Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 887

On banning Muslims from entering the United States

    There’s so very, very much that could be said about this thing.  But I’m short of time, so I’ll just make a couple of basic points:   1.   Islam is not an organization, any more than Protestantism is an organization.   There are various Protestant denominations (e.g., the United Methodist Church, the [Read More...]

What the resurrection of Christ signifies

    If, further, God’s purpose of identifying with our suffering and providing an example and instruction of how to live is to be fulfilled, he must show us that he is doing this.  For God to bring to life someone condemned for a certain teaching would be to express his approval of that teaching. [Read More...]

Explaining a bit about Islamic “shari‘a” law

    President Morsi is gone now, and in prison.  But, other than that, this 2012 column is still relevant as an explanation of shari‘a — the controversial Islamic legal system about which much sensationalistic and unhelpful nonsense is circulated on a regular basis:   http://www.deseretnews.com/article/76...    

Salt Lake City to name street after slain San Francisco gay leader

    http://www.usnews.com/news/us/article...   I understand what’s going on.  Municipal leaders across the country are pretty much obliged to name streets after Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez, and, now, Harvey Milk.   Why?   Because many genuinely revere them, of course.   But also because, given the way liberalism has evolved since the days of

“Capernaum bears witness of Christ”

    I think, while I’m underway over these next few weeks, that I’ll revisit a few of my columns for the Deseret News — which I’ve now been contributing for just slightly more than six years — that are connected with Israel.  This will be in lieu of my running commentary on the Book of [Read More...]

“Why I’m a man of science — and faith”

    A nice (and very short) little Q&A with Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D.:   http://news.nationalgeographic.com/20...    

“U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High”

    This is sad news.  And I don’t think that it can be blamed entirely on the leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.   What can be done to help?  As a matter of policy, but also on a more personal basis?   If there is anybody reading this out [Read More...]

” Raunchy Prince was actually a conservative Christian who reportedly opposed gay marriage”

    A bit on the strange side, but there it is:   https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/a...    

The Columbus Dispatch: “Two-year missions help young Mormons find purpose”

    I especially like the background (and the name!) of the first sister missionary featured in the article:   http://www.dispatch.com/content/stori...    

Yet another of the Lord’s gifts to us

    “If there were no God, there would be no atheists.”  (G.K. Chesterton)