[…] and consumerism of our industrial civilization. For some time I have felt that the differences between the world’s traditional religions are minor when contrasted with the enormous difference between any one of them and […]
[…] the last days to stand as witnesses for the Lord and to spread his gospel throughout the world. He explained that this was a reward for their righteous actions in the premortal existence. He […]
[…] far superior to this standard Christian heaven that Twain’s Satan describes. Sexual intercourse does have a place in Mormon heaven, though not as an end in itself. Heavenly residents are busy with activities. Those […]
[…] me, the tales of Hannes Alfven and Halton Arp offer critical insight into the “objective and impartial” world of scientific research. First a brief look at Alfven, as told by Los Alamos National Laboratories […]
[…] the open sky like he had me and ask him how he felt. But now the whole world knows, including Mother; and everything I feared as a child has come true. Mother hates Uncle […]
[…] high priesthood being after the order of his Son, which order was from the foundation of the world . . . being prepared from eternity to all eternity, according to his foreknowledge of all […]
[…] is unholy is to use a term that has no relevance. But to us in the Judeo-Christian world, it is a very big deal. So, what is my attitude toward homosexuality? Civilly, I am […]
[…] in this Territory that I wish them to fit out our Missionaries, who are going into the world to preach, with means to go to their fields of labor, and then sustain their families […]
[…] would have given for a student with an “attitude.” Jean-Paul himself had had some success in the world of publishing. A book of short stories, What Men Really Do When They Go Fishing, and […]
[…] of faith. An eminent mathematician, Blaise Pascal was also a philosopher and religious thinker who knew both the value of rigorous analysis and the limitations of reason. The first quotation, from his Pensees, is […]