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“Faith, Hope, and Charity: The ‘Three Principal Rounds’ of the Ladder of Heavenly Ascent”

    A new article — this one by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw — has appeared in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship:   “Faith, Hope, and Charity: The “Three Principal Rounds” of the Ladder of Heavenly Ascent” Abstract: This chapter argues that “the scriptural triad of faith, hope, and charity should be understood as something […]

Revision 4.20 “Some Similarities between the Qur’an and Latter-day Saint Scripture” (Part 3)

    There are some parallels that are still closer. “Those that cry lies to Our signs,” declares the Qur’an, “and wax proud against them—the gates of heaven shall not be opened to them, nor shall they enter Paradise until the camel passes through the eye of the needle.”[1] Of the unrighteous, who refuse to […]

Religion, Science, and Awe

    I’m not, to put it mildly, an uncritical fan of the late Carl Sagan.  But I’m afraid that this comment is, in many cases, far too close to the truth:   “In some respects, science has far surpassed religion in delivering awe. How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science […]

A friend’s statement of faith

    My friend Martin Tanner and I substituted tonight on the Interpreter Radio Show for the usual first-Sunday hosts, who couldn’t be there for this episode.  As always, I enjoyed it.   I’ve been thinking about this statement from my friend Don Bradley, who gave me permission to use it here some time ago: […]

Revision 4.19 “Some Similarities between the Qur’an and Latter-day Saint Scripture” (Part 2)

    The entire twelfth chapter of the Qur’an is devoted to a beauti­ful retelling of the story of Joseph of Egypt. It is the only chapter of the Qur’an that is entirely occupied by a single narrative. The story of Moses is one of the more commonly repeated in the Qur’an.[1]  Saul, David, and […]

Shared Revelations

    Earlier this evening, we had the largest screening to date of the Interpreter Foundation’s theatrical film, Witnesses.  Somewhat more than fifty invited guests were in the audience in a large theater, masked and distanced.  The film has been modified slightly since the previous screening.  The feedback from these events is valuable.   On […]

“Why the ‘COVID-19 killed only 6%’ argument is wrong”

    I’ve been encountering the claim, of late, that the Centers for Disease Control have finally been forced to admit that they’ve grossly inflated the death toll caused by the coronavirus “hoax” — the phony “scamdemic,” as one person put it.  This is not only wrong, it’s dangerously wrong.  If it’s taken as true, […]

Revision 4.18 “Some Similarities between the Qur’an and Latter-day Saint Scripture” (Part 1)

    Some readers will already have noticed a number of similarities between the Qur’an and the standard works of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. And, indeed, there are many. The present section will highlight some of them. In this regard, perhaps the most obvious feature of the Qur’an is the fact […]

So what DOES Saturn’s largest moon smell like?

    There’s good, or at least promising, coronavirus news:   “University of Utah Health now using saliva testing for COVID-19 instead of nasal swab: Daily average tops 400 as Utah confirms more than 500 new COVID-19 cases Friday, 5 additional deaths”   “Steroids reduce deaths of critically ill COVID-19 patients, WHO confirms: The finding […]

Must one know the precise GPS coordinates of the final Jaredite and Lehite battles in order to be a good Latter-day Saint?

    I have no real interest in Mr. Jonathan Neville.  I have no real interest in his ideas.  I’m generally familiar with his views, but I don’t read his blog.  I don’t read his books.  I pay essentially no attention to him.  Although, increasingly, I regard his attitudes as dangerous to the unity of […]