Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 958
January 24, 2016
On Huffington Post: “Why do Mormons have churches and temples?”
A nice explanation for those who might — and probably do — find us and our buildings rather puzzling: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mette-i... After all, sometimes our chapels are even right next to our temples, sharing the same parking lot. Why do that? Why have two separate buildings — they’re both churches, right? — [Read More...]
Published on January 24, 2016 13:47
“Kenyan Muslim who shielded Christians in al-Shabab attack dies”
This is a story that shouldn’t be overlooked. Not just the story of the heroic Salah Farah, upon whom be peace, but the overall story of Muslims who stood up for their Christian neighbors during a brutal attack: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-... As Jordan’s Queen Consort Rania points out in a Fox News interview [Read More...]
Published on January 24, 2016 13:24
“Scholar disputes pollsters’ dire predictions for faith in U.S.”
https://baptistnews.com/culture/socia... Compare my own short Deseret News column on roughly the same topic: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/86...
Published on January 24, 2016 12:02
The so-called “Prayer of St. Francis”
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.Where there is hatred, let me sow love;Where there is injury, pardon;Where there is doubt, faith;Where there is despair, hope;Where there is darkness, light;Where there is sadness, joy.O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seekTo be consoled as to console,To be understood as [Read More...]
Published on January 24, 2016 11:31
“The Missionary Killed by Islamist Terror”
Truth in advertising: He wasn’t an LDS missionary. (I say this because many readers of my blog will inevitably assume, at the first, that he was.) But it doesn’t matter at the moment. He should be remembered and honored — and he will be blessed — anyway: http://www.wsj.com/article_email/the-... I can’t [Read More...]
Published on January 24, 2016 00:04
January 23, 2016
“What Secularism Wrought in Catholicism”
I have to admit that, while I once thought that my own church was largely immune to these sorts of influences, I’m not quite so confident any more: http://www.realclearreligion.org/arti... I have great confidence in the Brethren. I believe them to be genuine apostles and prophets. But I worry at what I [Read More...]
Published on January 23, 2016 22:16
“Why We March for Life”
https://www.facebook.com/notes/speake... It’s easy to look down upon earlier generations for their now discredited racism and their seemingly reflexive sexism. We’re astonished that so many antebellum Americans were able to convince themselves of the moral acceptability, even sometimes the nobility, of black slavery. Someday, however, future generations will look back upon our [Read More...]
Published on January 23, 2016 21:35
Mr. Trump and an anti-Semitic site
I don’t know quite what to make of this. I don’t believe that Mr. Trump is a neo-Nazi or an anti-Semite, and I’m not insinuating that he is. But good grief: http://forward.com/opinion/331449/tha... If any candidate other than The Teflon Donald were connected with anything like this, it would be [Read More...]
Published on January 23, 2016 16:33
“These astronomical glass plates made history”
A very short but fascinating discussion, using pivotal photographs, of some of the most important developments in the history of astronomy: http://nautil.us/issue/32/space/these... I saw the observatories atop Mount Wilson virtually every day of my life until I went away for college. And my parents took me to visit the observatory at [Read More...]
Published on January 23, 2016 14:11
“Meet five Catholic heroes of science”
Huh. Great minds think alike, I guess. Or something like that. I just now came across this item, which tallies remarkably well with the Hamblin/Peterson column that appeared in this morning’s edition of the Deseret News: http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/comme...
Published on January 23, 2016 13:56
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