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    "When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of...

    An intriguing idea:     I'm very sympathetic.    

    I need to have a look at this:     I've actually...

    Somebody called my attention to this article yesterday, I think, and I'm sorry,...

    The latest installment of my weekly Deseret News column has appeared:  

    In a new article, my friend and colleague Ralph Hancock shares a reformulation...

    Based upon a presentation by attorney Alexander Dushku at the recent BYU Education Week, this...

    I don't want to let my father's birthday pass without mention.  He's been...

    لو تأملت أحوال الناس لوجدت أكثرهم عيوباً أشدهم تعييباً If you think deeply...

    An interesting (and challenging) article from Taylor Halverson:       This...

    A Muslim perspective:      

      This is a pretty big development, since Noam Chomsky's theories have...

    "Student leaders oppose BYU joining Big 12"   "This New Reg Will Punish...

    "Trump effect? Fewer U.S. Mormons say they’re Republicans, study shows"   "Donald Trump...

    He gets some details wrong.  But this is still a remarkable little essay...

    Don't miss it!      

    "The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts." Marcus Aurelius  ...

    "ISIS Imposes a Partial Ban on Burqas"   I can understand, and am...

    Unfortunately, there is no seriously pro-life presidential candidate in the 2016 race:  ...

    But I'm told that it didn't irritate the people who were being helped...

    I would like to call your attention to an outstanding blog produced by...

    http://www.newshub.co.nz/world/4-year-old-begins-gender-transition-in-australia-2016090121?utm_source=email+marketing+Mailigen&utm_campaign=News+9.13.16&utm_medium=email   I confess to being somewhat bemused at the concept of a...

    I first noticed the prominent Southern Baptist leader Robert Jeffress back in 2007,...

    Twice, yesterday, we heard from friends about grievous personal losses.  In one case,...

    "But the context of religion is a great background for doing science.  In...

    The article is worth a quick glance, and, if you can muster the...

    Thanks to Charles Steinman for calling my attention to this article:    ...

    Some further information on that case of the young returned missionary from Utah...

    "You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon...

    The video is 7.5 minutes long, but it's well worthwhile and very funny.  Especially...