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Free Saints 37

Free Saints

Apparently, LDS President Gordon Hinckley and Elder Boyd Packer have taken the occasion of the latest multicast stake conference on Sunday, October 21 to rally around Relief Society President Julie Beck whose conference address...

Brainwashing 8

Brainwashing

There was a discussion at the last Salt Lake Atheist Meetup where we talked about brainwashing. Some well-trod comments came forward, i.e., the Mormon lifestyle is brainwashing, etc. I was about to state my...

Atheist pride . . .? 29

Atheist pride . . .?

Normally I hate it when I see atheism accused of being just another religion (or worse: just another faith) because of, well, the usual “is bald a hair color?” (or “Is ‘not collecting stamps’...

Church to Privatize, Switch to “Managed Faith” 9

Church to Privatize, Switch to “Managed Faith”

LDS Church officials announced today that the church is beginning a transition to a privately held corporation in hopes of more efficient and profitable operations. Church spokesman John LeFever explained, “In today’s world of...