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September 2026

September 17, 2026

Islam in America or Islam versus America?

From the barely-still-breathing Interpreter Foundation: "Reprint: the Bible Before and After: Interpretation and Translation...

August 2026

August 31, 2026

“What is sharia?”

Newly up this morning on the Meridian Magazine website, more of my habitual lies,...

July 2026

July 04, 2026

George Washington, the Constitution, and the Founding

My father occasionally asked me or various of my friends whether they have the...

January 2026

January 04, 2026

Some reflections on the U.S. operation in Venezuela

I’ve made it a practice not to post about or discuss politics on this...

September 2023

September 24, 2023

An evening hour of patriotic appreciation and inspiration

Our stake put on a patriotic fireside tonight, complete with the stake choir,...

July 2022

July 17, 2022

“Plural Marriage — Part 1” and a Disappointment

A new entry in our series of short video "reels" went up on...

September 2021

September 03, 2021

Semites and/or Egyptians in the Pre-Columbian New World?

*** Here are links to a few articles that might interest you...

July 2021

July 04, 2021

Thoughts on the Fourth of July

*** It's the Fourth of July, American Independence Day. In our sacrament...

May 2021

May 31, 2021

“From Dust to Exalted Crown”

*** An article by David J. Larsen has just appeared in Interpreter:...

February 2021

February 09, 2021

The End of a Personal Era

I've been writing regular newspaper columns for the Deseret News for roughly eleven...

December 2020

December 17, 2020

“The Most American Religion”?

But, first, the latest installment of my biweekly column for the Deseret News:...

October 2020

October 19, 2020

“Tocqueville on New Prophets and the Tyranny of Public Opinion”

A new article has appeared in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith...

October 18, 2020

Revision 6.10a “The West achieves dominance” (addendum)

It's commonly believed among Muslims that the Qur’an cannot be translated. Not that...

October 02, 2020

Joseph Smith, Adam Clarke, and Nauvoo

Two important reviews appeared today in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith...

September 2020

September 19, 2020

“Someone is standing here dressed in white clothes. I will not go with you!”

Some short notes from J. Steve Miller, Near-Death Experiences As Evidences for the...

August 2020

August 29, 2020

3 Nephi and Regional Earthquake Fault Zones

Here are some notes from "Identification of a Regional Earthquake Fault Zone," Chapter...

August 05, 2020

“How the Pandemic Defeated America,” and Other Evils of Science

It's time, yet again, to share some of the COVID-19-related links that I've...

July 2020

July 22, 2020

“There is just one thing that you won’t hear about.”

The title of my forthcoming presentation for the 2020 FairMormon conference has now...

July 04, 2020

Some all-too-hasty thoughts for American Independence Day 2020

The Fourth of July holiday isn't about quasi-military parades and fireworks, spectacular and...

May 2020

May 29, 2020

“Changes in Languages from Nephi to Now”

I was delighted to receive in the mail this afternoon a copy of...

May 21, 2020

“Who founded Hinduism?” and other matters

My latest bi-weekly column for the Salt Lake City Deseret News has now appeared:...

February 2020

February 20, 2020

The religious transformation of Latin America

The numbers need updating, of course, as do some other elements of the...

October 2019

October 18, 2019

Syria, the Kurds, and “Mormons to the Rescue?”

New York Times: "Mormons to the Rescue? The reddest faith in America is also...

April 2019

April 02, 2019

“To defeat ISIS, we need to destroy its extremist ideology.”

This item was kindly brought to my notice by Matthew Wheeler: "'To...

February 2019

February 12, 2019

A reaction of the highest class

Matthew Wheeler kindly brings a really interesting case to my attention. A...

January 2019

January 24, 2019

No Refuge?

My wife's friend Jean Marshall kindly brought this poem to our attention. It's...