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June 7, 2016

BOM Alma 21

    Four brief notes on our reading today in Alma 21:   1.   It’s not surprising, in 21:1-2, to learn that the Lamanites had built a significant city that they called Jerusalem.  From the start, the founders of the Lamanite tradition, Laman and Lemuel, had objected to leaving Old World Jerusalem.  They missed their [Read More...]
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Published on June 07, 2016 11:46

A desert plant that defies gravity?

    Supposedly, I see science as an enemy and, to the limited extent that I don’t fear it, value science only for the occasional “gee-whiz” factoid.   There’s probably little if anything that I can do to nudge rigid ideologues and bitter haters into a richer contact with reality, so . . .  what [Read More...]
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Published on June 07, 2016 10:40

From Vermont: “Man With a Mormon Plan”

    Here’s an interesting story with connections to both Utah and Vermont:   Man with a Mormon plan   You may be hearing considerably more about this story in the future; it has the makings of a really good controversy.    
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Published on June 07, 2016 09:25

The “San Diego Union-Tribune” makes its Republican presidential endorsement

    California’s presidential primary is today, and the San Diego Union-Tribune has made its pick in the Republican contest:   http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/n...    
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Published on June 07, 2016 09:02

June 6, 2016

“My Deceased Son’s Answer to What It’s All About”

    Worthwhile reading from Melissa Dalton-Bradford:   My Deceased Son’s Answer to What It’s All About    
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Published on June 06, 2016 23:15

On sainthood

    A saint has to be a misfit. A person who embodies what his culture considers typical or normal cannot be exemplary. Martin E. Marty      
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Published on June 06, 2016 22:52

BOM Alma 20

    Today’s reading, Alma 20, relates yet another dramatic episode from the dramatic story of Ammon among the Lamanites.   The narrative is quite straightforward, but it illustrates very nicely the way in which a refusal to return enmity can actually disarm someone who has been an enemy for a very long time.  I would think [Read More...]
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Published on June 06, 2016 19:46

The sites of D-Day, then and now

    Thanks to Rodney Ross for reminding me of this truly remarkable and wonderfully well done photo essay from The Atlantic, showing sites (and sights) of the Normandy invasion that occurred 72 years ago today:   http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014...    
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Published on June 06, 2016 16:10

“Make America Good Again!”

      A few worthwhile articles on the continuing crisis.   For those who want to support Mr. Trump because of his good attitude toward the judiciary:   “Trump’s Outrageous Attack on Judge Curiel”   It’s painful to see people lined up to kiss the Leader’s ring:   George F. Will, “The Price Paul Ryan [Read More...]
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Published on June 06, 2016 13:45

Ramadan Greetings!

    First of all, I would like to wish a blessed and happy Ramadan to any and all Muslims who might see this blog entry.  (And for that matter, I suppose, to everybody else.  Why shouldn’t everybody have a blessed and happy Ramadan?)   The sacred month of Muslim fasting and devotion and celebration [Read More...]
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Published on June 06, 2016 13:03

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