Author: chanson

Advice from the armchair marriage counselor 116

Advice from the armchair marriage counselor

Suppose your marriage is afflicted with that everyone’s-talking-about-how-they’re-suffering-in-silence Mormon epidemic know as “your husband’s porn addiction.” Suppose you’re absolutely convinced that that is the problem, and if he won’t stop, then your marriage will...

Another Mormon celebrity in the family! 8

Another Mormon celebrity in the family!

I’ll bet you thought John Hamer was my only celebrity Mormon sibling! Well, if you watched the Saturday session of General Conference attentively, you’ve learned otherwise! Recognize the singer in the center? That’s right,...

Does religious belief require creation science? 30

Does religious belief require creation science?

Are science and religion mortal enemies? Does evolution = atheism? Ray Comfort seems to think so — he claims a banana is an “atheist’s nightmare” since he feels it disproves evolution. On the other...

The Epiphany (Conclusion of BYU) 0

The Epiphany (Conclusion of BYU)

Then I allowed myself to ask the one most forbidden question of them all: What if it’s not true? It was hard for me to ask myself this because I had been trained that...

A Visit to Standards (BYU continues) 16

A Visit to Standards (BYU continues)

The interview was in the administration building, which was a funky 60’s-style building which had the shape of a narrow X, like a chromosome, when viewed from above. I handed my letter to the...

Girl Talk (BYU continues) 0

Girl Talk (BYU continues)

Cindy seemed quiet and withdrawn at lunch on Sunday and also later at church. I couldn’t help but notice that Hyrum didn’t come by to meet her at church and walk her home this...