as we begin to address this question please keep in mind the following
first not all mormons voted for campaigned for or supported prop 8. just as it is bad for mormons who feel persecuted for supporting prop 8 to lump into one violent group all prop 8 opponents it is wrong for prop 8 opponents to assume that all mormons or catholics or evangelicals or voted on th...... [Show More]
im all for political protest.a unlike some recently judicially created rights free speech and political protest is actually a fundamental right with a long and well respected history of constitutional protection both at the state and federal level s.a ive watched as im sure many have the political upheaval and fallout from californias citizens exercising ...... [Show More]
dont miss shelahsa my mormon history.a part i and part 2
rebecca j baptism dead or alive
kristine haglund the new editor of dialogue is looking for a few good sermons.
maralisea what do we mean when we say i know the church is true
election night magic in anas multiracial home
a firsthand account ...... [Show More]
intellectually one can only sustain the orthodox position against marriage equality if one assumes that gays are not fully human or somehow defective. unfortunately biology contradicts that notion.
the church is correct in asserting the freedom for the organization and its members. however our liberty ends where it begins to take away the liberty of others.
democracy is no license to di...... [Show More]
the following are recent homosexual ityrelate d blog discussions on other popular ldsthemed blogs
excavating a sense of pride over certain aspects of the prop. 8 win
by common consent november 8 2008
post prop 8 election blues
fair blog november 8 2008
pictures at a demonstration
by common consent november 8 2008
mormons get the yoke of prop 8
lds evangelical conver...... [Show More]
one utah congressional seat was won by a church member jason chaffetz r3rd congressional district of utah after he defeated the incumbent lds congressman christopher cannon r in the primary election earlier this year. continue reading...... [Show More]
weve had the scientology rule and im still trying to forget the tk smoothie rule but id like to suggest another rule to help us be a little bit more civil here in this fabulous little mormon life we lead.
you might consider it to be an extension of reductio ad hitlerum but with a mormon twist. i am calling it the reductio ad korihorem rule and it basically goes thus
if ...... [Show More]
call it a period of mourning a time of introspection to avoid embarrassing my oversea brothers and sisters trying to get a real life or a simple hiatus. regardless posting will stop here for a time except to catch up on updates to lds and mormon blogs .
however in the meantime here are some silver linings to ponder in the aftermath of election 2008.
no more hearing my frie...... [Show More]
using all our tools Post Source: theredbrickstore.com Posted: Nov 05 2008 04:26:48
photo by gexydaf
the sunstone posse drove up to seattle this weekend to run sunstone symposium northwest.
the program was quite an interesting one. we heard a presentation from spencer ellsworth on how mormonisms unique theology helped a small group of hippies in san francisco to kick their drug habit. then we got to hear from mormonisms premier folklorist bert wilson and the gran...... [Show More]
when does life begin Post Source: theredbrickstore.com Posted: Nov 04 2008 04:46:54
kerry wowed our staff with this submission to our first annual essay contest. after todays abortion threads at ts and bcc i found this only too fitting. unfortunately my head is too full of abortion rhetoric to formulate an insightful discussion question. so ill simply ask this what stands out to you as a reader
2005 heather campbell essay contest winner
when life beg...... [Show More]
if ive seemed slow on this site its because im guest blogging over at by common consent . plus as everyone who knows me knows im lazy.
ive done four over there so far the dead thing in my can of tuna some things too sacred to share
should we teach our children that god is our mechanic and
astrid grills a phonemissinary about evolution ....... [Show More]
you can watch a live internet feed of general conference here.aa join in live comments in the nacle by visiting by common consent here .a mormon mentalitys open thread to comment is here .
100 p.m. choir combined primary choir kaysville and fruit heights ut
101 p. m.a conducting president henry b. eyring first counselor first presidency
102 p.m. i...... [Show More]
this morning marks the begining of the 178 semi annual general conference of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints.a you can watch a live internet feed here .a as time permits i will live blog the sessions i am able to watch.a for those who may not have heard of the lds general conference before i would urge you listen live if you can.a if not i would encourage you to read the t...... [Show More]
i cant believe im wading into the abortion debate but steves and jay s recent posts on the topic at bcc and elder nelsons october ensign article not yet available online have inspired me to tackle an antiabortion argument thats long bothered me. in this post ill confine my comments to a particular story ive seen in arguments ag...... [Show More]
bcc has a preview on next months ensign and it sounds interesting.
the human mind has presumed to determine when meaningful life begins. in the course of my studies as a medical doctor i learned that a new life begins when two special cells unite to become one cell bringing together 23 chromosomes from the father and 23 from the mother. . . to legislate when a develo...... [Show More]
i think that we mormons help people transitioning from fowlers stage 2 to fowlers stage 3 remarkably well. i think saying we are in the top 5 or 10 here would not be exaggerating. for those who are not familiar with fowlers stages ill give a brief summary of stages 2 3 and the transition in between followed by why we as mormons do so well.
fowler calls stag...... [Show More]
over at by common consent there is an article on mormon pedagogy . the article is actually just a quote from kevin christensen and the salient part is just kevin christensen quoting louis midgely. anyway the substance of the quote is that church pedagogy tends towards ignoring the scriptures and just using the scriptures as a way to divert attention away from the message and meaning in...... [Show More]
sabbatical Post Source: theculturalhall.com Posted: Aug 23 2008 03:04:26
the doors to the cultural hall are going to be shut for a while as we vacuum the floor. you can peek inside and see what weve been discussing over the past couple of years but comments are closed for the time being. why it is simply time for a break.
we hope and expect to come back and we might even post an interesting news item from time to time but youll need to find another...... [Show More]
there is an excellent post at bcc by jamie huston entitled examining our attitudes towards money .a i think i would echo everything he said.a he even included some quotes from hugh nibley which i always appreciate.a here are some great reminders of what we have covenanted to do in the temple yet so often forget.a as nibley often said if we are to build up zion weve go...... [Show More]
just say no
tummy rub
be specific
voting for disaster
prayer
mearls on 4e
fractal robot
nice billboards
just go
knowledge of the book of mormon
the tenure cloud
think fast
fury over a word
endanger
where are they now
i used to dance with the first guys partner nansi xu at comps. shes awesome.
amazing...... [Show More]
wrote an interesting post today on heres a quick excerpt
how much do mormons really know about the book of mormon have we immersed ourselves in the text to the point where quotations from it are immediately recognizable like longlost friends or is our experience of the text more like attending our spouses family reunion where we have a handful of very close connections but a much...... [Show More]
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