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by Wayfarer @ Wheat & Tares
When we do a really careful study of what JS taught about God and gods, when we understand the history of God, and when we understand the nature of God as presented by Jesus in what little we have of his authentic teachings, we see that God is not...(18 May)
by Tim @ LDS & Evangelical Conversations
Richard Mouw has released a new book entitled “Talking with Mormons: An Invitation to Evangelicals“. I haven’t read the book so I don’t intend to review a book I haven’t read. I respect Richard Mouw and his influence on...(18 May)
by dooce @ Dooce
- Designtripper:
Aside from showcasing indie/boutique/family-owned/design/artist-designed hotels, motels, inns, B&Bs, lodges, ryokans, riads, hostels, treehouses and, yes, even tricked-out tents and campervans, designtripper also focuses on...(18 May)
by Abi Sutherland @ Making Light
I'm pulling this onto the front page from the most recent political thread, because election season is coming, and I for one can't face the crap we're already slinging around in this community. Which is a pretty sucky position to be in as a...(18 May)
by Mahonri Stewart @ A Motley Vision
I had planned on reading Stephen Carter’s What of the Night? on the side, as I worked to plow through other books I wanted to plow through. It was a book of personal essays, so it would be easy I thought to read one or two a day, while focusing on...(18 May)
by Mahonri Stewart @ A Motley Vision
One of my favorite personal essays in Stephen Carter’s book What of the Night? is “A Brief Tour of England: My Year With Gene.” It told Carter’s perspective of that mistreated hero of Mormon literature, Eugene England, and his last days on...(18 May)
by Trey @ Daddy, Papa, and me
So, day 6 of “Eat the Pantry” month I made paella. Ok, so it was a verisimilitude (how’s that for using a big word when a simpler word would work just as well!). Paella can be a labor-intensive meal to prepare, I decided to go...(18 May)
by dooce @ Dooce
Before anyone freaks out, the leopard used for that skirt is totally fine. Very closely shaven, but fine.
Blouse: F21
Leopard skirt: Thrifted (similar here)
Heels: ASOS
Sunnies: House of Harlow
Leather clutch: Clare Vivier
Bracelets: Vintage &...(18 May)
by dadsprimalscream @ Dad's Primal Scream Blog
Unemployment has freed me up to address some personal issues that have laid dormant and yet sufficiently irritating to me for far too long. I wasn’t sure how I wanted to approach these concepts…
As a self-help project
In therapy (which...(18 May)
by dooce @ Dooce
I've been to New York, oh, I'm not sure I can count that high. And this weekend was the first time I have ever seen the Flatiron Building. Worth the wait.
click image above to see the photo on dooce.comby dooce in Daily Photo© Armstrong Media, LLC....(18 May)
by Stephen Marsh @ Wheat & Tares
I was discussing a recent case of link baiting that occurred, and someone said: I would love if you or anyone could find a way to incorporate what you had said previously into a post:
“What first got my attention about it all was his...(18 May)
by @ A POST-MORMON LIFE
What frightened me the most about leaving the Mormon church --- and losing my belief in a higher power altogether --- was the perception that religion is required for morality. I was afraid that leaving...(18 May)
by Herald Magazine @ Herald Magazine
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by Abi Sutherland @ Making Light
One of the consistent problems with the policing of the Occupy movement has been the way that forces deal with being filmed. Not that Occupy is unique—the spread of affordable, good-quality cameraphones is a fundamental change in the...(18 May)
by Sean @ Alone and Unobserved
This is Zed.
He’s on the right. (He didn’t want to look at the camera because he scraped his face up in a bike accident. (He’s fine.))
I’m the one on the left, with blue hair.
(18 May)
by Just Zena @ Random Fartings of a Gaseous Mind
I've been trying to write a serious post about guilt, mothers and Mother's Day but it turned into an incoherent rant about shitty mothers and crappy holidays so I gave up. I went for satire and got another guest post on White and...(18 May)
by Logbook - Wasilla - Beyond @ logbookwasilla - logbookwasilla
An amazing thing happened last night - I got a really good sleep. Actually it took until well into morning - about 10:45 AM - to get it, but I did. After I awoke, I felt better and more alert than I had felt in - hell, I can't remember how long. I...(18 May)
by Mormon Heretic @ Mormon Heretic
Jabari Parker, a 17-year old junior in Chicago has been touted as the next LeBron James. Sports Illustrated has him on their cover, and has discussed his choice to serve a mission, as well as other high-profile athletes that have/have not served...(18 May)
by @ Breaking the Silence
So I had a lot of options of things I could have talked about this week. I could have discussed Mother’s day or the anniversary of my grandmother’s murder or how I’m still so indecisive about what I’ll be doing next fall or how...(18 May)
by Guest @ Doves and Serpents
In today’s MCS post, Scott, a HBS alum, reacts to a recently posted opinion piece by Clayton Christensen in the Washington Post (cited below).The Washington Post recently posted an opinion piece by Clayton Christensen with the provocative...(18 May)
by JR @ Hello Waffles
A quick update before beddy byBobby Jo ValentineLifeClick here to read me good buddy(18 May)
by dadsprimalscream @ Dad's Primal Scream Blog
Contrary to the Hollywood stereotype, it’s my experience that bullies are not anger-ridden thugs with perfect Matt Dillion smirks who terrorize their peers. It’s usually more subtle than that and it’s not exclusive to children....(18 May)
by William Morris @ A Motley Vision
Jonathan Langford emailed me the link to this Failblog post recently. It reads: “If you were a cannibal and were eating the protagonist from your novel, which side dishes would be appropriate? Explain.”
He suggested that it might be fun...(17 May)
by Alan Rock Waterman @ Pure Mormonism
It was never my intent to use this forum as a means of ragging on my fellow latter-day Saints. I'd like to be shining my love and light all over the place as much as the next person, rather than find things to be critical about. But in February I...(17 May)
by Stephanie @ The Mormon Child Bride
This probably won't be super friendly, but maybe it will be. I'm kinda feeling the rage today. However, I have a kid, so no one gets offended by me anymore. I can probably say whatever I want. PLUS, now that the kid is here I can comment on...(17 May)
by Daniel @ Good Reason
Setting: A very long book-signing queueDramatis personae:Richard Dawkins (RD): A philosopherDaniel Midgley (DM): A Daniel MidgleyCurtain rises.DM: Hello again!RD: (peers at DM as if for the first time, appears to recognise) Oh, hello.DM: (hands over...(17 May)
by Stake Pres. @ LDS (Mormon) Stake Presidents Blog
I recently came across a discussion on someone’s Facebook wall with regards to the question of whether homosexuals should have the right to marry one another. The laws of many lands have been altered such that sodomy is no longer even...(17 May)
by Trey @ Daddy, Papa, and me
Blogger “Theycallmecody” puts up a post May 9th called “Top 10 Things Mothers do Better than Fathers.” They are: Hugging Injuries Changing Diapers Preparing Healthy Food Keeping Kids Clean Snuggling Cooking Going Out and...(17 May)
by JR @ Hello Waffles
A quick update before beddy byBobby Jo ValentineLifeClick here to read me good buddy(17 May)
by The Girl Who... @ The Girl Who
In the wake of our separation throughout the end of March and most of April, making any videos for He Said/She Said felt awkward. Feels awkward, I mean. Or maybe that's the wrong word. But the prospect of talking some more about it all on video...(17 May)
by @ A POST-MORMON LIFE
“We gain or strengthen a testimony by bearing it.”1 Dallin H. Oaks, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. In the Mormon church, every first Sunday of the month is fast and testimony meeting. ...(17 May)
by @ Breaking the Silence
Oh hey there! Yes I am still alive; I know you were all hoping I would just go away forever and slowly disappear but blam I am still here. Oh and I know it is thursday but hey surprise you get two posts today rather than just one a day; you're...(17 May)
by Donna Banta @ Ward Gossip
To: Abbottsville Fourth Ward and the wonderful people who read this blogFrom: Donna BantaSubject: The Girls From Fourth Ward, a novelOver the years on Ward Gossip I have reposted emails from Bishop Brent Loomis "whose shocking murder remains...(17 May)
by NfAaE @ Main Street Plaza
One of the goals of science is not to prove theories right, but to prove them wrong. When this happens, a theory must be changed or thrown away. It is important to report the results even if the outcome proved the theory wrong.
If someone does not...(17 May)
by Postum Pete @ Telestial State - The Absolute Worst that Utah Has to Offer
Outside of Utah, people have this strange reason for thinking that Mormon’s are weird. Like culty, brainwashed weird. Also weird, as a presidential candidate in America, things like your religion have a strange bearing on your viability as a...(17 May)
by @ Cooking Stuff
I think I need a better name for this than "sausage bread". Even though it's quite descriptive, it's not very poetic. It is good though, full of sausage and... er, bread. Hm. Anyway, I'm not going to put a recipe in this post or even a method. Why?...(17 May)
by April @ Exponent II
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Database, 2010 Estimates
I’ve learned the gender of my unborn child via ultrasound. If I lived in China or India, such a procedure would be illegal, due to unsuccessful attempts by these governments to...(17 May)
by Diane Tingen @ Mormonism Schism
Here's another LDS hymn parody. This one highlights, once again, my opinion that since the Mormon Church has numerous obvious flaws (and in my mind is actually false), Mormons everywhere need to stop burying their heads in the sand, blindly...(17 May)
by The Girl Who... @ The Girl Who
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by Apame @ Zelophehad's Daughters
I wrote this two years ago and just happened to come across it today.
My senior year at BYU was pretty darn lame. But, you know, it was only lame because I made it lame with my panic. You see, it was the first time I actually realized that I...(17 May)
by Cyn Bagley @ Sierra Sage
ANCA Associated Vasculitis is a type of autoimmune inflammation caused by auto-antibodies.
Normal antibodies are parts in the blood that are produced by the immune system to fight
infectious agents (such as bacteria). Auto-antibodies are...(17 May)
by Logbook - Wasilla - Beyond @ logbookwasilla - logbookwasilla
As shadows of horse statuettes fell upon the wall, Allie, the poet who graduated early from high school, who recently turned 17 and went to her first "R" rated movie, told me another story about being a teenager in Wasilla.
This time, she and some...(17 May)
by Diana @ Picaresque
I promised it'd be all fun all the time until Next Giant Post, but Sulli always gives me food for thought. Currently the chewy topic at hand is marrying in haste. My experience of LDS marriage culture is exactly so--I watched everyone from...(17 May)
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Interesting post and observations. My hubs and I knew each other 5 months before we started dating, ...
I think all the reasons you listed as to why Mormons tend to marry fast are likely correct. Unfortun...
Sure, absence of evidence doesn’t equal evidence of absence. But it’s likely the case t...
I think you have misunderstood what I mean. I am not suggesting that the Mormon norm is merely a re...
I was talking to a friend about fast moving relationships... He added that the church teaches that a...
Smorg - Your description of fast moving got me thinking about personality disorders. Being instant b...
Australia is very different to America where church giving is tax exempt, which means Scientolory, o...
This makes me think of the quote, "As we are liberated from our fears, our presence automatical...
Publication bias is, unfortunately, very real. It’s hard to publish interesting negative resul...
BP means ‘Before Present’. In this case, the “present” refers to 1950, the d...
Thank you! I think you are right. Maybe the fast moving does go beyond just romantic relationships.....
Sometimes figuring out what authentic is when you have been religiously programmed is so difficult! ...
Congrats on 13 years! (As far as struggling goes I think any relationship certainly takes work! :) )...
I think it is really more complex than just the church trend going against current culture and I don...
Well, if happiness isn’t the main point, then that’s not a major concern, I guess…...
Thank you, muucavwon, for showing how my calculations could, in fact, be useful. When LDS Inc. deve...
Although branch presidents and bishops often encourage missionaries to go knock in wealthy neighborh...
Interesting analysis, Thanks!!
One questions for the lay people — what does the following mean...
Naturally, I don’t think that Mormons participating in democracy is a bad thing. I just think...
Yes, good points. The belief of “separation of church and state” seems to come up for M...
It seems to me like the argument is starting to wind down if Christian ministers are having to argue...
Regarding your main quote — I agree that it’s an interesting point to discuss.
Frankly, ...
[...] theological backing for this. In other words, address the sad state of affairs that I painted ...
Although I’ve basically only used permutations of my first and middle names, I’m basical...
“old” name, not “own” name… oops.
Yeah, I get what you’re saying. But then I think there’s no chicken or egg here… ...
John,
I guess this is getting really abstract here, but i feel that this is making the social system...
Really? I kind of think individuals couldn’t possibly exist prior to the system… Unles...
Agreed, Joanna.
John,
I would say that even when we try to identify ourselves against the social system, that identi...
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Good Reason Great post Daniel. Something I have been thinking about a lot lately.So true: "The ex-Mormon p...
Well, now you have another liker.:)
Paul and Rob on "Is it right to try to influence others i..." @
Good Reason I think you have summed it up in "All we have to do is stay visible". I think the biggest...
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Good Reason Good posting. The other thing as well is, if you stop talking about what's important to you with...
"but you gotta see this""gotta"?? Seriously Danial? What is the world coming too...
Yeah, you're doing it right, but I never liked that rule, so I blithely ignore it in favour of m...
Brent Wescott on "Grammar police: A case study" @
Good Reason His penultimate comment had to have been ironic, no? I mean, "I'm proud for ya"? What ...
Wow. For a tough talker, the dude sure has thin skin. It is so wimpy when someone can dish it but ca...
Himzelph on "Grammar police: A case study" @
Good Reason Hilarious. Do you think he meant to write "long term coincidences" or did he spell consequ...
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Congratulations! And thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Jen. It was very nerve racking. It does feel good! I am just waiting for my letter of con...
You are very gifted in your writing, because I feel anxious at the thought of trying to walk through...
I think the idea is that we crucify Jesus every time we sin, but he supports us anyway. Something gu...
I had never seen this picture before... What is it actually trying to say? Vampire Jesus makes way m...
Yeah, it does look like he just slipped him a rufie or something. But then, vampirism is a big sexua...
Ha! This picture was really popular in my Jesus days, and (minus the hammer and stake) I always tho...
I got your card just when I needed it. I made a new blog. Hope you're able to find it. Love ya!
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This is a great posting I have read. I like your article.
...says the person looking for pictures of cartoon animals on the internet.
You really need to get a life...
Good list- I have to say at some point in my "faith crisis" I have felt a majority of the ...
It still receives about 20 hits a day, mainly from people googling Arthur pictures. Some of them get...
Is this thread still going? It's worse than one of those underground coal fires.
Yes, but from my perspective, if a tree falls in the forest and a man hears it, is he still wrong?We...
I heard people call mormonism a cult when I was in it, and I remember being highly offended. But it ...
Beautifully said. :)
Yeah, I like the "muddy glove" one a little better myself:). It's hard to forget! Ab...
This post is in the running for a Brodie award in the category of "Best Discussion of Mormon (o...
Donna - What!?! This is what happens when idiots try to comprehend science without holding an adult...
Anonymous - where did I hate on Mormon's. I expressed distaste for the ad campaign financed by ...
I don't get why everyone has to hate on the Mormons, can't we just try to love each other an...
Recently discovered your blog, really enjoying it so far. I was raised as an evangelical Christian,...
I know this is an old post but I can't help myself. That's a good boy! Yessiree! Gooood b...
I think it might be a longer recovery for you because your husband has not accepted you yet for who ...
*It* passed. Having some spelling/grammar issues today and I know how you hate that!
I passed for me because I moved across the country and there are pretty much no mormons here. You ca...
It will pass. I'm pretty sure. If I can go to angry to not, so can you. Don't push it. It...
I got severely chastised for telling them (FMH) they were not doing enough and that I didn't und...
"and instead choose sources based on what they WANT to hear and not based on credibility or evi...
Totally agree.
Oh! I love him! I love it when he pokes fun at Christmas Shoes! That song is awful...
Patton Oswalt is a cool comedian who also pokes fun at religion. Look up his "Christmas Shoes&q...
[...] let’s close with some stories. an amusing personal anecdote, some interesting re-reading...
Justin Said...Regarding the First Vision Stories:When I consider the multiple accounts I have given ...
Agnostic vs gnostic « The Philosophies of Chris on "Everybody knows who God is, right? Not m..." @
Philosophies of Chris [...] that we are all talking about the same type of thing. I alluded to this in an earlier post her...
Dianne those are both really good points. In my mind if you pile up all the facts and paint a pictur...
Wow, I should have come here to read this post and its many comments before now. There are many thi...
Justin said...To be concise, I'm yet to hear a cohesive theory as to how Joseph Smith produced t...
Excuse me, Kai Nielsen.
I know what a person is. I don’t know what a god is or what a somorlo is or what alsdkfjielkaj...
How is it incoherent? That’s a bold statement with a specific meaning that has to be backed u...
The concept itself is still incoherent whether or not you put a label on it.
At least I’m clear about who my gods are.
@Carrie
Unfortunately I’m not a vegan (well most of the time I’m not)… but I resp...
Chris, are you vegan? I’m vegan! Here’s to vegan Mormons (or ex-Mormons, or semi-Mormons...
Joseph could only translate if you change the meaning of the word translate, which Skousen wisely co...
Interesting, this seems like the current, I hesitate to use the word fad, because that connotes some...
Actually, Joseph Smith sure could translate. Best to start with the Book of Mormon Though (at least ...
Justin Said...You might be interested in studying'The Purposeful Primitive' by Marty Gallagh...
Well, I just learned that many insurance corporations are indeed not-for-profit. So… there goe...
My comments on your points...1. I think desire definitely makes a difference. We all filter things t...
Good stuff, I think a personal code of ethics is in order. Time to brain storm.
Just out of curiosity, how was your experience with the Urantia Book? I have been a UB reader most ...
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I actually got brave(r) a couple weeks ago and changed my religious beliefs from nothing to "se...
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Lol, I enjoyed the music the most!
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Whoo! Wow, you can't go learn about another faith when it wasn't even the intention of the ...