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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The Olympic Dream- Is It Just an Illusion?

February 8, 2022   |  

Last week I watched the opening ceremonies of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. It was an impressive show with fireworks, music, CGM videos, beautiful choreography, and, of course, the parade of athletes nation by nation preceded by the flags of each one. While I was watching I could not help…
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