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November 2015

November 17, 2015
The following comparison may help to clarify certain decisions made in church governance. I hope...
November 16, 2015
Yesterday, in downtown Salt Lake City, a large group of people gathered to formally sever...
November 15, 2015
139 lives taken in one evening. All murdered by vicious terrorists in a coordinated attack....
November 14, 2015
If you’re not familiar with Pew Research, this may be an interesting place to become...
November 13, 2015
Spoiler alert: read the entire post for the ending that is, hopefully, permanent. The Washington...
November 12, 2015
Atheists, Agnostics, and Nones (spiritual but not religious) are the fastest growing demographic in the...
November 11, 2015
I have discovered that my students (old and young) are quite unfamiliar with the chronology...
November 10, 2015
Thirteen months ago I was in a violent car accident. I was belted into a...
November 09, 2015
The changing of the American mind relative to same-sex marriage is arguably the fastest social...
November 08, 2015
Two days ago I learned of the new SSM policy. That day, I wrote in...
November 07, 2015
Even though they break my heart every year, I am a BYU football fan. In...
November 06, 2015
In June, 1978, I just didn’t see it coming. I will never forget where I...
November 05, 2015
The word “apologetic” comes from the Greek “apologia”, and means “defense.” Apologetics, defending faith, is...
November 04, 2015
It is Wednesday morning and election results are being announced. It appears that Jackie Biskupski,...
November 03, 2015
One of the most troubling stumbling blocks of interreligious engagement (and interpersonal interaction) is the...
November 02, 2015
Last week Elder Quentin L. Cook spoke at the annual Stanford University Convocation. He is...
November 01, 2015
On October 29, I posted a story about Christians that protested at a 2012 Arab-American...

October 2015

October 31, 2015
Who knew that Walmart maintains a “Trust and Safety Compliance Team” dedicated to policing and...
October 30, 2015
On October 27, 2015, LDS Newsroom posted the following introduction to First Presidency encouragement to...
October 29, 2015
Dearborn, Michigan is approximately one-third Arab Muslim. Tens of thousands of Iraqi refugees and other...
October 28, 2015
If I had a dime for every time another Christian told me that my church...
October 27, 2015
The Palestinian people are enigmatic to the lion’s share of Mormons in America. That sounds...
October 26, 2015
If you follow this blog you may recall that I appreciate Neylan McBaine’s thoughtful and...
October 25, 2015
I am Bethany’s dad. She was born with significant special needs. She is dynamic, personable,...
October 24, 2015
Violence at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. What is it all about? This article from...
October 23, 2015
As reported by the Deseret News, the Church released two new essays on LDS.org. One...
October 23, 2015
Yesterday I posted “My Shotgun—My Food Storage.” If you need the back story of this...
October 22, 2015
Two days ago, Elder Dallin H. Oaks delivered a ground-breaking speech at the Second Annual...
October 22, 2015
For the better part of 30 years, and most recently over the last two days,...
October 21, 2015
Shariah law is God’s law. Plain and simple. It is not far from a Mormon...
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