No, obviously I am not. He’s dead now, because of two morons who didn’t believe in their religion enough to let it win the argument on merits. Because the moment you pick up a gun to answer an opinion, a…
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I am Charlie — Je suis Charlie
Tagged with: Faith, Fanaticism, I am Charlie, Je suis Charlie, Terrorism, Western Europe
Posted in Islam, Nonviolence, Politics, Religion, Society
Posted in Islam, Nonviolence, Politics, Religion, Society
About faith crises
Last weekend I was asked whether I had ever had a crisis of faith. This wasn’t the first time, but I had to ask for some room to define, to interpret the question. I will write about my chain of…
Tagged with: Crisis of Faith, Faith, Hyrum Smith, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, Mormon, Mountain Meadow massacre, society, Sociology, Sunday School, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Posted in History, Mormonism, Politics, Religion, Society
Posted in History, Mormonism, Politics, Religion, Society
Crisis, Choice and Commitment
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…
Tagged with: Choice, Christianity, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Commitment, Crisis of Faith, Faith, Freedom of Choice, God, Jesus, Mormon, Religion and Spirituality, Richard Bushman
Posted in Mormonism, Religion
Posted in Mormonism, Religion
Exercising Faith, Revisited Again
So, it is time to write about it again. I actually read my previous Faith posts — some of which may be difficult to discern, because they don’t come right out and say, “this is about Faith!” Well, now, this…
Tagged with: Atonement, Faith, Good Works, Jesus, LDS Church, Love Thy Neighbor, Mormonism, Mormons, Plan of Salvation, Sociology, Works
Posted in Mormonism, Religion
Posted in Mormonism, Religion
About Trying To Serve God And Mammon Or the Gospel of Wealth
Part religious pondering, part political polemic, this is an indictment of the Gospel of Wealth. Not party politics, though! But if you are interested, I take a bit crusty look at the culture that insinuates that if you’re poor or sick, it’s because you’ve earned it (see Mosiah 4:16-23).
Does a Prophet Always Know Everything?
Is a prophet omniscient? Point here is, that the answer is now. He always is not even the most knowledgeable one. He’s just been called to serve and administer the affairs of the Church, so we would do well to heed his advise. He does have revelatory powers, but they are not “on” 24/7.
Tagged with: Faith, Forgery, Gordon B. Hinckley, LDS, LDS Church, Mormonism, Mormons, Omniscience, Prophets
Posted in Mormonism, Religion
Posted in Mormonism, Religion
Are Faith And Doubt Always Mutually Exclusive?
I try to answer a question, that is asked of me now and again. I don’t know I have the answer, but reading this may help you understand, what people mean when they say that faith and doubt can not coexist in us.
A Measure of Relief
This post has nothing to do with my other posts, this is just a personal indulgence. I am no movie critic, but in my years I have watched a few, some many times over. Not so much in the last…
Graceful Faith, Willful Works
This post was first published at Nine Moons, where you can go and read comments and post your own. My wife and I have 5 kids. Our daughter (one of them, not the one who has a 5-month-old son) is…
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