Here we are at the last Sunday in Outer Blogness of 2015! Naturally, this means it’s time to start reviewing this past year and passing out the awards!! Nominations have already begun for X-Mormon of the Year — add your nominations here! And nominations for the Brodie Awards will begin…
Month: December 2015
Time to nominate X-Mormon of the Year 2015!!
It’s end-of-the-year awards time again!! As usual, we begin with the “William Law X-Mormon of the Year”! This year’s contest should be pretty exciting, with all the excommunications: John Dehlin, Marisa and Carson Calderwood, Rock Waterman, and Kirk Van Allen (not sure if he was finally X’d or not) —…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Where are the scandals? edition!
I have to confess, like this redditor, I’m asking “Isn’t it time for another scandal?” At the end of a year that looks like this, have all the guys at the Church Office Building gone on vacation or something? It seems like the worst they’ve done this past week is…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: More pants edition!!
It’s getting to be time to wear pants to church again! And you can hear about the evolution of the Mormon Child Bride who organized the event. If you’re new to the idea, here’s a biting summary: As for being a stumbling block: ever since I began having questions about…
Mormon Mission Impossible: William Shunn’s “The Accidental Terrorist”
Funny thing about Mormon missions: even though they’re voluntary, you can’t leave. Even though Mormon missionaries are adult volunteers, they can’t just say, “Sorry, this isn’t working, I’m going home now.” Have you ever wondered what happens if you try to leave? It’s rather surprising. In The Accidental Terrorist, William…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Life goes on edition!!
I’m sensing a lot of discouragement out there in Internet-land. In the United States, it’s easy to become demoralized by the fact that no matter how grotesque the problem of daily gun violence becomes, it still seems somehow politically impossible to begin to address this problem. And in our sweet…