{"id":84968,"date":"2020-05-08T14:45:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T20:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=84968"},"modified":"2020-05-08T15:09:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T21:09:44","slug":"a-democratic-salvation-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2020\/05\/a-democratic-salvation-2.html","title":{"rendered":"“A Democratic Salvation”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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The still relatively new official logo of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A newly published article in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship<\/em> is available at no charge on the website of the Interpreter Foundation. \u00a0(That\u2019s still probably more than it\u2019s worth.) \u00a0Even without being told the identity of the author of the article, veteran readers will be instantly able to recognize the nit-picky logic, debate acrobatics, lack of substance, and mean-spirited\u00a0ad hominem viciousness that are the hallmarks of his writing style:<\/p>\n

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\u201cA Democratic Salvation\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Abstract:<\/strong> Over the centuries, many religious thinkers \u2014 precisely because they are religious thinkers \u2014 have put a premium on intellectual attainment as a prerequisite for salvation. This has sometimes yielded an elitism or snobbishness that is utterly foreign to the teachings of the Savior. The Gospel as taught in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints values education and knowledge, certainly. But not unduly. Intellectuals, while heartily welcome among the Saints and, when faithful, much appreciated for their potential contributions to the Church, have no claim on any special status in the Kingdom simply because of their (real or pretended) intellectuality, whether here or in the hereafter.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Also available on the Interpreter Foundation\u2019s website is this contribution from Hales Swift:<\/p>\n

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\u201cBaptism as the Establishment of a Covenant Community (Mosiah 18)\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

A Video Supplement for\u00a0Come, Follow Me<\/em> Book of Mormon Lesson 19:\u00a0We Have Entered into a Covenant with Him (Mosiah 18-24)<\/p>\n

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Some of you may have missed this brief video message:<\/p>\n

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\u201cPresident Nelson Addresses Reintegration of\u00a0Church Worship and Activities\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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Those who are still faithfully filling their Christopher Hitchens Memorial \u201cHow God Poisons Everything\u201d Files<\/em> should not miss my immediately preceding blog entry \u2014 \u201cWhen it\u2019s available, you should go back to church\u201d<\/a> \u2014 which contains four very valuable examples of the toxic effects of church attendance. \u00a0Here are some additional candidates for inclusion in your Hitchens File:<\/p>\n

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\u201cChurch Supports COVID-19 Response Efforts in Nigeria\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cWelsh Latter-day Saints partner with local organisations to provide essential supplies for thousands during COVID-19 crisis\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cGail Miller, Owner of the Utah Jazz, Sews Masks for ProjectProtect During COVID-19\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cChurch Helps\u00a0Repatriate Argentine Citizens During COVID-19 Pandemic:\u00a0\u201cEveryone wants to return home to their family,\u201d says resident\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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And here, finally, is an account of someone in New Zealand who took direct and decisive action against Latter-day Saint buildings in which religious poison was being spread:<\/p>\n

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\u201cArsonist disappointed mosque shootings \u2018overshadowed\u2019 his crimes\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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