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Justified Civil Disobedience.

Ivan Wolfe — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:08:13 +0000

I rarely go political. I’m going to do so today, against my better judgment. Illegal Immigration is justified Civil Disobedience on a massive scale. A few points: 1. I refuse to use PC terms like “undocumented worker” or simply “migrant” (or “immigrant”); that robs it if the true power of what is happening. Yes – [...]

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Book Review: A History of Utah Radicalism

Ivan Wolfe — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:40:21 +0000

[I saw that some permabloggers at BCC were posting their AML reviews, so I figured I could follow their lead and post my AML reviews here]. Title: A History of Utah Radicalism: Startling, Socialistic, and Decidedly Revolutionary. Authors: John S. McCormick and John R. Sillito Publisher: Utah State University Press Genre: Utah History Year Published: [...]

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The Angels of Darkness – More on Sherlock Holmes and Mormons (well, Mormons, anyway)

Ivan Wolfe — Fri, 27 May 2011 18:23:06 +0000

I feel that sufficient time has passed since Geoff pointed out the interesting Mormon bits in the first Sherlock Holmes tale, A Study in Scarlet (interestingly, the first time I ever read that story, it was in an abridged version that cut out the Mormon bits. I didn’t find out about the Mormon chapters until [...]

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I will not leave you comfortless

Brian Duffin — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 05:15:06 +0000

One of my favorite stories is when President Monson felt impressed one General Conference to deviate from his prepared remarks and speak directly to a little girl seated in the north balcony of the Tabernacle. During a particularly difficult and painful personal trial, I sought my Heavenly Father in prayer, asking Him for a special [...]

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Where’s the synecdoche?

Ivan Wolfe — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:07:14 +0000

So, my last post attracted this exchange in the comments: John M. asked: Here is an argument pattern that I’ve noticed, though I’m not clear if it fits the enthymeme definition: “Thing A has characteristics X, Y, and Z, so that supports the notion Thing A is good.” “But Thing B also has characteristics X, [...]

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The voice of God

Brian Duffin — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:48:38 +0000

When I first saw the video of the now homeless and former radio announcer, Ted Williams, I was struck by his self-described “God Given Gift of Voice.” Some have described his rich baritone voice as “the voice of God.” Having never personally heard God speak aloud, I cannot say for certain if this is indeed [...]

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Popsicle sticks and breaking the comandments

Brian Duffin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:03:19 +0000

My home teacher came over yesterday, bringing an object lesson for my children on obedience. The lesson involved several popsicle sticks with different commandments written on each stick. My home teacher handed my son and daughter individual popsicle sticks and asked them if they could break the sticks. Naturally, my son and daughter easily broke [...]

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Get General Conference Links on Facebook

J. Max Wilson — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:22:55 +0000

Just wanted to let everybody know that you can get links to mp3 audio and mp4 video of general conference right in your Facebook News Feed by becoming a fan of Nothing Wavering on Facebook. As the files become available from the official church, links will be posted automatically. You will also get links to [...]

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Open Thread: Inauguration 2009

Brian Duffin — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:45:23 +0000

On this historic day when President-Elect Barack Obama will take the oath of office to become the 44th President of the United States, and the first African-American to serve as president, I wanted to give our M* readers an opportunity to share their thoughts and impressions of this historic day. If you are stuck at [...]

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Mormons appear in the most interesting places… #3: The Blind Side

Ivan Wolfe — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:24:12 +0000

Thus began the great Mormon grade-grab. (214) “The Mormons may be going to hell,” said Shawn. “But they really are nice people.” (228) I’m not much for sports reading, so it seems odd to me that of the three sports books I read in 2008, two would mentions Mormons. (I blogged the other one here). [...]

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