I have a question for you believing Mormons out there (there are some of you who read this, right??? I hope). First, some exposition: With one (brilliant) exception (me), my immediate family members are all active Mormons. They are, however, split pretty much down the middle: my mother and sisters…
Joanna Brooks has a worthy piece on Mormon Prop 8 involvement currently up on the front page of Religion Dispatches. This next bit is just me filling in a (minor) gap in the reporting: “A primary source of Mormon messaging during the Proposition 8 campaign was the anonymously-authored ‘Six Consequences…
First off, a tip o’ the hat to WestBerkeley Flats for the heads up and humorous title. And a nod to Joanna Brooks’ Dark Skin No Longer a Curse in Online Book of Mormon: Chapter headings in the online version of the Book of Mormon have been changed by LDS…
“Please church, tell me what to do so I don’t have to make decisions for myself and so that your sheep will like my policies and re-elect me.”
If you’ve ever wondered what theocracy looks like in practice, Part 2: