It’s been almost a year since we last discussed civil discourse and our goals at Main Street Plaza. As our community grows and evolves, we need to discuss whether/how our goals and policies should evolve. As you probably know, Hellmut and Solistics started this blog in March of 2007 with…
Month: December 2010
Connected Mormonism
It has become a platitude among journalists to refer to Internet communities as echo chambers that induce confirmation bias. In the good old days, goes the reasoning, everybody had to watch the same three network news and we were all on the same page, at least, with regard to the…
Orson Scott Card: Believers who claim to have heard voices are ‘wackos’
“We already have a science fiction religion, so we never have any conflict between our religion and what we write.” — Orson Scott Card “The secret to life here is finding out what your own religion really is and perhaps adapting it and learning what your religion should be in…
The Utah Compact and the New York Times
On December 4, 2010, the New York Times published an editorial praising the Utah Compact, a statement of five principals concerning the states immigration discussion. The Compact was signed by several current and former elected officials, including current the Mayors of Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County as well…
Sitting on a shelf gathering dust
Food storage is a good example of the divide between liberal and conservative schools of thought. Not all LDS believe in keeping a three months’ supply of food, of course. While it’s been discussed as recently as 2007, I think food storage was always a “soft” commandment. Like journaling and…
Because I promised FLAK a tribute once LOLDamuz hit 100 pages
So here it is. Enjoy. Or cringe. Or follow this link to see the complete series. Otherwise, file complaints below in comments.
A Tale of Two Cities (DC and SLC): Marion Barry, H. David Burton and Harry Jackson
And three giants: Bishop H. David Burton, Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who recently co-signed a letter with Bishop Harry Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church, expressing their shared commitment to protect marriage; Mayor Barry blesses their union with a memorable chant. A hypocritical…
Apologies
I deeply regret for driving my friends at By Common Consent into a corner. I relied solely on logic when I should have been kind. I also regret suspecting the wrong people of ending the discussion.
Sunday in Outer Blogness: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like the “War on Christmas” Edition!
Seems like the “War on Christmas” starts earlier every year, doesn’t it? Mostly because people (like me!) would rather cover a humorous culture-war non-issue than tackle real politics. Real political news is so depressing these days! Just to give you a taste, have a look at some of the reactions…
What if Mormons ceased their anti-gay marriage political agenda?
I found Ms Jack’s recent question intriguing, mostly because I think it points to a possible future of Mormon discourse on the question of homosexuality. Ms Jack asked: Say that we have a Latter-day Saint who agrees with the churchs stance that homosexual relationships are wrong and never wants to…