Ethics
How do we Define the Science of Evil?
I wanted to continue my series on a National Geographic documentary, The Science of Evil. (A few days ago, I discussed serial killer Jeffrey’s Dahmer, and his baptism in jail following his horrific murders.) In this post, researchers at Harvard and Princeton try to see how the brain processes moral judgment. But how do we […]
Does God Forgive Evil?
National Geographic has a very interesting documentary, The Science of Evil where they look at evil from many points of view. It was a very thought-provoking documentary, and I think I will put together a series of posts on the documentary. My first post will deal with Jeffrey Dahmer, the notorious serial killer. From Wikipedia, […]
Religious Liberty or Discrimination?
Should a wedding cake owner be allowed to avoid making cakes for a same sex wedding? Is the owner discriminating against the couple, or simply exercising their religious liberty? A recent case in the Colorado courts ruled that the owner was discriminating against gays, and ruled in favor of the gay couple. Now the case […]
BYU Linebacker Suspended for Big Game
We are just hours away from the big BYU-Utah football game, and starting linebacker Spencer Hadley will not be playing today. Will it affect the outcome of the game? Who knows, but surely it isn’t a good sign for BYU. Hadley was allegedly photographed while clubbing in Las Vegas, which at a minimum is a […]
What Should be the LDS Church position on Syria?
A somber-looking Pope Francis made an impassioned appeal before 100,000 people on Saturday to avert a widening of Syria’s conflict, urging world leaders to pull humanity out of a “spiral of sorrow and death.” Francis, who two days ago branded a military solution in Syria “a futile pursuit,” led the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics […]
Modernizing the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
I’ve been reviewing The Challenge of Honesty which was released Sept 1. (You might want to check out my first post, or second post on the book.) Frances Lee Menlove relates the following. Today I am going to tell you a story. This is a Jesus story, the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, which […]
The Challenge of Honesty
This will be the first of a series of posts on The Challenge of Honesty due to be released Sept 1. Signature Books and Frances Lee Menlove (edited by Dan Wotherspoon) have put out this wonderful book, I really enjoyed reading it. The book is a series of essays given by Frances over the past (almost) […]
Mormon Doctrine: Face Cards
I’ve never been much of a gambler; my dad loves to play Solitaire (with real or computer cards), and it was a fun game. We were taught that gambling was bad, and growing up thought it was a sin. We played Uno, Crazy-Eights, and many card games with or without face cards. With the Wheatmeister […]
Global Warming as a Religion
I just finished SuperFreakonomics, the sequel to Freakonomics. It’s an entertaining book that I highly recommend. In chapter 5, they discussed whether global warming is even a threat, and took on both conservatives and environmentalists. the movement to stop global warming has taken on the feel of a religion.
Hobby Lobby Fights Obamacare
Back in 2008 when President Obama was elected, I asked my sister how she felt about it. She said she didn’t vote for him, but it wasn’t the end of the world as some predicted. She lives in Colorado, a “purple” state as she calls it. It is one of the few states that seems […]
Mormon Heretic 