I must confess that I calculated the headline to be provocative. I mean to provoke, but I also mean to clear my own thoughts a little. I do not think that it is a far-fetched thought that Nationalist ideas have…
I must confess that I calculated the headline to be provocative. I mean to provoke, but I also mean to clear my own thoughts a little. I do not think that it is a far-fetched thought that Nationalist ideas have…
The headline here is revealing. So I’ve been reading yet another set of press articles, where “journalists” interview a Baptist pastor about the “Mormon” faith? (Deep breath.) Anyhow, there have been about a billion blog posts, where Mormons argue that…
When I mentioned King James Bible in an earlier post, I deliberately left out the turmoil of Continental Europe. The 17th century brought on wars that have somewhat falsely been called religious wars, but are generally the 30 years war.…
Some others may have read the August Ensign, and noted the pages dedicated to celebrating 400 years of King James Bible. I was sort of inspired to put my 2 cents about the Bible in ordered bits as if someone…
So a theme I’ve been reading about lately is the crisis of faith phenomena in Mormon circles. It seems that there are endless numbers of people who 1) have been brought up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…
What is “hierarchy”? Let me answer in the words of etymology dictionary: c.1343, from O.Fr. ierarchie, from M.L. hierarchia “ranked division of angels” (in the system of Dionysius the Areopagite), from Gk. hierarchia “rule of a high priest,” from hierarches…
[Edited for some glaring grammatical mistakes, and begging for your understanding regarding the remaining ones.] I’ve been thinking–and of course reading–about the so-called shaken faith thing. What I’m about to say, is given without documentation, just some personal observation. Look…
First, a disclaimer; while I don’t claim to represent the Church or the official standpoint of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (what I usually incorrectly call “LDS Church”), I consider myself a faithful Latter-day Saint, and I…
Suomen valtiosääntöoikeudellisen seuran ajankohtaispalsta
the Story within the Story
Rethinking the moats and mountains
Suomalaisten sekalaista pohdintaa mormoniudesta
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