Category Archives: World Religions
Christmas as a Jewish holiday
I ran across a spoof of what Christmas would be like were it enshrined in Jewish law. Here’s (just) the start: 1. PREPARING FOR XMAS 1. PREPARATIONS FOR XMAS MUST NOT BEGIN1 BEFORE2 THANKSGIVING.3 THIS APPLIES TO PREPARATIONS WHICH AFFECT … Continue reading
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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
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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
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Money-back tithing guarantee, ATMs at church
Here’s an approach to tithing we probably won’t see from Church HQ any time soon: Here’s something different. LifeChurch.tv, the church with locations in Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona and online is offering a three-month tithing challenge. Give for three months. If … Continue reading
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Let’s hear it for atheists!
No, really. Over in England, where the government has been drifting slowly towards a de facto Sharia law, a group of atheists has started a cheeky public ad campaign, stating that there probably is no God: The sides of some … Continue reading
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“Tablet ignites debate on Messiah and resurrection”
The “debate” cited in this New York Times article is triggered by a stone tablet — apparently predating Christianity — that talks of a Messiah rising from the dead after three days: JERUSALEM — A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines … Continue reading
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Deep religion and deep logic
Orson Scott Card has an outstanding column over at Mormon Times on what he calls “deep religion“: I had unknowingly tapped into their religion at a level so deep that they didn’t even understand why my comments made them so … Continue reading
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Rapture Index hits 168; film at 11:00
The Rapture Index is one of my guilty pleasures and has been on my bookmarks list for a few years now. Being a computer science geek with professional experience in simulation and modeling (not to mention computer game design), I’m … Continue reading
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Modern-day polygamy…in Iraq
A report from the frontlines: Some of these guys are very active. One old toothless sheik has a very young son from a very young new wife. While I suspect it is possible that there might be more men on … Continue reading
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Is there a Mormon concept of ‘the’ AntiChrist?
I use SiteMeter to track hits and traffic to this blog. One of the things SiteMeter lets me do is to see the search words and phrases that lead people here. I was looking at that just a few minutes … Continue reading
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