I’ve shared this comedic masterpiece with you before now, but that doesn’t bother me at all because . . . well, because it’s hilarious. Although it’s much shorter than Hugh Nibley’s Sounding Brass and The Myth Makers as a satirical send-up of some of the theories proposed by people who’re desperate to explain Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon away, it ranks (in my judgment) right up there with them::
http://www.jefflindsay.com/oneday.shtml
Who says that cynical anti-Mormons should have all the laughs? Where is that written in stone?
Moreover, when they work so hard to make themselves so very, very funny, it seems to me that it would be both churlish and ungrateful not to laugh at them. Vigorously.
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My internet access here has been unexpectedly limited and brief over the past few days, so I’m quite a bit behind on this blog, as well as elsewhere. But here’s a book review — coincidentally written by the very same author, Jeff Lindsay, who wrote the satire above — that appeared on Friday in Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture:
“A Valuable Book for the Increasingly International Church”
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And here’s something of considerable interest by the same invaluable author:
“Joseph the Amusing Teller of Tall Tales: Lucy Mack Smith’s Puzzling Statement in Perspective”
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Another interesting item from Book of Mormon Central:
“How is the Use of Deuteronomy in the Book of Mormon Evidence for its Authenticity?”
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The Interpreter Radio Show for 22 April 2018 is now available online. In this particular episode, the hosts were Allen Wyatt, Craig Foster, and Matt Bowen. Among other things, they discussed onomastic wordplay in the Book of Mormon, other ancient scripture, and ancient cultures; Steve Smoot’s review of John Gee’s latest book, An Introduction to the Book of Abraham; and how to help youth maintain faith and how they were drawn to apologetics.
You might enjoy tuning in to the Interpreter Radio Show live on Sunday evenings. Here’s the information you need:
http://interpreterfoundation.org/the-interpreter-radio-show/
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An interesting podcast interview with the Latter-day Saint philosopher Blake Ostler:
“Thoughts on the Nature of Godness”
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A significant entry on the official blog of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:
“In Honoring Creation, We Honor the Creator”
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