If a system of beliefs, morals, ethics is to be effective or meaningful in an individual’s life, it has to Start with a Basic understanding of good-bad, right-wrong concept(s). If one starts with detailed instructions on specifics, people will undoubtably quibble about definitions, exceptions, etc. They will tend to hang…
Month: June 2008
Mormon mafia
Another thought based on the latest issue of Sunstone. Boyd Peterson wrote, The ways this paradox has influenced individual mormons have recently found their way into the news. In July 2007, Vanity Fair published an article that disclosed the fact that the two authors of the new torture techniques being…
Slashdotting www.ImagesoftheRestoration.org
Any fans of slashdot here? No? Anyone ever heard of the Slashdot effect? Basically it’s when a website is hammered by visitors when a widely popular site links to it and it isn’t ramped up to handle that kind of traffic. In the latest issue of Sunstone there is a…
Who cares what Brigham Young said? (Polygamist continues…)
I woke from my fitful sleep to a light in my eyes. As I was groggily sitting up and regaining consciousness, I heard Spencer say “See? I knew we’d find him here.” Then Spencer and Sam both squeezed into the tiny room, standing the flashlight up to point at the…
pesky Mormon missionaries
I caught this article today about a Christian Orthodox priest trying to get Mormon missionaries kicked out of Bulgaria for, get this, proselytizing in an Orthodox Church during Easter services. There’s “zealous evanglism” and then there’s over-the-top, in-your-face, you-are-all-going-to-hell-unless-you-convert evangelism. If the account of the priest is accurate, wow, those…
arguments against the Bible
While reading a book on religion, the thought popped into my head that there are some very simple critiques of the Bible that most believers in the Bible don’t seem to realize. I’m sure there are probably gazillions of websites fighting over these issues, but the four that popped into…
fill in the blanks
I’ve been reading a very good book on religion and found some quotes that are worth sharing. But I thought it might be fun to make this interactive. So, here’s the first quote, but you have to fill in the blanks. If anyone correctly fills in all of the blanks,…
An Uncertain Destination (Exmormon: Part V begins)
I sat back in my chair as I listened to the teacher recite the same story of Joseph Smith that he had been repeating to us all week. The handful of other students in my class looked just as bored. The the teacher turned and asked, “Now who can tell…