Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 959

“Ten Commandments of Mormon Appreciation”

    A rather eccentric but nonetheless positive little piece about Mormons, written by an atheist:   http://www.splicetoday.com/pop-cultur...    

“Is Trump the American Sadr?”

    Another weird and not very comforting parallel:   http://www.nationalreview.com/article...    

Dumb and Dumber visit Rexburg, Idaho

    When you’re transporting drugs, it might be wise not to be on them at the time.   Still, hallucinatory paranoia can have amusing results, as here:   http://www.eastidahonews.com/2016/01/...    

BOM 2 Nephi 4

    In the wake of the spectacular 2 Nephi 2, it’s easy to pass over the next few chapters without paying much attention to them.  After all, 2 Nephi 9, another very popular and rich chapter, is just ahead.   But that is to do these chapters something of an injustice.  There are, for example, [Read More...]

“Nephi and Goliath: A Reappraisal of the Use of the Old Testament in 1 Nephi”

    Ben McGuire delivered this paper at the 2001 FAIR conference (now FairMormon):   http://www.fairmormon.org/perspective...    

A strong leader who can fill whole stadiums!

    I listened to Jesse Watters on Fox’s The Five about an hour ago.   I’ve always liked that program, and have enjoyed Watters.   Increasingly, though, I’m seeing ostensibly conservative people abandoning their principles, and I would be lying if I were to say that the sight hasn’t left me horrified and disheartened [Read More...]

“To ‘See and Hear’”

    Today’s new article from Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture is now up and (as always) easily accessible at no charge:   http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/to-s...   Thanks to all of the volunteers and donors who have made this possible!    

“Can you exercise too much?”

    This has been a concern of mine for years.  I resolved while still in early adulthood to avoid the problem, and I’ve kept my vow:   http://www.statnews.com/2016/01/21/ca...   Seriously, though, this is an interesting article.  Very few of us, I think, are in danger of overexercise.    

“Muslims and Mormons: An Interfaith Event at Harvard featuring BYU Professor Daniel Peterson”

    I can’t remember whether I’ve posted this before.  Truth be told, I’d forgotten that it was online, and I only found it again a day or two ago by sheer coincidence while looking for something else.  I thought that some might perhaps find it interesting.  It was recorded back in late March of [Read More...]

“Against Trump”

    Donald Trump picked up the endorsement of Sarah Palin earlier this week.  And now he’s garnered the endorsement of Duck Dynasty’s Willie Robertson.  I don’t think I could be more impressed today if he were to announce the support of every single male and female performer for World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.   In other [Read More...]