Long ago I formulated Peterson’s First Rule for the Study of Other Religions and Worldviews: If a substantial number of sane and intelligent people believe something that seems to you utterly without sense, the problem probably lies with you.

Every looker-on was ready to weep for joy; but none were able or felt inclined to talk.

Thomas Sowell once said, “It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.”

It’s within our power to help the Book of Mormon witnesses to fulfill their commission from the Lord.

We live in a pretty good world, on the whole — but some religiously affiliated people are among those trying their very best to ruin it.

Several people have asked me about the AP story suggesting a coverup of sexual abuse, but I have no special insight into the case and no specific knowledge of it beyond what I've read. But here are two helpful links.

The 2022 FAIR Conference is now over. I think it was a strong one.

The (free) 2022 Temple on Mount Zion Conference is coming up on 5 November 2022. And the new book by Jeffrey Mark Bradshaw, Freemasonry and the Origins of Latter-day Saint Temple Ordinances, is now available.

Vin Scully was a surprisingly important part of my growing up in greater Los Angeles, over many years. I honestly can’t remember when I first became aware of him; he was a fixture from the time I was a child

Between the excellent FAIR 2022 conference, and an evening with three generations of a remarkable family I've known since 1978, this was a day filled with good people.

As I write, I’ve been listening to music by The Byrds, who were one of my very favorite rock bands as I was growing up in 1960s California.