One of the more common criticisms of the Book of Mormon is the claim that “swords” were unknown in the ancient Americas, in contrast to references to swords among the…

An important but often overlooked scripture on gratitude is Doctrine and Covenants 59:21: And in nothing doth man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled, save those who…

The Cupertino Union School District in California has prohibited a teacher from passing out harmful materials to students – you know, dangerous documents like the Declaration of Independence and the…

E-mail from Allen Wyatt called my attention to a new Google service, Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.com/), which compiles information from academic publications. I searched the term “Mormons” and found a number…

During a few seconds of random radio listening while driving around today, I chanced upon ESPN radio and heard the coach of the University of Utah football team discussing the…

The Alliance Defense Fund is a Christian group providing legal assistance to people whose religious liberty is threatened. Some of the cases they have handled are simply shocking, such as…

This is a photo of people “punting” on the Cam River in Cambridge, England. Looking at this picture and some other photos I took in Cambridge last year reminded me…

A common question I’ve been asked regards eternal marriage: “How can there be marriage in heaven? Doesn’t that contradict the Bible?” Many people have quoted the story in Matt. 22…

On Mormon Inquiry, Dave has a post on The Evangelical Mind that refers to an article on pointing to “built-in barriers to careful and constructive thinking” found in typical evangelical…

I’ve had lots of request for information about allegations regarding missing plants and animals in the Book of Mormon. You know, questions about horses, barley, elephants, and so forth. As…