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August 12, 2014
“Comings and Goings” in Samoa
Another update from Apia, Samoa: http://samoamission.blogspot.com/2014...
August 11, 2014
“We are N”
In the 1930s and 1940s, the National Socialists or Nazis marked Jewish shops under their rule with the word Jude (or “Jew”) and forced Jews to wear yellow Stars of David as identifying badges. In Iraq right now, ISIS, the “Islamic State in Syria,” is marking homes as “Nazarene” (i.e., “Christian”) [Read More...]
Dinner from the Mountain of Light
We just had a really, really good dinner from Kohinoor, a restaurant on State Street in Orem: http://www.kohinoorut.com If you like Indian food, or if, never having tasted it, you would like to try Indian food, I recommend Kohinoor as a good place to eat (or to get take-out).
Bart Ehrman versus a “Mythicist”
I’ve noticed what may be an increasing tendency, among those (especially the young) newly liberated from what they now regard as their religious delusions, to go all the way over to asserting, or at least strongly suspecting, that Jesus never actually existed. This view is sometimes called “mythicism.” This has, historically, [Read More...]
“Mormon Challenges”
I can’t recall whether I’ve linked to this site before, or not. But I figure that, if I can’t recall, some of you won’t recall, either. So, even if I already have, there’ll be no real harm done.
“Terms important to same-sex discussion in LDS Church”
Another newspaper article — thus far, including this one, I’ve cited two from the Deseret News and one from the Tribune — about last week’s sixteenth annual FairMormon conference: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/86...
August 10, 2014
From Interpreter’s second birthday party
The above is a group photograph of just about all of those who were able to attend The Interpreter Foundation’s second birthday party, which took place on Saturday. It’s a wonderful thing — but unfortunate on such occasions — that we have authors and editors and volunteers and board members living in [Read More...]
“Nails in the fence”
The following item was sent to me tonight, and I endorse it. It’s not about repentance. There’s a somewhat analogous story that’s been used, sometimes, to illustrate the importance of chastity before marriage. I don’t endorse that story, which, in view, entails some really troubling and theologically inaccurate implications. Applied as [Read More...]
“The Currant Bush”
A current apostle retells a favorite (and very helpful) story: http://www.mormonchannel.org/video/mo...
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