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“Times” columnist: The future of American religious liberty will resemble the Mormon experience in the 19th century

    A bit sobering, but also very interesting:   http://www.deseretnews.com/article/86...      

BOM Alma 2

    In today’s reading, Alma 2, we meet Amlici, a follower of Nehor, whom we met in the previous chapter.  Like Nehor’s, his tale is deservedly brief.   Some salient facts about Amlici:  He’s cunning, wise (in a worldly way), and, plainly, ambitious.  And, when he doesn’t get what he wants, he turns against his [Read More...]

“Boundary Maintenance in Mormonism Addressed by Church Public Affairs Head”

    This is a very interesting address, and a very good one, by Michael Otterson, the managing director of Public Affairs for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:   http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article...    

Two examples of Muslims generously helping Christians

    As a relief from the relentless drumbeat of bad news from and about Muslims — much of it, without question, generated by evil people wrapping themselves and their evil acts in the mantle of Islam, but some of it unjust, unfair, distorted, misrepresented, and flatly unbalanced — I offer the following two stories [Read More...]

“Remembering a time when Mormon missionaries helped refugees by aiding ‘boat people'”

    It was, and is, simply the Christian thing to do:   http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith...    

“A Muslim and a Mormon walk into a bar”

    A nice little piece from New York City:   http://theodysseyonline.com/tc-columb...    

“What Makes a Person Creepy?”

    People who encounter me have wondered about this question for years.  But, now, science comes to the rescue!   What Makes a Person Creepy?    

Friday through Sunday in the Phoenix area

    One more — one last — post about what I’ll be doing in Arizona this weekend:   On Friday, at 11:30 AM, I’ll be speaking about Mormonism and Islam at the LDS Institute at Arizona State University in Tempe.  The event is aimed at the students there, as well as a few invited guests, [Read More...]

On mockery

    “You can spit on a rose, but it’s still a rose.”  (Marty Rubin)   I guess this remark stands out to me because I’ve been reading too many anti-Mormons of late.    

“Why are companies taking sides against religious liberty?”

    The tide in the American culture wars has definitely turned.  And, on the whole, it has turned against religious believers:   http://www.wsj.com/article_email/why-...