with good illustrations.   To begin with, though, he called several people up from [Read More...]