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February 26, 2016
“When will the universe end? Not for at least 2.8 billion years.”
https://www.newscientist.com/article/... Relax! You’ll sleep better tonight, I hope.
“A Rubio-Cruz Ticket Might Be the Only Way to Stop Trump”
As long as Mr. Trump faces two serious competitors and two other hopelessly marginal but nonetheless vote-draining alternatives — it’s inconceivable that many genuine Carson or Kasich supporters would go to Trump if those candidates withdrew — he’s likely to continue to win with pluralities of the vote, and he will almost [Read More...]
February 25, 2016
Counterintuitive
Knock, and He’ll open the door.Vanish, and He’ll make you shine like the sun.Fall, and He’ll raise you to the heavens.Become nothing, and He’ll turn you into everything. Jalal al-Din Rumi (d. 1273)
“With God as my witness, I will never vote for Donald Trump.”
Apart from one unfortunate phrase — be warned! — I completely agree with this impassioned article: http://opinion.injo.com/2016/02/25345...
“The best predictor of Trump support isn’t income, education, or age. It’s authoritarianism.”
http://www.vox.com/2016/2/23/11099644... This is one of the things, frankly, that most concerns me about the Trumpist phenomenon. Thanks to Matthew and Julia Nielsen for calling this article to my attention.
“Vatican astronomer to speak at three free events”: So mark your calendars!
http://icatholic.dioslc.org/article/v... I, alas, will be unable to attend the first one, because I myself am scheduled to speak at an event for the International Center for Law and Religion Studies that will continue on through Brother Guy’s Summerhays Lecture. I’m really, really, really sorry about the conflict. Really sorry. The topic [Read More...]
Daniel Peterson and William Hamblin debate Rev. James White
I wasn’t even aware that this was available online: I frankly can’t remember (though I might have it noted down somewhere) when this discussion took place, but it was quite a while ago, on Martin Tanner’s radio program. Thanks to Robert Boylan for alerting me to it.
“Of Napoleon and ‘religious wars’”
Today’s column in the Deseret News: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/86...
February 24, 2016
“The Constitution ‘Divinely Inspired’? Ben Franklin Answers”
Baylor history professor Tom Kidd critiques a claim recently made by Glenn Beck — a claim that presumably reflects Beck’s Mormon faith (although Professor Kidd neither mentions that fact nor alludes to Mormonism at all): The Constitution “Divinely Inspired”? Ben Franklin Answers However — whatever Brother Beck may or may not hold, precisely — [Read More...]
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