Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 1198

“10 Sublime Wonders of Science”

    This writer doesn’t seem to me to have much to say, really, about “meaning,” though he plainly thinks he does:   http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/g...   But his list does include some real wonders — including a few that should leave him and others wondering.   Posted from Orlando, Florida    

“The Unremarkable Call to Love Our Gay Neighbors”

    Unfortunately, the link will give you only a small portion of this article from the excellent Evangelical magazine Christianity Today:   http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2...   I agree, though, that the idea of Christian love for those acting in ways of which we disapprove is entirely “unremarkable.”   If any of you out there have an [Read More...]

Music of Christmas 14

    The first recording of Do You Hear What I Hear? was made by the Harry Simeone Chorale shortly after Thanksgiving 1962, and sold so well during that Christmas season that Bing Crosby eventually recorded it also – making it, by means of his star power, a mega-hit.   Here is that very first choral [Read More...]

The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize

    Malala Yousafzai,  a seventeen-year-old Pakistani Muslim girl, and Kailash Satyarthi, a Hindu from India, have now formally received the Nobel Peace Prize:   http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30...   Both are crusaders for the rights of children.   The Peace Prize has sometimes gone to underserving recipients.  These two aren’t among them.   Posted from Orlando, Florida   [Read More...]

On demonizing people for tiny political deviations

    I like Mona Charen’s columns.  I’ve also had some people call me a RINO (and those were the nice ones) in the wake of, for example, my expressed reluctance to demonize and excommunicate Harry Reid despite our many political disagreements.  So I appreciate what she has to say here:   http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/...   Posted from [Read More...]

O what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to be PC!

    The perils of a modern progressive college president:   http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/12/10/...   And she wasn’t even talking about unborn babies!   Posted from Orlando, Florida    

A small report on some Mormon service projects

    It’s good for the Saints to be reminded, from time to time, of the good that their church does — that they do, through their church – around the world.  Here’s a little report that I ran across pretty much by chance, from 14 November.  It pleased me:   http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article...   And, of course, [Read More...]

“Wandered from a more exalted sphere”

    “Happiness is not only a hope, but also in some strange manner a memory. . . .   We are all kings in exile.”  (G. K. Chesterton)   Posted from Orlando, Florida    

Christmas Cheer 12

    A video retelling of the annunciation of Christ and his nativity, as recounted in Matthew and Luke:   http://www.mormonchannel.org/christma...   Posted from Orlando, Florida    

“You can’t detox your body. It’s a myth.”

    Thanks to Dr. Gregory Smith for bringing this to my notice:   http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandsty...   The article isn’t big on complete abstention from alcohol, of course.  But its general point seems sound enough.   Posted from Orlando, Florida