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“Utah is in trouble”

    Sic et Non‘s resident epidemiologist, Sam LeFevre, today posted the comment that appears below.  I thought it so important that I asked his permission to incorporate it into the main portion of this blog so that it could be more widely seen, and he kindly agreed.  So here it is, with the necessary […]

“A Latter-day Saint Defense of the Unborn”

    But, first, the latest installment of my bi-weekly column for the Deseret News has now appeared:   “The irony of St. Simeon the Stylite, who lived atop a 60-foot column: St. Simeon, a monk who lived in ancient Syria, wanted time to meditate and pray, but was pursued but those interested in his […]

Revision 6.17 “The Balfour Declaration”

    Despite numerous dissenting voices, the political Zionist move­ment began to gain momentum during the First World War, in which Great Britain defeated the Ottoman Empire and freed much of the Arab world, including Palestine, from Turkish domination.  Latter-day Saints, too, tended to look upon the fall of Jerusalem into the hands of the […]

Science and Mutual Care

    “‘This is a real disease’: Hospital giving behind-the-scenes look at intensive care in the COVID-19 era: Utah reports another 1,363 new cases Wednesday, 6 deaths”   “Calling Utah one of world’s ‘worst hot spots,’ governor pleads for compliance”   ***   I just saw this on Scott J. Pierson’s Facebook page, and, with […]

On “sustainable societies” and hateful politics, with a note on sex

    I was extremely pleased to see this:   From national CBS News:  “Republican and Democrat running against each other for Utah governor unite for joint ad” From the Deseret News:  “In our opinion: Utah’s politics aren’t an aberration. They’re a model for the nation: Those who designate Utah a sleepy state in election […]

Revision 6.16 “The Rise of Zionism” (B)

    In 1882, young Jews calling themselves “Lovers of Zion” began actively to promote immigration to Palestine among their people. This was the beginning of what came to be known as “practical Zionism,” which advocated building Jewish settlements in Palestine. (It was “practical” in the sense that it pushed for real action to imple­ment […]

The Interpreter Foundation, airborne, and Will Latter-day Saints provide the margin against Mr. Trump in Arizona?

    Here are some new items on the website of the Interpreter Foundation:   Interpreter Radio Show — October 4, 2020 The 4 October 2020 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show featured Neal Rappleye, Jasmine Rappleye, and Hales Swift. They reviewed the October 2020 General Conference in the first portion of the show and, in […]

A coming “mega-tsunami”?

    From The Atlantic:  “The Vaccine News That Really Matters: Soon COVID-19 vaccine makers will release early data from large clinical trials, and the results could be ambiguous.”   ***   Has the COVID-19 pandemic got you down?  Well, I have just the thing to cheer you up!   “Ice Melt in Alaska Threatens […]

Revision 6.15 “The Rise of Zionism” (A)

    Meanwhile, as Arabs and Muslims faltered and desperately sought a reason why, a new humiliation was brewing. A new movement was beginning to gain force among the world’s scattered Jews. This was Zionism, a movement designed to realize the long-standing Jew­ish dream of a return to the Holy Land. It arose during the […]

“Deeply religious marriages have more spousal equality” and Sweden’s COVID-19 response “shouldn’t be a model for the rest of the world”

    It’s science.  Well, social science, anyway.  And it has a connection to Brigham Young University:   “‘Handmaid’ reality: Deeply religious marriages have more spousal equality”   Some will not be pleased by the item above.  They should, however, not shoot the messenger.  As in me.   ***   Those planning to lash out […]