It’s Saturday!   But alas, it’s one of those twenty-six Saturdays a year on which a Hamblin-Peterson column — typically consisting, according to some of our critics, of lies, insults, inaccuracies, and character-assassination — is published:   http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865680834/Nazareths-Synagogue-Church-where-Jesus-may-have-worshipped-as-a-young-man.html     Read more

    I’m a bit late in announcing this new Interpreter article.  But I’ve been rather busy today:   http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/apostate-religion-in-the-book-of-mormon/     Read more

    “Nothing that is morally wrong can be politically right.” William E. Gladstone   Posted from London, England     Read more

    Somehow, in all my years of coming to Britain and France, I’ve never before taken the train from London to Paris or Paris to London.  (I’ve flown, I’ve done ferries, and I once took a hovercraft.  But no .)   This time, though, I did.  For various reasons, one of which was just to have done it.   The “Chunnel” (or “Channel Tunnel”) is a remarkable thing.  William the Conqueror would have adored it.  Napoleon and Hitler would... Read more

    “The Seth Rich Conspiracy Theory is Shameful Nonsense”   Fortunately, I’ve been on the road in far distant places and have missed out on most fake news as well as most real news.  My life hasn’t been impoverished by that.   Posted from London, England     Read more

    This is an interesting development.  I’m not sure that it indicates a trend, or that it really signifies much beyond itself.  But I found it interesting.  He seems like a really good guy:   http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865680553/BYU-Idaho-invites-first-non-Mormon-to-give-devotional.html   Quite unlike me in that regard, I might add.  I’ve just been reading some comments about moi from some of my more unhinged critics.  It seems that I rank among the most shamelessly dishonest, completely horrible, totally worthless people on Earth.  At least,... Read more

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/05/24/why-trumps-trip-to-israel-was-so-important-to-his-evangelical-base/?utm_term=.aa3d4d874ffe   Posted from London, England     Read more

    An interesting article about astronomical activity sponsored by the Vatican:   Vatican stargazers look for divine inspiration   And, in this context, I simply must remind you again of Jesuit brother Guy Consolmagno’s excellent keynote address at the Interpreter Foundation’s 2016 Science & Mormonism Symposium.  If you haven’t yet watched it, you should:   “Astronomy, God, and the Search for Elegance”   Posted from London, England     Read more

    Another pseudo-intellectual tissue of lies and wicked ad hominems in the Deseret News:   http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865680748/53-Old-Testament-names-confirmed-by-archaeological-inscriptions.html   In other words, my latest column has been published.  Decent, rational people will flee to the hills.   Posted from London, England     Read more

    “Nurture your minds with great thoughts.  To believe in the heroic makes heroes.” Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) Posted from London, England   Read more