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A Prophet Declares “Redistribution of Wealth” is Socialism

October 28, 2008 – 10:14 am

I usually do not post on political themes, but I could not pass up sharing these words of a prophet of God, particularly when they are so in tune with current political ideologies. Below is a YouTube video of President Ezra Taft Benson speaking about socialism on April 12, 1977. (post continues below) Since President [...]

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Nüwa and Fuxi in Chinese Mythology: Compass & Square

September 17, 2008 – 10:41 am

Hugh Nibley gave a lecture in 1975 on “Sacred Vestments” which was later transcribed and included in the collected works volume Temple and Cosmos (pgs. 91-132).  The entire paper is fascinating, and highly recommended reading.  One of the things he wrote about were certain Chinese artifacts which had been found depicting two mythological gods, Nüwa [...]

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The Iron Rod: A Warning to Religious Liberals

August 1, 2008 – 7:08 am

[Update/Disclaimer (8/1/08 8:10pm MDT):  Because of the different use of the term "liberal" that President Lee uses in this talk, in contrast to the common modern political usage, care should be taken when reading it.  President Lee's use of "liberal" was strictly used in the sense of a standard of living the gospel, and is [...]

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Words: Mysticism & Orientation

July 15, 2008 – 6:47 am

I think many times our culture produces preconceptions or stereotypes about words, images, cultures, forms, meanings, etc., that may not actually be true.  I have found this to be the case with the word mysticism.  Oft times I think we associate this word with gypsies, palm readers, fortune tellers, monks, or other so-called strange or [...]

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Taoist Philosophy in the LDS Temple

February 22, 2008 – 2:33 pm

I came across an article today in The Daily Utah Chronicle, a paper of the University of Utah. The article was published in 2006 by a member of the Church, Andrew Kirk, entitled, “Mormons ought to read Taoist scripture.” After having studied Chinese philosophy and religion in depth, particularly from the Taoist scripture Tao Te [...]

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