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Should the Bible be banned from public libraries?

    Some think (or claim to think) that public libraries should not include the Bible in their collections:   Holy Bible is Now a ‘Challenged’ Book   Posted from Mesa, Arizona    

“When a tiny church houses three religions”

    I’m a bit ambivalent, but this is very interesting:   https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/a...   I can certainly see economic benefits to such an arrangement, as well as the obvious benefits of added tolerance and appreciation.   Posted from Mesa, Arizona    

“Mosiah 4-6: Children of Christ”

    Taylor Halverson offers a helpful discussion of three important chapters in the book of Mosiah:   Mosiah 4-6: Children of Christ   Posted from Mesa, Arizona    

“The Israelite Temple and Early Christians”

    Robert Boylan reminds me of this presentation by Matthew Brown, given roughly three years before his untimely death — at about 47 years of age — in 2011:     Posted from Mesa, Arizona    

“How Islam Created Europe”

    An interesting article — not overly long — that Andrew Sargent kindly brought to my attention:   http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/a...   Posted from Mesa, Arizona    

BOM Alma 6

    Today’s brief chapter, Alma 6, tells of the chief priest’s setting in order local units of the church — including, I take it, ordaining men to what we would call the Aaronic and Melchizedek priesthoods.   Much of Church leadership — in my experience in bishoprics and on high councils and according to my [Read More...]

Yellowstone’s hot springs, and the virtue of viruses

    http://www.realclearscience.com/artic...   Posted from Mesa, Arizona    

“Why Was Coriantumr’s Record Engraved on a ‘Large Stone’?”

    Know why:     Posted from Mesa, Arizona    

A note on faith and reason

    “Faith is not a leap in the dark; it’s the exact opposite.  It’s a commitment based on evidence. . . .  It is irrational to reduce all faith to blind faith and then subject it to ridicule.  That provides a very anti-intellectual and convenient way of avoiding intelligent discussion.” John Lennox, Professor of [Read More...]

The Circle Game: Helping with an Unreliable Link

    And the link in this article is problematic, too:   “Mormonism and the Scientific Persistence of Circles: Aristotle, Spacetime, and One Eternal Round”   So I offer it to you in a different form, here.   Posted from Mesa, Arizona