Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 811

I wish I could vote for her.

    But I don’t live in her district.    

What comes first?

    “Truly, God will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.” Qur’an 13:11    

Some Trumpists don’t like Mormons very much.

    “Mormon Candidate Will Not Answer Question Regarding Mormon Focus of Campaign”   I hope and trust that the Trumpist comments following this article on the ardently Trumpist Breitbart website aren’t representative of Trumpists generally.   But it’s pretty clear that, for at least some Trumpists, Mormons rank just above Mexicans and Muslims as enemies [Read More...]

“Are Religious People More Moral Because They Fear God’s Punishment?”

    This is a controversial subject.  Here’s one perspective:   http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/...    

“A Letter From G.O.P. National Security Officials Opposing Donald Trump”

    Several dozen prominent former national security officials — all of them Republicans — have signed an open letter declaring their opposition to the presidential candidacy of Mr. Donald J. Trump and outlining the reasons for their opposition.   Plainly, the Establishment doesn’t want Our Leader to make America great again.    

Ghost Writers in the Sky?

    In connection with the challenge to certain critics that I offered yesterday, my friend Royal Skousen has just sent me the following note:   Well, Dan, early on I did mention the possibility of a committee. I have never speculated on who might be on the committee, not even jokingly that it included William Tyndale (in [Read More...]

Objectivity and Fairness

    I think perfect objectivity is an unrealistic goal; fairness, however, is not.  Michael Pollan (University of California at Berkeley)   I would go somewhat further:  I don’t think that perfect objectivity is even a desirable goal.  But that’s a complex subject.  Fairness, however, is something for which we should all strive.  It’s just [Read More...]

“Trump’s Mormon Problem”

    Another article on the subject:   Trump’s Mormon Problem   I love the article’s last paragraph.   By the way, with this new fellow, Evan McMullin, entering the presidential race as a kind of third-party candidate, some have noticed that he’s a Latter-day Saint.   And the reaction hasn’t always been positive.  Over [Read More...]

For any of you who might be in Oslo, Norway, this coming Sunday

    I’ll be speaking this Sunday, 14 August, at the Oslo Ward on Hekkveien (near Carl Berners plass [Carl Berners Plaza]).   I don’t have a more precise address at the moment, and I don’t know the exact time.  Probably (I’m guessing) around 7 PM.   When I know more, I’ll tell more.  And, [Read More...]

“LGBT groups: Admitting BYU would be ‘inconsistent’ with Big 12 values”

    I think it would be difficult to argue that, post-Obergefell, advocates of gay rights have been notably gracious in victory.  Pretty plainly, dissenters are to be marginalized, made pariahs, if not altogether pummeled into submission:   http://www.espn.com/college-football/...   Should any school engage athletically with Brigham Young University?  Under any circumstances?  Should BYU enjoy academic [Read More...]