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In one of its fitful bursts of faux-oracular prose, the Supreme Court once declared that the U.S. Constitution knows no blasphemy. Read More
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Authority is a key concept in Mormonism. Read More
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I haven’t been in Primary very long, but it has been long enough to notice this: most adults could benefit from a few simple ideas that will make them much, much better at teaching a group of children. Read More
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Today is Earth Day. A number of denominations have given their support to environmental issues, encouraging their members to be sensitive to the protection of the environment. This not only pertains to the major (and controversial) topic of climate change and global warming, but to all the small things people can do daily to save energy, sort waste, recycle, be attentive to what we purchase… Read More
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Lesson 17: Deuteronomy 6; 8; 11; 32: 1-4, 15-18, 30-40, 45-47 Read More
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Three of the best books that I have ever read on Mormonism are not about Mormonism at all: Read More
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I’ve been teaching the second half of the Old Testament in Institute this semester. The KJV is a terrible obstacle to understanding the scriptures. Read More
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This week’s New Yorker features an interesting article by Peter Boyer on the crisis facing the Episcopalian Church in the United States after a New Hampshire diocese elected the openly-gay Gene Robinson as bishop. (This post, by the way, is not principally about gay issues.) Read More
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It was a historic day for our tiny Flemish branch when we replaced the old harmonium with a new electric organ. Nothing could better symbolize our progress, lift the morale of our handful of members, and prepare the way to convert the whole city. Read More
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I blog most on Tuesdays. Read More
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I have often heard or read conversations that go something like this: Read More
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BCC is hosting an all-star panel of academics on questions relating to correlation. Talking about correlation reminds me of a time from our history when doctrinal correlation efforts were incredibly restrictive. Read More
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BYU Political Science professor Valerie Hudson has been in the news lately as a result of her new book, Bare Branches. Read More
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A while back I stumbled upon this website that allows you to map the prevalence of a given surname, by state, in the United States for the years 1850, 1890, 1920, and 1990. Read More
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Mother in Heaven recently made a cameo appearance in correlated materials. Read More
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And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That he lives! Read More
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This Easter, I have a story to tell, a story about the Atonement. (more . . . ) Read More
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Lesson 16: Numbers 22-24; 31:1-16* Read More
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Robert Aumann, a winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize for Economics, once published a paper in The Annals of Statistics titled “Agreeing to Disagree.” The basic idea of the paper is that two rational people should, by sharing their beliefs with each other, come to a common understanding about what is likely to be true. Read More
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The LDS Council for Mormon Studies, which has been involved with the creation of a chair in Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University, has issued the following press release: Read More
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The night before he was killed, Jesus ate the passover with his disciples. Read More
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This image was too good not to revive the Mormon Images feature of blessed memory. Read More
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We give many thanks and a fond farewell to both John Fowles and John Payne. We were happy to have them around and enjoyed their posts. In an effort to keep up our streak of powerful yet ubiquitous names, we welcome Ed Johnson as a guest blogger. Read More
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In some way, Jews and Mormons seem to be kin culturally, whatever the doctrine about our kinship. Read More
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With all the talk about missionaries around here lately, I have again pondered on something that concerned me both while a missionary and afterwards, teaching in the MTC and more generally as a non-full-time-missionary member of the Church. It is about the sheer inadequacy of our missionaries. Read More
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Over on Conglomerate, Elizabeth Brown links to an article about the “Scum of the Earth Church” as an example of niche marketing. Read More
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Lesson 15: Numbers 11-14; 21:1-9 Read More
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We’ve all heard the stories about intrepid missionaries who faced rejection door after door only to be let in at the final house that they contacted. Read More
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“If you don’t pay your tithing and serve in the Church, you give up your right to bitch,” Read More
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I like referring to non-Mormons as “Gentiles.” Read More