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Democracy in the Ancient Americas? Maybe Not So Ridiculous After All
The Book of Mormon has often been criticized for its introduction of a form of democracy during the rule of judges era starting around 90 BC. Instead of a potentially…
Engines of Beauty
“Mandarin Fish,” the winning work from a recent art contest, shown above (courtesy of Wikipedia), was produced by the world’s most prolific and accomplished artist, variously known as “Meaningless Random…
Elder Gong in Shanghai
Shanghai was blessed to be visited by Elder Gerrit W. Gong, a newly called Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on Sunday, May 20. He was…
Intriguing Comments on Brian Stubbs’ Work on Possible Old World Connections to Uto-Aztecan Languages
After I published “The Next Big Thing in LDS Apologetics: Strong Semitic and Egyptian Elements in Uto-Aztecan Languages” at The Interpreter, I was pleasantly surprised with some of the the…
New Document Discovered from a Book of Mormon Witness
From the Juvenile Instructor blog, we have an important new finding regarding a Book of Momron witness. See “1829 Mormon Discovery Brought to you by…Guest Erin Jennings” which shares news…
When a Child Has a Fracture, Why Are the Parents Presumed Guilty Until Proven Innocent?
In the end the parents got their children back, but it took two years of separation and harm inflicted to a child by the State of Pennsylvania. You can read…
Two Witnesses, Witnessed by Sally Parker
The vast body of scholarship on the witnesses to the Book of Mormon paints a consistent story of real people who really saw something and, in spite of whatever problems…
Cultural Misappropriation: Much Worse Than You Thought
Some Americans are steaming about the shocking incident in Salt Lake City when a young Utah white girl demonstrated her white privilege and scandalous racism, imperialism, consumerism, colonialism, narcissism, egocentrism,…
Li Jing, China’s Mysterious Long-Distance Horse Rider, Has Finally Been Found and Rides Again!
Li Jing has now been found in Russia and connected to the international Long Riders’ Guild One of the most interesting escapades of my years in China has been the…
Another Reversal: Why Is King David So Absent in Book of Mormon Discourse?
One of the many curious aspects of the Book of Mormon is the frequency with which arguments against it suffer “reversals” and, upon further investigation, actually become evidences in favor…
