Collecting Nominations for the 2010 Brodies!!!

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1. For best discussion board, I would nominate exmormon.reddit.com, postmormon.org, and exmormon.org (because I want to see them lose, of course).

2. Shall we also nominate the reddit for best (overall) site?

   Note: I forgot to include “Best Blog” — consider it added.

3. Also, “Best Historical post” and “Best Science Post”.

4. I’m going to nominate a post from reddit’s “CelestialBound” for Best post and Best exit story:

   http://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/d2yqz/my_review_of_my_disciplinary_council_where_i_got/

   CB gives a full accounting of an excommunication.

5. Wow!! Great story to open the nominations with!

6. I nominate i-am-an-exmormon.com for best LDS interest site and best new blog 🙂

   And I nominate Flackerman for best youtube channel, he HAS to win for something I love his channel:

   http://www.youtube.com/user/FlackerMan

7. I second the nomination for i-am-an-exmormon.com

8. For best response to apologetics, I nominate Why I Won’t Leave the Mormon Church Alone, a brilliant response by Holly Welker to Boyd Packer’s condescending ridicule that we “can leave the Church but they can’t leave the Church alone.”

9. I second the nomination of exmormon.reddit.com

10. I’ll second this one as well: i-am-an-exmormon.com for best LDS interest site and best new blog

11. How about “best explanation of Mo theology for outsiders” and “strangest Mo situation/phenomenon”?

12. I’d suggest also voting on “Best Mormon Expression episode” … and here are my nominees:

    Episode 44: An Interview with Zilpha

    Episode 51: Interview with Will Bagley (Part 1 & Part 2)

    Episode 76: Mistakes were Made: How not to Leave the Church

13. Suggested new category: “Best r/exmo link o’ the year”

    Nominees:
    
    Mormon comic submitted to FFFFUUUUUUUUUUU really hits home.

    Just finished making this masterpiece, I’m pretty proud of it!

    I just found this hurtful letter from my dad. He wrote it to me when he found out I left the church.

    Corporatism is the foundation of the LDS church.

    My review of my disciplinary council where I got x’d on August 18th, 2010.

    Victory Over Mormonism, and over bigotry! Prop 8 ruled unconstitutional!

    What I wore to church today…
    
    “Came out” to my wife last night

    Freedom
    
    Baptism Convo with an 8 year old…

14. I’m not sure where it belongs, but I want to see this site get nominated for something, dammit: Mormon Correlation Studies

    And Christopher Kimball Bigelow’s “Letter to President Packer” deserves a prize.

15. Off the top of my head I would nominate Prof Bill Bradshaw for the “Best Bridge Building”. I will have to think of some others!

16. Most Humorous Rant: Lying for the Lord

    Best New Gay Mormon Blog: Invictus Pilgrim

17. I want to nominate ProfXM’s post here at MSP: Will this hateful rhetoric continue once Boyd K. Packer has passed on? … maybe file under “Best LDS Church Watch” ?

18. One thing is for sure, Chino and Prof, Boyd Packer will become the most manly among the prophets, seers, and revelators.

19. I nominate Boyd Packer’s conference address as the best bridge building effort ever because no one has driven more traffic to MSP than that man.

20. Great suggestions!!

    Looking at #13, I think we should probably have a “Best Comic or LOL DAMUZ”.

    Regarding podcasts @12, it seems reasonable to have a “Best Podcast Series” (eg. Mormon Expression vs. Mormon Stories) and a separate category for best individual episode.

21. For Best Deconversion/Exit Story and/or Best Response to Apologetics (I’m not really sure where it fits better): How Star Wars destroyed my faith in God.

22. I agree that that post by Chris Bigelow deserves a prize. perhaps “Best illustration of Poe’s Law”?

23. I nominate that anything Christopher Bigelow writes is the Best Illustration of Poe’s Law!

24. Some great nominations so far. I especially like Holly Welker’s piece (which I’ve read again and again call it “Why I Won’t Leave Holly Welker Alone”). And I’m glad to see Dr. Bradshaw mentioned.

25. I nominate this one for Best Humor Site: http://wardgossip.blogspot.com/

26. Best Response to apologetics:
    http://chriscarrollsmith.blogspot.com/2010/08/let-papyrus-length-calculation-wars.html
    url=http://chriscarrollsmith.blogspot.com/2010/07/is-book-of-abraham-papyrus-missing.html]Is the Book of Abraham Papyrus “Missing”?

    Best Philosophical/Religious Post:
    http://www.clobberblog.com/?p=4058#more-4058

    Best Bridge Building Blog:
    http://www.clobberblog.com/
    http://thefaithfuldissident.blogspot.com/

    Best Faithful Mormon Blog:
    http://www.lifeongoldplates.com/
    http://davidbokovoy.com/

    Best Historical Post:
    http://josephantley.com/2010/10/22/early-american-treasure-seeking-rituals-topical-guide-updated/

    Best Gender/Orientation Discussion:
    http://www.sethpayne.com/?p=967#more-967

    Most Humorous Post:
    http://runtu.wordpress.com/2010/12/19/christmas-repost-evidence-trending-in-frostys-direction-farms-says/

27. Here are my nominations:

    Best Bridge-Building: John Dehlin’s podcast interviews. If you need just one, I nominate the interview with Bill Bradshaw, especially segment 4 on homosexuality.

    Best New Blog: Invictus Pilgrim

    Best Book Review:
    The Defense of Fawn Brodie

    Best Philosophical/Religious Post:
    Correlation: An Uncorrelated History, in 9 parts

28. For best new blog:
    http://cognitivedissenter.com/

29. Best new blog:
    http://www.mbnalively.blogspot.com

30. I nominate http://packham.n4m.org/temples.htm for best humorous post. (Yes, I know it’s simply recounting exactly what happens in temple ceremonies, so the humor is unintentional…)

31. Best Science Post – USU Shaft This is your brain on God http://usu-shaft.com/2010/this-is-your-brain-on-god/
    Best Science – Life as a Reader, Crucial Facts on MGM http://lifeofcarla.blogspot.com/2010/09/mgm-infant-circumcision.html
    Best Science – Life as a Reader, What You Need to Know about Hospital and Home Birth in America http://lifeofcarla.blogspot.com/2010/09/home-birth-why-i-think-its-awesome.html

    Best Exit Story – The Iron Rod How I Became a Formon http://the-iron-rod.blogspot.com/2010/09/how-i-became-formon.html

    Best individual video – It’s a long shot anybody else remembers this, but there was a girl who did a cartoon-style “I’m a Mormon” video where she talked about believing in equality for LGBT people.

    Most Humorous Post – Ward Gossip Less Active Learns Morality from Kitten http://wardgossip.blogspot.com/2010/10/less-active-learns-morality-from-kitten.html
    Most Humorous Post – the loathesome joy To the straight guy at the party last night http://jcfitzner.tumblr.com/post/835175821/to-the-straight-guy-at-the-party-last-night

    Best Political Post – The Narrow Gate, The TSA and the Constitutional Right to Travel http://thecjshow.blogspot.com/2010/12/tsa-and-constitutional-right-to-travel.html

    Best Book Review – Life as a Reader, Jesus Interrupted Book Review http://lifeofcarla.blogspot.com/2010/09/jesus-interrupted-book-review.html

    Best LDS Interest Podcast – Mormon Expression Podcast http://mormonexpression.com/

    Best Philosophical/Religious Post – Molly Muses, Levels of Comprehension http://mollymuses.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/levels-of-comprehension/
    Best Philo/Relig Post – Life as a Reader, I am a Cafeteria Catholic http://lifeofcarla.blogspot.com/2010/11/i-am-cafeteria-catholic.html

    Best New Blog – Poly Mom http://polyamorymom.blogspot.com/

32. Best Science Post – USU Shaft This is your brain on God http://usu-shaft.com/2010/this-is-your-brain-on-god/
    Best Science – Life as a Reader, Crucial Facts on MGM http://lifeofcarla.blogspot.com/2010/09/mgm-infant-circumcision.html
    Best Science – Life as a Reader, What You Need to Know about Hospital and Home Birth in America http://lifeofcarla.blogspot.com/2010/09/home-birth-why-i-think-its-awesome.html

33. Best Exit Story – The Iron Rod How I Became a Formon http://the-iron-rod.blogspot.com/2010/09/how-i-became-formon.html

    Best individual video – It’s a long shot anybody else remembers this, but there was a girl who did a cartoon-style “I’m a Mormon” video where she talked about believing in equality for LGBT people.

    Most Humorous Post – Ward Gossip Less Active Learns Morality from Kitten http://wardgossip.blogspot.com/2010/10/less-active-learns-morality-from-kitten.html
    Most Humorous Post – the loathesome joy To the straight guy at the party last night http://jcfitzner.tumblr.com/post/835175821/to-the-straight-guy-at-the-party-last-night

34. Best Political Post – The Narrow Gate, The TSA and the Constitutional Right to Travel http://thecjshow.blogspot.com/2010/12/tsa-and-constitutional-right-to-travel.html

    Best Book Review – Life as a Reader, Jesus Interrupted Book Review http://lifeofcarla.blogspot.com/2010/09/jesus-interrupted-book-review.html

    Best LDS Interest Podcast – Mormon Expression Podcast http://mormonexpression.com/

    Best Philosophical/Religious Post – Molly Muses, Levels of Comprehension http://mollymuses.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/levels-of-comprehension/
    Best Philo/Relig Post – Life as a Reader, I am a Cafeteria Catholic http://lifeofcarla.blogspot.com/2010/11/i-am-cafeteria-catholic.html

    Best New Blog – Poly Mom http://polyamorymom.blogspot.com/

35. Best Gender/Orientation Post – The Narrow Gate If Homosexuality is OK, Why Is Incest Wrong? http://thecjshow.blogspot.com/2010/12/if-homosexuality-is-ok-why-is-incest.html

36. Best YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/iamanexmormon

37. Best Book Review: Eliza R. Snitch’s multipart series on Women Who Run With Wolves
    http://elizasnitch.com/recovery/why-im-growing-out-my-claws/
    http://elizasnitch.com/recovery/instinct-and-the-spirit-are-not-the-same/
    http://elizasnitch.com/recovery/dem-bones/
    http://elizasnitch.com/recovery/gordon/
    http://elizasnitch.com/blasphemy/devilish-dreams/

38. OK, just fished everyone’s nominations out of the filer. Sorry for that!

39. Here’s a category suggestion: best DAMU internet handle

    And here’s my nomination: Me_MyZelph_And_I

40. Great ideas!!!

    BTW, as Andrew notes, these sorts of link-full comments have a tendency to fall into the spam filter, especially if you haven’t posted comments here before.

    If you post a nomination and it falls into the spam filter, please email me chanson dot exmormon at gmail dot com so that I will know to fish it out — thanks!

41. I nominate this post for Best Comment by a Former Megachurch Pastor:

    http://usu-shaft.com/2010/my-apology-to-pastor-ted-haggard/

42. Ha ha, thanks Chino. That’s at least one category that SHAFT will win.

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44. I just noticed Andrew S’s new post/link above and so maybe this is a good time to mention that I completely agree with the MSP governing board’s decision to limit the Brodie Awards to recognizing excellence in exmo blogging.

    Snarky tongue-in-cheek “prizes” for over-the-top bloggernacle posts will be awarded in a separate contest that’s being organized by the r/exmormon bunch. If you’d like to help them decide on a name for this latest bit of exmo silliness, please click here. Cheers.

45. Chino — Thanks!

    I hope nobody objects, but we’d like everyone to aspire to win a Brodie — not have people wondering whether it’s a good thing or a booby prize. Thus the Reddit exmos will be hosting the awards for the best of the you-can-hardly-believe-it’s-real earnest LDS folly. Please join in the fun and add your suggestions here!!

46. I just noticed PostMormon has a thread listing recommended static sites, so I’m stealing their recommendations and posting them here as my nominations for Best Static Site on LDS Issues:

    wivesofjosephsmith.org
    realmormonhistory.com
    mormoncurtain.com
    mormonthink.com
    lds-mormon.com
    20truths.info
    utlm.org
    i4m.com

    And I want to add my nomination for best faithful blog:

    Times and Seasons

    Best LDS Church Watch:

    Joanna Brooks @ Religion Dispatches
    Jana Riess @ BeliefNet

    Best Comic/Graphic/LOLDamuz:

    Mormon comic submitted to FFFFUUUUUUUUUUU really hits home.
    Mormon Fakebook Update: 1
    LOLDamuz: Let Him Enter

    Best Individual Video:

    Hi, My name is Rock, and yep, I’m a Mormon
    “Hi, my name is Robert and I’m an Ex Mormon.”
    Examining Holland’s Talk (1 of 5)

47. I would like to shamelessly plug the site I put on the internet this last year:

    http://www.ldsorigins.com/

    What I think I add to the table is the amount of references I include at the bottom of each history page, plus my interview with an LDS apostle and church historian.

    I’m not sure what category it might fit in…perhaps if there was a Best New Information/History Site category.

48. I also would like to nominate LDS Origins – I thoroughly enjoyed the writing style and the interviews were most interesting and certainly a different approach.
    Then I found “How I became a Formon” sincere and to the point.
    As to which categories they fit in I am not sure. Tx

49. I would like to nominate Ward Gossip for best humor site.
    http://wardgossip.blogspot.com/

50. I second the nomination for http://mbnalively.blogspot.com/ as best new blog!