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Those who serve devils

    “In fighting those who serve devils one always has this on one’s side; their Masters hate them as much as they hate us.” C. S. Lewis, That Hideous Strength    

What is an expert?

2 Nephi 31

    Today’s reading, 2 Nephi 31, is a marvelously clear statement of the necessity of baptism.  I certainly can’t improve on it, so I’m going to quote it.  At least one or two passages, anyway — “for my soul delighteth in plainness; for after this manner doth the Lord God work among the children of [Read More...]

Temple conference tomorrow!

    One last reminder about the Interpreter Foundation conference on temples that will be held tomorrow, starting in the morning, on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo:   http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/even...    

Some forthcoming antics by an atheist group

    A heartwarming tale from the Florida public schools:   http://www.thefederalistpapers.org/ed...    

Perhaps the worst major Democratic political candidate this year

    http://www.nationalreview.com/article...   I’ve written about Ms. Davis, I think, three previous times, all back in January of this year: here, here, and here.   As has been suggested, maybe she’ll leave politics and join MSNBC.    

“‘Zion’ and ‘Jerusalem’ as Lady Wisdom in Moses 7 and Nephi’s Tree of Life Vision”

    You’ll be astonished to learn – this being only the 117th Friday in a row, so that the pattern may not yet be entirely clear — that Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture published a new article today:   http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/zion...   In this article, Dr.  Samuel Zinner, who is not a Latter-day Saint, takes a [Read More...]

“Of COURSE the government should force churches to perform gay weddings!”

    Just to be clear, it’s satire.  But, as with any satire that’s worthy of attention, the satirist’s intention is actually serious:   http://www.theblaze.com/contributions...   (The earlier iteration of this entry was having technical problems of some sort, so I’ve attempted it again.)    

“Muslims and Mormons”: Peterson at Harvard

    I was surprised to learn, just last night, that a video of this March 2012 lecture is up online:   http://vimeo.com/50117415   Even if nobody else cares, this is helpful for my journal or life history.  And that, self-indulgently enough, is one of the main functions of my blog.    

“Of COURSE the government should force churches to perform gay weddings.”

    It’s satire, of course.  But, like all satire worthy of any attention at all, it’s intended seriously:   http://www.theblaze.com/contributions...