Skip to content
Main Street Plaza

A Community for Anyone Interested in Mormonism.

Main Street Plaza

A Community for Anyone Interested in Mormonism.

Sunday in Outer Blogness: Back in the U.S.A. Edition!

chanson, June 28, 2009November 9, 2011

Hi folks — I just arrived in Minnesota yesterday (to visit these folks, among others), and am still fighting the jet-lag. Fortunately, the trip went a lot more smoothly than that one time, so I’m up and ready to give you this week’s highlights from Outer Blogness!

First off, the lovely Sabayon is planning to get a “Daughter of Perdition” tattoo! Unfortunately, she totally rejected my suggestion that she get herself some butt-antlers. All of you ink-lovers can perhaps give her some more useful advice.

There were a number of interesting philosophical discussions this week. I especially liked Hypatia’s story of coming out as a non-believer to her TBM brother (and following up with a friendly discussion of logical fallacies). Andrew S. (+ Seth R.) makes an interesting point that the question of God’s existence is a separate (and less useful) question than the question of God’s relevance. The folks at Unscrewing the Inscrutable ask what is an “avowed atheist” anyway? (though, unfortunately, the discussion degenerates into the usual debate over whether atheism is a religion). And xJane writes about the importance of acknowledging death in death.

In religious philosophy, Kullervo has been writing a series on finding Pagan values. Christopher Smith interviewed a pastor from Provo on reconciliation between evangelicals and Mormons. MoHoHawaii tells the story of recognizing “an outpouring of the spirit” as being the same at a Hindu temple as at in an LDS service, and wonders about the implications for “truth.”

Now for lifestyles! Agnostic Mom’s kids have taken up making prayer jokes after spending time visiting the extended family. (I wonder if the same will happen to my kids here…) Trey’s daughter recommends drinking tea to save the world. Sideon has been enjoying a feast of fiction. Emily is contemplating the human ass. And Chino is following the money.

And let’s close with an LDS puzzle! Jonathan has found a clue that Mr. Deity was Mormon in a former life! I don’t see it, do you?

Sunday in Outer Blogness

Post navigation

Previous post
Next post

Related Posts

Sunday in Outer Blogness: vacation’s over edition!

January 4, 2009November 9, 2011

Hi ladies and germs. Last night I just got back from a lovely vacation visiting family and friends in Paris and Maastricht. Since I had only a few minutes of Internet here and there the whole time, naturally the Outer Blogness folder of my personal reader was overflowing with several…

Read More

Sunday in Outer Blogness: Let’s talk about excommunication edition!

June 22, 2014

Now that it’s been more than a week since the bomb dropped, the whole excommunication thing has gone into the discussion phase — and (as Andrew S noted) everybody has something to say about it!!! Even this week’s Old Testament lesson has some (tangentially related) points about how prophetic authority…

Read More

Sunday in Outer Blogness: Independence Day Edition!

July 4, 2010May 17, 2011

Yes, Britta has declared her independence from the CoJCoL-dS! I found her blog through her Irreligiosophy interview — along with a couple other exmo blogs that I hope everyone will welcome to the Outer Blogness community! Andrew S has written an interesting series comparing this community to other blog communities….

Read More

Comments (2)

  1. Jonathan Blake says:
    June 28, 2009 at 9:42 pm

    Assuming I’m not being pranked by an imposter, Mr. Deity just confirmed his status as a “Formon” in a comment on my blog.

  2. chanson says:
    June 29, 2009 at 2:57 pm

    That’s cool! I’d heard he was a former Mormon. I’ll add him to Outer Blogness.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Mormon Alumni Association Books

Latest Comments:

  1. Cara B. Klein on My conspiracy theory #2April 26, 2025

    Wow, I had never thought about it in that way before You have really opened my eyes to a new…

  2. chanson on LDS vs LGBTQ:  Nathan Kitchen sheds false binariesApril 16, 2025

    The haiku at the end is lovely. Sounds like a great book!

  3. Donna Banta on LDS vs LGBTQ:  Nathan Kitchen sheds false binariesApril 14, 2025

    I imagine anyone who has tried to change the church from within will identify with Kitchen's story. I especially like…

  4. Johnny Townsend on LDS vs LGBTQ:  Nathan Kitchen sheds false binariesApril 14, 2025

    This was a painful review to read. For many years, I held the same hope, that the LDS church would…

  5. LDS vs LGBTQ:  Nathan Kitchen sheds false binaries – Main Street Plaza on It’s Time to Vote for the 2024 Brodie Awards!!!April 14, 2025

    […] sincere acceptance is not a priority. Fortunately, this is what he exemplifies in his memoir, the Brodie-nominated Boughs of…

8: The Mormon Proposition Acceptance of Gays Add new tag Affirmation angry exmormon awards Book Reviews BYU comments Conformity Dallin H. Oaks DAMU disaffected mormon underground Dustin Lance Black Ex-Mormon Exclusion policy Excommunicated exmormon faith Family feminism Gay Gay Love Gay Marriage Gay Relationships General Conference Happiness Homosexual Homosexuality LDS LGBT LGBTQ Link Bomb missionaries Modesty Mormon Mormon Alumni Association Mormonism motherhood peace politics Polygamy priesthood ban Sunstone temple

Awards

William Law X-Mormon of the Year:

  • 2023: Adam Steed
  • 2022: David Archuleta
  • 2021: Jeff T. Green
  • 2020: Jacinda Ardern
  • 2019: David Nielsen
  • 2018: Sam Young
  • 2017: Savannah
  • 2016: Jeremy Runnells
  • 2015: John Dehlin
  • 2014: Kate Kelly
  • 2013: J. Seth Anderson and Michael Ferguson
  • 2012: David Tweede
  • 2011: Joanna Brooks
  • 2010: Monica Bielanko
  • 2009: Walter Kirn

Other Cool Sites!

WasMormon.org
©2025 Main Street Plaza | WordPress Theme by SuperbThemes