Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 1169

“Mormon woman volunteers to be whipped to save Saudi blogger”

    An interesting story:   http://janariess.religionnews.com/201...    

My new creed

    “The longer I live the more I see that I am never wrong about anything, and that all the pains that I have so humbly taken to verify my notions have only wasted my time.” George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)      

Dreaming of Democratic presidential tickets

    I’ve signed petitions encouraging Elizabeth Warren (the extremely liberal and rather blonde Massachusetts Democrat who is our only Native American senator) and Bernie Sanders (the Vermont socialist and senator who, although listed as Independent, caucuses — who could possibly have predicted it? — with the Democrats) to toss their hats into the ring for [Read More...]

“Father is a Man: The Remarkable Mention of the Name ‘Abish’ in Alma 19:16 and Its Narrative Context”

    It’s that day of the week again, and, once again, Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture delivers a new article:   http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/fath...   Read, learn, and enjoy!    

Biblical studies, history, and archaeology

    With his “Notes on Modern Scribal Training,” Dr. John Gee again offers valuable information for evaluating current disputes regarding the relationship between history and the Bible:   http://fornspollfira.blogspot.com    

“The kids are not all right”

    Over and over again, I’ve read someone’s account of suffering at the hands of the Mormon patriarchy, or because of oppressive and bigoted “heteronormativity,” or on account of honest questioning, or something of that sort.   And — wretched man that I am! — I’ve sometimes dared to suggest, rather gently, that there [Read More...]

“Read the Book of Mormon and the Bible”

    A valuable exhortation from a good blog:   http://www.ryancjenkins.com/read-the-...    

Mormonism in the inner city

    All Relief Society presidents in the Church — all leaders in the Church — face challenges.  But the challenges faced by this Relief Society president are perhaps a little different than those that most of us, particularly those of us located in the American West, have experienced:   http://janariess.religionnews.com/201...   It’s an interesting [Read More...]

Theory and Practice

    “In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.”  (Yogi Berra)    

Sheesh! I almost forgot!

    Fortunately, Charles Steinman reminded me that   It’s Groundhog Day!   Which, of course, is the perfect time to remember the greatest film ever made:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSVeD...   Just watching the trailer, I was laughing all over again.  And I have the thing practically memorized.