Sharing the Ascension Experience
Mormons and MuslimsThe battle between my Muslim upbringing and my male hormones was resolved by Lisa’s Mormon values. One evening, when Lisa and I were sitting close to each other in my basement, she sighed and said she had to do something. She took out a piece of paper and a pencil and drew a … Read more
Focus on shared values, rabbi tells interfaith dinner“The secret of the chaplain corps was not talking about theology first, not talking about the hardest issues first. Instead, we rolled up our sleeves and talked about shared concerns [first] – [soldiers] in pain, those in fear, those suffering from doubt or loneliness,” Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff told … Read more
How Faith and Community Dominate Foreign PolicyTwo weeks ago, the French president-elect admitted he is a “practicing Christian” and was strongly criticized for breaching the post-revolution consensus on the laicization of the state. Last month Boris Yeltsin became the first Russian head of state to be buried with Russian Orthodox rights in 133 years. The … Read more
Romney’s Mormon QuestionWhat does the Constitution mean when it says there should be no religion test for office?time.com
The Awful Truth About Letting GoOn a day when students should have been wrapping up final projects and papers, studying for exams, and thinking about finding some boxes to begin packing up their cluttered dorm rooms, they were instead fleeing campus, searching for lost friends, and tearfully calling home.beliefnet.com
The War of ArtAsk nine out of ten people what the purpose of art is, and they will say, “to express yourself.”americanthinker.com
“Criminalizing even the vilest hateful thoughts—as opposed to willful criminal acts—is inconsistent with a free society.” – Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) “History fails to record a single precedent in which nations subject to moral decay have not passed into political and economic decline. There has been either a spiritual awakening to overcome the moral lapse, … Read more
Remains a wish, like, say, I wish upon a star… Commitment to acheiving Peace remains an elusive quality in our world… In this, the season for celebrating “the Prince of Peace”, this predominently Christian nation is responsible for the “collateral damage” to thousands of Iraqi women and children, in a war to bring the blessings … Read more
We have a physically objective world, and then after a while we learn to measure in this world, and we gain experience with this world, through our senses. That is the objective world, and then we pass in to the mathematical world. In the mathematical world there are mathematical entities – “x”, “y”, numbers, and … Read more
Viewing Point — The place where you are, your eye level. Viewing Angle — The place where you are, your eye level and the angle from your point of view. Viewing Height — The place where you are, at your eye level and height or elevation. Horizon Line — That place where the land and … Read more