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X-Mormon of the Year 2010: Monica Bielanko
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Real or pretend change? LDS Inc. on gay scouts…
If you haven’t heard, the LDS Church issued a statement on the policy change the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is considering that would allow gay scouts – but no gay scout masters. The statement is a masterpiece of subtlety and nuance – it says everything without saying anything. Of note, the words “gay” and “homosexual” don’t appear in the statement. A lot has been made about this statement as it seems laudatory of the change. But the statement never clearly comes out and says, “Yep, we Read more [...]
Posted in Gay Agenda, Homosexuality
the feminists are coming, the feminists are coming!
There’s lots going on at LDS Inc. regarding women. Obviously the big news is that a woman finally got to say a prayer in conference, which the church is claiming was already on the schedule and had nothing to do with the petitions and letters. Of course, in her prayer she thanked god for the patriarchal structure of the church, “We are grateful for the restoration of the gospel, and with it the blessings of priesthood power, temple covenants, scriptures, and living apostles and prophets.” The Read more [...]
Posted in Gender
anti-porn videos from the 1980s?
I’ve been working on a research project examining official Mormon discourse over the last 40 years or so and came across a reference to some anti-porn videos produced by the Church in the 1980s. Has anyone ever heard of these videos? And, even better, does anyone have copies they would like to share? Here’s the citation: “Church Produces Anti-Pornography Documentaries,” Ensign, Jan. 1987, 75–76 The Church has produced several half-hour radio and television documentaries on the plague Read more [...]
Posted in pornography
Joseph vs. The Gold: Help me script it!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08wRRff8x0k Ever since seeing this not so good version on youtube, I’ve been wondering what a good recreation of the Joseph Smith run with the plates might look like. It’s all based on Lucy Smith’s account: “The plates were secreted about three miles from home… Joseph, on coming to them, took them from their secret place, and, wrapping them in his linen frock, placed them under his arm and started for home.” After proceeding a short distance, he thought it Read more [...]
Posted in Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith, Uncategorized
self-delusion; do they not realize it?
I know I’ve done a bit of rabble-rousing with my last few posts, but this is another one that was spurred by the ethnography I recently read about Mormonism. In it, the author talks about how Mormon parents think about their kids in discussing the life trajectory of Mormons as relates to Mormonism. The part that struck me as so interesting was the fact that so many Mormon parents believe that their kids are “closer” somehow to god or Jesus or that the veil isn’t as “thick” (whatever “thick” means Read more [...]
Posted in Uncategorized
video found: J. Reuben Clark’s statement on keeping black blood away from white Mormons
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Posted in Race
Tithing vs. Taxes: Winner – Taxes!
Caught this interesting article in Forbes about a Mormon who hasn’t been paying his taxes. He’s currently trying to negotiate with the IRS the rate at which he will pay his back taxes. He wants to pay them at a pretty paltry $3,000 a month, claiming his lifestyle requires that he “survive” on $15,000 a month (I wish I could do that). His argument is contingent on his desire to pay his tithing BEFORE he pays back his taxes. The court basically told him: No F*$%ing Way! Taxes first, buddy! Read more [...]
Posted in Tithing
How is lying an improvement?
In case you haven’t heard, LDS Inc has updated their scriptures. Most of the changes are cosmetic, apparently, but Peggy Fletcher Stack notes some that aren’t so cosmetic: changes that reflect views on race and polygamy. But what’s confusing me is the spin that’s going on with these changes. In Stack’s article, almost everyone she interviews talks about how refreshing and helpful these changes are. Yet, some of them are lies and half-truths. Take the change in the heading to Official Declaration Read more [...]
Posted in Book of Mormon, God's Favorite Musical
Oh boobs!
Apparently, some Mormons are getting really upset about women breastfeeding in church. Props to the women who are fighting this ignorance, and double props for the cool name: Latter-day Lactivists. What’s the big deal? Now, I used to be uncomfortable around women who were breastfeeding when I was hormonal teenager, so I get that. That is largely the result of young men who have sexual urges not having good sex education and healthy sexual outlets – like masturbation and porn. But my discomfort Read more [...]
Posted in pornography, Sex and Gender
The Mormon Apogee of Affirming the Consequent
From Wikipedia: Affirming the consequent, sometimes called converse error or fallacy of the converse, is a formal fallacy of inferring the converse from the original statement. The corresponding argument has the general form: If P, then Q. Q. Therefore, P. An argument of this form is invalid, i.e., the conclusion can be false even when statements 1 and 2 are true. Since P was never asserted as the only sufficient condition for Q, other factors could account for Q (while P was false). If Read more [...]
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