A nice essay from Mike Ash:   http://lds.net/blog/faith/big-list-anti-mormon-literature/   In this context, of course, nice means that, among other things, I completely agree with it.   In fact, I myself briefly addressed the “big list” phenomenon at the 2014 FairMormon conference:   http://www.fairmormon.org/perspectives/fair-conferences/2014-fairmormon-conference/reflections-letter-ces-director     Read more

    “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.” (St. Augustine, AD 354-430) Read more

      Interesting data.  Those of us who are believers, and who believe in encouraging faith in others, need to understand the data.  Only then can we respond intelligently and effectively to today’s environment, which is substantially different (though not necessarily better or worse) than it was a generation or two ago.     Read more

    This article should be gratifying to Church members.   LDS Church Spent 1.2 Billion on Welfare and Humanitarian Efforts   A word, though, about the inevitable criticisms:   The recently most fashionable response of Church critics to such numbers is that the Church isn’t doing enough.  After all, the Church gives only x percent of its total budget to charity, whereas companies A, B, and C give something on the order of, say, 3x.  Or, to put it... Read more

    This is an important statement.  It was co-written by Prince Hassan of Jordan, whose track record on religious tolerance and inter-religious understanding has been both distinguished and consistent:   http://gulfnews.com/opinion/thinkers/christianity-belongs-in-the-middle-east-1.1884539   Thanks to Mary Thompson Vogwell for calling this article to my attention.     Read more

    I can’t say, if this is true, that I’m altogether surprised:   http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/08/divorce-rates-double-when-people-start-watching-porn     Read more

    An interesting perspective from NBC News:   http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/future-mormon-church-it-s-latino-n570621     Read more

    “We reveal most about ourselves when we speak about others.”  Kamand Kojouri     Read more

    http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/4280374-155/new-article-of-faith-for-these   I’m about to board an airplane, but, when I get home, I’m signing up.   Posted from London, England     Read more

    A transcript of my remarks at the 2016 FairMormon conference, presented earlier this month in Provo, Utah, is now up:   http://www.fairmormon.org/perspectives/fair-conferences/2016-fairmormon-conference/logic-tree-life   I apologize for the very oral character of the transcript.  I wasn’t reading from a text, and, since I was the concluding speaker and the conference was running considerably behind schedule, I was hurrying along just a bit.   Posted from London, England     Read more