Category Archives: Military

Mormons, the Mossad, and 9/11

Posted on April 8, 2009 by bfwebster

Courtesy of Article VI Blog comes a link to this, ah, fascinating article that not only repeats the tired and ridiculous trope that Israel was behind the destruction of the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001, but that the Mormons were … Continue reading →

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My son is going to war

Posted on June 21, 2008 by bfwebster

The post is over on another one of my blogs; I won’t repeat it here.  ..bruce..

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Book of Mormon origins (cont.)

Posted on June 10, 2008 by bfwebster

For those who did not read my previous posting (“New light on Book of Mormon origins!“) closely enough, let me state plainly: it was a satire. It was, however, satire with a point, and (IMHO) a very sharp one at … Continue reading →

Posted in Book of Mormon, LDS Doctrine, LDS History, Main, Military | 2 Comments

Live free or die

Posted on May 26, 2008 by bfwebster

I posted the following editorial cartoon over at one of my other blogs: While some will I’m sure object to the quote in the cartoon above, I will argue that the quote itself is reflected in much of the Book … Continue reading →

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Veterans Day

Posted on November 12, 2007 by bfwebster

I’m not a veteran, though my good friend (and co-blogger over at And Still I Persist) Bruce Henderson is. But my mother (the genealogist) sent me a list of veterans in our family. Here’s the list (with a few additions … Continue reading →

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Lest we forget

Posted on September 11, 2007 by bfwebster

Gerard Vanderleun — who was just across the river from Manhattan, in Brooklyn Heights, when the WTC was hit — has posted his own memories of that day: The Wind in the Heights Notes made on September 11, 2001 — … Continue reading →

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Mormons and the Vietnam-Era Draft

Posted on June 24, 2007 by bfwebster

I see that the Boston Globe, as part of their campaign against Mitt Romney, is trying to paint a sinister portrait of the LDS Church working “hand-in-hand” with the Selective Service Board on draft deferments for LDS young men serving … Continue reading →

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