What Do Latter-day Saints and Muslims Have in Common? – Part 3 – Tal Davis

March 2, 2022   |  

Recently the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released online and in booklet form a pamphlet comparing and contrasting their faith with that of the Muslims. (Read the pamphlet titled Muslims and Latter-day Saints: Beliefs, Values, and Lifestyles: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/muslims-and-latter-day-saints?lang=eng). In this four part series we are examining…
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Russian Invasion of Ukraine- A Case of History Repeating Itself?

February 28, 2022   |  

Spanish philosopher George Santayana is credited with the often quoted statement: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”  On November 11, 1918, World War I ended with the Armistice between the western allies and Germany. In June of the next year the Treaty of Versailles was…
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What Do Latter-day Saints and Muslims Have in Common? – Part 2 – Tal Davis

February 25, 2022   |  

In Part One of this four part series we related that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormons) recently released a pamphlet comparing and contrasting seventeen points of its faith with that of the Muslims. (Read the LDS pamphlet titled Muslims and Latter-day Saints: Beliefs, Values, …
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What Do Latter-day Saints and Muslims Have in Common? – Part 1 – Tal Davis

February 22, 2022   |  

Two religious groups which have garnered a great deal of attention in the United States over the last couple of decades are the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (AKA: LDS or Mormons) and the world religion of Islam (whose followers are called Muslims). Both of those religious movements…
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Wrong Beliefs Lead to Wrong Outcomes

February 17, 2022   |  

Recently, Ross Douthat wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times. Douthat is Roman Catholic, and is a Times opinion columnist who writes particularly about politics, religion, moral values, and higher education. Now being a New York Times opinion writer, it is not difficult to guess where his political…
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