Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Terryl Givens of BYU’s Maxwell Institute writes for LDS Living grappling with the implications of the Holocaust on human nature and the reality of God. If God Allows us to make choices, why didn’t he create us to have more beautiful souls? The article comes from Givens’ book “Let’s Talk About Faith and Intellect,” where he explores these questions further.
What is the real ecological crisis? Family and fertility decline threaten human and societal sustainability.
Can a film be both fun and moral? Great family films require virtue, moral clarity, and timeless values.
Is freedom purely external? True freedom comes from inner strength and spiritual liberation, not political victories.
Why was Aaron Sherinian hired by the Church of Jesus Christ? What factors are being missed in the public dialogue?
We don’t often speak of the short period when Jesus was an unborn baby Himself. Maybe we should?
Is numerology reliable? Despite intriguing patterns, it often leads to confusion and misinterpretation.
Those critiquing J.K. Rowling and other luminaries for signing off on a letter about open debate don’t seem to appreciate the extent to which threats on a few have rippled out to influence the self-censoring and fearful silence of millions.
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