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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 Romney dare choose a Female VP?
I assume Romney’s gonna win the GOP nomination. Currently, some of the other candidates are playing populist cards to try to paint Romney as a “vulture capitalist,” and the rest of the GOP is folding in on itself, wondering whatever happened to the party that supported laissez-faire capitalism. Meanwhile, evangelicals are coming to terms with what seems an inevitable nomination. As Texas pastor Robert Jeffress (who a few months ago called Mormonism a “cult”) has put it: It’s probably better to Read more [...]
Posted in Evangelicals, GOP, Religious Right, Romney
Mormons, Cults, and Christians
Rick Perry’s pastor, Robert Jeffress, the senior pastor at First Baptist Dallas, called Mormonism a “cult” and said Mitt Romney and other Mormons are not Christians. If you didn’t know that already, well, you’ve been living under a rock for the last month. My goal with this post is to tease out two issues: (1) Is Mormonism a cult? (2) Are Mormons Christians? (1) Is Mormonism a cult? This question hinges upon definitions of the word “cult.” The word comes from the French or Latin “culte” which Read more [...]
Posted in Evangelicals, Mainstreaming, Mormons, Politics, Romney
Is it just me or do a lot of Mormon kids wish they belonged to a big box church?
Because, when I see talent like this, I gotta wonder: Not to mention: Al Sharpton has suggested that these (big box) churches focus on personal morality issues while ignoring social justice. Maybe, but the kids seem to like it. And you can’t stop it: It’s already begun: Can you feel it? Read more [...]
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
Another Main Street Plaza? ACLU weighs in on proposed sale of Manti street to LDS Church
Update: Latest reporting from The Salt Lake Tribune: Manti wants to sell street block to LDS Church Lokai: LDS Church to Censor Christians by Buying Manti Road? Bele: Anti-Mormons whine to the ACLU about sale of Manti city street to LDS. Headlines, excerpts and random linkage: ABC4: Manti could sell block of street to LDS Church In a move that brings back memories of the battles over the Main Street Plaza in downtown Salt Lake, the Manti City Council is considering offering Read more [...]
Posted in ACLU, Evangelicals, Main Street Plaza, Manti
National Day of Prayer – bye bye!
My crazy uncle (who I really like) just send me one of his amazing emails. Here’s the email with some comments I couldn’t help but add included in blue: HOORAY, HOORAY, HOORAY for Andy Rooney (hilarious that they think Andy Rooney would write this!). I myself have been grumbling and wondering how a handful of people have been able to take our right to pray in public places away from us (I’m assuming they mean the recent court case that determined a National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional). So, Read more [...]
Posted in discrimination, Establishment Clause, Evangelicals, Law, Politics, Prayer, Religious Right, Rights, Supreme Court, Tolerance
American Evangelicalism leads to death penalty for Ugandan homosexuals?
Caught this story in the NYTimes today. Apparently 3 evangelicals from the U.S. spoke in Uganda about how to cure homosexuality and about how terrible it is. As a result, some Ugandan politicians put together a bill that would invoke the death penalty for homosexual behavior. The evangelicals: Scott Lively (link leads to URL where you can email him) Caleb Lee Brundidge (cbrundidge@xpmedia.com) Don Schmierer (link leads to URL where you can email him) Now that’s an American export of which Read more [...]
Posted in Evangelicals, Homosexuality
Why Mormons Are Not Conservatives
Andrew Sullivan makes an interesting point: Most Americans have a healthy respect for religious teaching but in their lives give greater preference to common sense and practical experience. That includes almost all religious groups as well – Catholics, in particular, show conservative tendencies. The exceptions? Evangelicals and Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses – who are trained to forego practical reasoning for abstract truths based on unquestionable authority. Evangelical Christians are much Read more [...]
Posted in Culture, Epistemology, Evangelicals, Fundamentalism, Mormon Doctrine, Philosophy, Politics, Religious Right
Dobson Caves to Evangelicals Who Call Glenn Beck a Cultist
Admittedly, I got busy with the holidays and fell behind in my reading at some of my favorite websites. I figured I could bookmark, spend a couple days getting reacquainted with the wife and kids, and then catch up later. Later was apparently too late: No longer available? Now that’s disappointing. After the success of the Evangelical-Mormon lovefest otherwise known as Prop 8, I was really looking forward to reading what Glenn Beck might write over at James Dobson’s place. Would Read more [...]
Posted in Evangelicals
Suckering the Saints?
Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience. Adam Smith Justin Maclachan reports that the evangelical charity California Family Council is spending less than one sixth of its donations on programs. Most of the collection goes towards overhead, namely, the salary of founder and executive director Ron Prentice. Since 2003, Ron Prentice, a former staffer of Focus on the Family, raised around $3 million of which he spend $1.1 million Read more [...]
Posted in crime, discrimination, Evangelicals, Family, Homosexuality, Marriage, Political Economy of Religion
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