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July 12, 2016
Technology beyond our comprehension?
“The Internet is the first thing that humanity has built that humanity doesn’t understand, the largest experiment in anarchy that we have ever had.” Eric Schmidt
Convention weakness, general election doom, and damaged political discourse
It’s overwhelmingly likely that Mr. Donald Trump will get the Republican nomination in a couple of weeks. But this development has made that just a tiny bit less certain: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/... It’s quite unlikely that Mr. Trump will win the general election in November, for these (and other) reasons: http://www.nationalreview.com/article... [Read More...]
Three Worthwhile Items on the Current Tension Between Blacks and Police in America
“Protesters, Counter Protesters ‘Clash’ in Dallas in Heartwarming Way” “Dallas Police Chief David Brown Is Helping Pull a Nation Back from the Brink” “Milwaukee Police Chief Explodes on Protesters for Willfully Ignoring Crime’s ‘Greatest Racial Disparity’ After Being Verbally Attacked in Meeting”
BOM Alma 51
I’ll mention just a few interesting aspects of Alma 51. 1. It’s scarcely surprising that the “kingmen,” who sought the restoration of the monarchy, “were those of high birth” (51:8). After all, had Mosiah II not abolished the Nephite monarchy a mere twenty-five years before, they would have been aristocrats. They were probably [Read More...]
Honoring the memory of Najih Shaker al-Baldawi
Sadly, there is this. But, fortunately, there’s also this: Najih Shaker Al-Baldawi: Iraqi Muslim Hugs Suicide Bomber To Stop Him From Entering Shrine, Sacrificing His Life To Save Dozens Of Others رحمه الله
If you’re at all moved upon to help, please do.
“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.” (James 1:27) I wrote briefly yesterday about the tragic death of a young man, the son of friends and (until very recently) neighbors, who [Read More...]
“Germany’s Rape Jihad Was Worse Than You Thought”
I spend a fair amount of time and energy attempting to resist the demonization of Islam and Muslims. But I’m far from blind to the problems posed by extremist Islamism and the mass importation of refugees (real or not). This was (and continues to be) a terrible situation: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/...
July 11, 2016
“Converted unto the Lord”
In this, the 170th scripture roundtable posted by the Interpreter Foundation, Bruce Webster and Martin Tanner discuss Lesson 26 from the 2016 Gospel Doctrine manual, which is focused on Alma 23-24, 26-29: Scripture Roundtable 170: Book of Mormon Gospel Doctrine Lesson 26, Converted unto the Lord
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