The polls will remain open until Friday, February 5, 2016.
Year-Long Awards for overall quality:
Best New Blog:
Best New Podcast:
Best Discussion Forum:
Best Humor Blog/Site/Channel/Podcast:
Best LDS-Interest Interview-and-discussion Podcast:
Best LDS Church Watch/Analysis Blog/Site/Channel/Podcast:
Best Scripture Study Blog/Site/Channel/Podcast:
- Against the Greater Light
- Gospel Doctrine for the Godless
- My Book of Mormon Podcast
- Dwindling in Unbelief
Best Faithful-Perspective Blog/Site/Channel/Podcast:
Awards for Individual Works:
Best LDS-Interest Book (Fiction):
- Mormon Bitch: Illusions of Hope, by Mollie Hope Stewart
- Their Works Shall Be in the Dark, by Alex Hansen
- A Danger to God Himself, by John Draper
- Missionaries Make the Best Companions, by Johnny Townsend
Best LDS-Interest Book (Non-fiction):
- Moroni and the Swastika, by David C. Nelson
- The Book of a Mormon: The Real Life and Strange Times of an LDS Missionary, by Dr. Scott D. Miller
- The Accidental Terrorist, by William Shunn
- Mormon Feminism: Essential Writings, by Joanna Brooks, Rachel Hunt Steenblik, and Hannah Wheelwright
Best LDS-Interest Comic or Image:
- Fun with LDS.org’s Extensive Stock Photo Library by Jessie Jensen
- Brutally Honest Mormon Coloring Pages, by Gileriodekel
- Examining the relationships between the Book of Mormon witnesses and authors of similar books, by curious_mormon
- Mormon Marriage Flowchart, by AnotherClosetAtheist
- C3P0/Moroni, by canadianjohnson
- Number of times Jesus spoke about Homosexuality by Pat Bagley
- A statistical analysis of who is likely to lead the Latter Day Saints in the immediate future, by ammomfife
Best Mormon-Themed Meme:
- Adam and Steve’s Transgression
- Conference Memes, by Alex Hansen
- Fresh out of breaks, by PayLeyAle
- Stay in the boat… until it’s your turn to get kicked out, by happy_apostate
- Any Opposed? by Weird Mormon Shit
- The courage to defy consensus, by BeastofChicken
- Nephi, Mormon and Moroni discuss the seer stone on Facebook and they’re not happy, by xoanan
Funniest Humor Piece:
- Church Releases Holy Ghost Simulator App for Children of Gay Parents, by Tanner Gilliland
- Dad’s Primal Scream’s Insta-Gay and Lickety-Split Lesbian
- Infants on Thrones song series: Disney Songs for Alienated Mormon Kids and Church House Rock: Polly Polly Gamy
- The 8 WORST Yankee Candles to Buy an Ex-Mormon, by By Zina Jacobs-Smith-Young
Best Parody:
- Updated Primary Songs for Children of Gay Parents, by the Debrief Society Podcast
- North Pole Quietly Updates Policy, by Runtu
- Gay Marriage? We’ve Got This! by Donna Banta
- Oh No! It’s Time for the Father’s Day Whining to Begin, by Risa
Best Allegory or Analogy:
- Ignoring My Mother, by Cathy Barker
- 50 Shades of Grey: Mormonism’s Accidental Allegory, by Gina Colvin
- Arkansas DMV Clerk Stands Up for Religious Freedom, by Runtu
- Love the Banker, but Hate the Bank: A Plea for Tolerance and Understanding for Our Brothers and Sisters Involved in Usury, by Michael Austin
- Spiritual Nardoo, by Petra
Best Post Title:
- Joe the Ignoramus, and the Book of Pukei, by Naked Mormonism Podcast
- If You’re a Pharisee and You Know it Wash Your Hands, by Tanner Gilliland
- Love the People, Hate the Policy, by Anarchist Soccer Mom
- Suffer the little children to come unto me…oh wait, but not THAT kid, by Steve Otteson
- Breaking: LDS Church Prepares to Baptize Dead Grass from LA Temple Lawn, by Timothy McFoster
- Mormon Bridges Falling Down, by the Debrief Society
- Porn Doesn’t Kill Love, Ballard Does, by Flying Spaghetti Mormon
- Bishop demonstrates to the whole ward that women ought to be invisible, by MrsApostate
Best Original Research Regarding Mormonism:
- Nearing Kolob series on changing quote meanings with ellipses.
- Reflections on Discovering the “Lost Mormon Caveâ€, by KC Kern
- Skin Tone Study of Mormon Leadership, by darthV8R
- Ziff’s series on presidential probabilities
- Joseph Smith Disorderly Disgrace, by Naked Mormonism Podcast
- Discrediting the Expositor, by Thinker of Thoughts
Best Mormon Scoop or Leak:
- Handbook policy leak, by FearlessFixxer
- Leaked text of future Heavenly Mother essay, by lds_fte
- LDS SECRET Leadership Information System (LIS), by David T
Best Personal Recording:
- Excommunication proceedings of Joe Rawlins, by Joe Rawlins
- Meeting with bishop, by youngestalma
- An audio recording of the Boise Rescue Mission, by cagelessbird
Best Church Watch:
- New Church Essay is Lies, by Kate Kelly
- 15 things you might have missed in the latest Women and the Church essay, by curious Mormon
- “No Official Doctrine”, by Mithryn
- BYU-Idaho Has Codified “Vain Repetitions†of the Proclamation, by Nearing Kolob
- Tithing Donations Should Be Confidential, by Brian D.
- The Girls Are Fine, by Thunderchicken
- A Rhetoric of Indirection, by Julie M. Smith
- Raiders of the Lost Archives: The JFS Affidavit Books, by Thinker of Thoughts
Best Response to Apologetics:
- A beginner’s guide to choosing witnesses, by AmoraTambora
- Now We’re Blaming the Victims? by Natasha Helfer Parker
- Philip Jenkins vs. Bill Hamblin (see this podcast for more info)
- Kennewick Man breaks Heartland hearts, by Simon Southerton
- Defending the Expositor series, by Thinker of Thoughts
- Visualizing the 40 wives of Joseph Smith, by Bill McKeever
Best History Piece:
- How the Book of Mormon Translation Story Changed over Time, by Christopher Smith
- The Life and Trial of John W. Taylor, by Bill Reel
- Primary Source of Isaac Hale’s 1834 Affidavit, by TheWayoftheFuture
- The Stewart Udall Sequence, by Thinker of Thoughts
Most Insightful Commentary on the CoJCoL-dS:
- A Letter to LDS Teenagers, by Oliver_DeNom
- Does The LDS Church Have Anything To Say About War? by Casey
- Any Opposed, Please Sit Down and Shut Up, by Alan Rock Waterman
- That Moment When You Realize You Are Talking to Crazy People, by hawkgrrrl
- Church Offers Premium Membership Plan, by Tanner Gilliland
Best Scripture-Study Piece:
- NT Lesson 20 (Hypocrisy), by Daniel Midgley
- CC – The Book of Mormon, by Naked Mormonism Podcast
- Pricey Pearl 6 – Abraham 2-3 (Kolob?!?), by My Book of Mormon Podcast
- Helaman 13: Another Prick on the Wall, by Alex Hansen
Best Mormonism-and-Orientation Post:
- Soulmates, by myrtlejoy
- Church Lovingly Bars Certain Children from Membership, by Stake Pres.
- Revelation that Calls for Others to Sacrifice, by Lynnette
- Duty Bound to Reject it! by Bill Reel
- LDS Church Clarifies Stance on Same-Sex Childhood Apostasy, by Russ Stewart
- Consequences, Intended or Otherwise, by Julie M. Smith
- Michael Ferguson, Seth Anderson/ Fighting Gay Conversion Therapy, by Mormon Stories
Best Mormonism-and-Race Discussion:
- You may be irreverent, but you’re no thug, by LaShawn Schultz
- George Romney and the Delbert Stapley Letter, by Thinker of Thoughts
- Lester Bush’s McMurrin Lecture and Q&A
- Lowry Letters: The Follow-up Discussion, by Infants on Thrones
Best Mormonism-and-Gender Discussion:
- What Mormon Women Get, by Thinker of Thoughts and Jamie Hanis Handy
- Why It’s Tough to Be a Mormon Man, by Angela C
- Baptism is Not Wedding Prep for Little Girls, by Brooke W
Best Exit Story:
- Why We Left, by the Turk family
- Too Faithful To Stay Mormon, by Zina Jacobs-Smith-Young
- I left my church for my family, by Joy Gabriel
- The Collapse of My Shelf, by the Fridge Profet
- Yerrrrr OUT! by Alan Rock Waterman
- she is risen, by Stephanie
- Take This Church and Shove It, by Donna Banta
- Leaving the Church: A Compilation of the Evidence Against the LDS Church, by Eric Nelson
Best Faith Journey Piece:
- The Highway to Hell, by myrtlejoy
- Why I Love the LDS Church Enough to Both Criticize It AND Step Away From It, by Clean Cut
- The evolution of my beliefs about Mormonism, by Kuri
Best Advice:
- 10 DOs and DON’Ts For Thanksgiving With Your Mormon Family, by Zina Jacobs-Smith-Young
- 10 Ways to Feel Better About the LDS Church Being Terrible to Gay Families, by Casey
- Appearing on the TLC Network will only get you into trouble, by Gay Mormon Southpaw
- Dear Bishop: With Love, Mormon Women, by Lisa Torcasso Downing
Most Poignant Personal Story:
- Just realized that one of my favorite primary teachers I had growing up, was most likely a lesbian, by Sasq2222
- My Life At BYU-I As a Gay Mormon, by Patriarch Joseph Fielding Smith
- 234 LDS Mass Resignation Interviews, by Sage Turk
- I just ache, by Kiley
- How I lost my faith by newnamemiriam
- My first time going through the temple, by lucysmacksmith
- Russell Baker-Gorringe at the Opening of the 2015 Salt Lake Pride Festival (link missing)
Best Mormon Parenting Piece:
- Dad’s Primal Scream’s series on his kids and the policy
- marriage equality, gender equality, and parenting, by kait2lyn
- No Longer Worthy Enough: Of Policies and Priesthood, by Joseph Broom
- Blaming Parents vs. Mourning with Those Who Mourn, by Jon G.
Best Real-Life Act or Activism:
- The creation of the Mormon Spectrum in-person community network
- Chubs Gato offering free resignation services
- Free BYU’s challenge to BYU’s accreditation
- Chelsey Sidler-Lartey’s suicide awareness gallery
Most Interesting Interfaith Interaction:
- Mormon grandma makes stuffed animals to comfort her Muslim doctor
- Passive aggressive notes… by Knotty
- Interfaith service at the opening of the 2015 Salt Lake Pride Festival, hosted by Community of Christ (Linkhart, Bryant)
Best from-the-pulpit speech/sermon:
- a speech at the First Unitarian Church in Salt Lake City, by John Dehlin
link needed - Visibly One in Christ, a sermon to the Salt Lake City congregation of Community of Christ based on Galatians 3:27-28, by Stephen M. Veazey
- Millions Shall Know Brother Joseph Again a sermon to a devotional at BYU-Idaho, by Jayson Kunzler
Most fantastic r/mormon AMA:
Best Poem:
- Dear Dad, by Alice_McCann
- Mormonism and Me, by Tanner Gilliland
- I don’t See God, by BYUDinamarca
- A poem for my brothers and sisters, by Joanna Brooks
- When the Banks Became Cathedrals, by FractalBloom
Thanks for all the nominations, and good luck to all participants!!
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