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Lists of Brodie award winners:
X-Mormon of the Year 2012: David Twede
X-Mormon of the Year 2011: Joanna Brooks
X-Mormon of the Year 2010: Monica Bielanko
X-Mormon of the Year 2009: Walter Kirn
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Would you vote for a Mormon for president?
An article in Slate argues that anti-Mormonism is part of the next frontier of prejudice in this country. While the Republican presidential candidates have been quick to condemn anti-black prejudice (such as the word “Niggerhead” painted onto a rock at Perry’s family’s leased hunting camp) — because it’s easy to attack the bigotry of one’s grandparents — they’ve sat on their hands when Romney’s faith was called a “cult” and not Christian. Not to mention they also sat on their hands when a gay soldier Read more [...]
Posted in anti-Mormon, Politics
Mitt Romney is scheduled to share a stage with this anti-Mormon asshat
Bryan Fischer in all his revisionist Christianist glory: Linkage: Fischer: First Amendment Does Not Apply To Mormons When Romney and Fischer share a stage Romney to Share Stage with Far-Right, Anti-Muslim Activist Awkward: Mitt Romney Set To Share Stage With Anti-Mormon Shock Jock The stupid, it burns. Read more [...]
Posted in anti-Mormon, Asshat, Christians, GOP, Meetings, Politics, Romney
“Do Mormons eat hot dogs?”
Did you know asking a Mormon this question is “religiously antagonistic” and can lead Mormons to take a “defensive posture”? So declares John Enslen, a Mormon lawyer in Alabama in a recent article in the Deseret News. The context for the question is that Mr. Enslen is talking about ways to counter “anti-Mormonism.” I’ll return to his claimed remedy for anti-Mormonism below, but I want to spend a little time on what appears to be his interpretation of what it means to be “anti-Mormon.” Given that Read more [...]
Posted in anti-Mormon
Memphis station posts four Mormon stories
1) Local Memphis TV news report mocks Mitt Romney’s Mormon beliefs (and ace reporter* Ben Ferguson reminds viewers why some folks prefer to avoid the Bible Belt). The cringe begins at 03:21: 2) Local musical director (and LDS church member) Steve Danielson offers his opinion of the Tony-winning Broadway musical. 3) 89-year old Church of Christ apostle, William Sheldon, explains the origins of the Mormon religion. 4) Meet a pair of Memphis area Mormon missionaries. *CORRECTION: From Read more [...]
Posted in anti-Mormon, Christians, civil discourse, Culture, Evangelicals, God's Favorite Musical, Politics, YouTube
Sunday in Outer Blogness: in or out edition!
This past week the blogworld spent a lot of time exploring that mysterious region we inhabit — not completely in the orbit of the CoJCoL-dS, but not totally outside the Mormon community either. Back before the Internet, it was so easy for members to divide the world into three neat-and-tidy categories: faithful Mormons, anti-Mormons, and people who haven’t learned about Mormonism (yet). Now what counts as “anti-Mormon” is a matter of heated debate! Now who’s in the club? While some are thinking Read more [...]
Posted in anti-Mormon, Moving On, Sunday in Outer Blogness
RE: The Sinister Entity Behind the Christian Facade of Mormonism?
So, this article in OpEdNews popped up in my Google News alerts today: The Sinister Entity Behind the Christian Facade of Mormonism. It’s by a guy named Douglas A. Wallace, who appears to be an embittered ex-Mormon who actually had a rather prominent position at some point in the past – mission architect (per his own bio, mind you). The article appears to be an ad for his book, Under The Mormon Tree. My first question: Does anyone know anything about this guy? Has anyone heard of him before? My Read more [...]
Posted in anti-Mormon, conspiracy theory, crime, excommunication, LDS History
It’s Time to Play: Anti-Mormon… Or Not?
Here’s my crazy theory about the problem with Mormon Literature: It’s not that most Mormons want to read something “clean” and uplifting. It’s that the folks who want only clean and uplifting reading are so worried about the possibility of reading or supporting something potentially “anti-Mormon” that they’ll avoid LDS-interest publishers or retailers that sell anything with the slightest whiff of crossing that line. Those readers who are a little more daring — who might be interested in Read more [...]
Posted in anti-Mormon, Arts, Literature
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The Hammer of Judgment – What Would You Say?
My last post: Gay Trees and Gadianton Robbers gotseveral comments on my own blog. One, which I took from an email that was sent by a former classmate in high school, was pretty forceful. You can see the original post, and my response in the comments section here. I am less interested in my personal response, but more about howyou would respond if someone left a comment like this on your blog. When there is a comment like this, does it matter whether you are a current or ex-member, or would your Read more [...]