Category Archives: Current events
The newest LDS urban legend? [updated]
[IMPORTANT NOTE: There appears to be an official disclaimer from Dr. Puls regarding the e-mail below.] [Also, thanks to Emily Jensen at Mormon Times for the link and the kind words.] I received from a friend the following e-mail (note … Continue reading
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Finally: some Evangelical criticism of “Twilight”
I’m surprised how little Evangelical commentary I’ve run across about Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight novels, much less the surprisingly successful “Twilight” movie release last fall. As I wrote all the way back in November 2007, Boy, if the evangelicals hated Harry … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Current events, Main, Media, Movies, Writing
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Utah prophet predicts nuclear holocaust
No, no, it’s not an over-the-pulpit First Presidency letter that you somehow missed or yet another rumored fast & testimony meeting talk. The prophet in this case is Leland Freeborn of Parowan, Utah, as reported by the LA Times: Reporting … Continue reading
Posted in Belief systems, Current events, Main, Preparedness, The Last Days, World Religions
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LDS International Society Conference Proceedings
The proceedings of the 19th Annual LDS International Society Conference are available online as a PDF file. This was held last April at the Hinckley Center at BYU. Here’s the table of contents: “Building Bridges: Ambassador Hosting Program” — Panel … Continue reading
Posted in BYU, Current events, Humanitarian, LDS Organization, LDS Society, Main, World Religions
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Thanksgiving Day menu
[cross-posted from And Still I Persist] We have family and friends coming over for dinner (actually, two of our grandsons have been here since Sunday; we’ve been having a great time with the Wii, the ping pong table, and the … Continue reading
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The more things change…
I am currently re-reading Nibley’s The Ancient State, largely because of some novels I’m writing. This morning, I was just finishing up “The Hierocentric State” (published 1951) and found the following passage from the last paragraph strangely reminiscent of the … Continue reading
Posted in Current events, Economy, Main
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The self-destruction of Wall Street
[cross-posted from And Still I Persist] Michael Lewis — who wrote Liar’s Poker back in 1989 — gives a fascinating, detailed chronicle of just how Wall Street managed to cause the current financial maelstrom that’s hurting all of us these … Continue reading
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A people set apart: Mormons and Prop 8
There has, of course, been much discourse on the bloggernacle about Proposition 8 in California and the Church’s involvement in it. Leaving aside the various arguments on the merits of gay marriage itself, the merits of the arguments on both … Continue reading
Posted in Current events, LDS Doctrine, LDS History, LDS Organization, LDS Society, Legal, Main, Media, Politics
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The tragedy of Iceland
[Adapted from a post over at my other blog, And Still I Persist] I’ve had a soft spot in my heart for Iceland ever since a friend of mine, Joe Holt, served a mission there some decades back. It has … Continue reading
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Oh noes — they burned a Book of Mormon!
The local (Denver, CO) TV news reported that someone burned a copy of the Book of Mormon on the doorstep of an LDS chapel on Easter Avenue in Centennial, Colorado (south Denver): Church members told authorities that a group of … Continue reading
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