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Author: chanson

C. L. Hanson is the friendly Swiss-French-American ExMormon atheist mom living in Switzerland! See "letters from a broad" for further adventures!!

Sunday in Outer Blogness: Out of Control Edition!

chanson, March 18, 2012

Yep, the Mormon Moment is out of control. No matter how many times the LDS Newsroom answers the questions people should have asked (well, sort of), people keep asking (and answering) their own questions about Mormonism! Holding the church up to too high a standard! And unauthorized people (even professors)…

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“Not in some sissy way”

chanson, March 15, 2012March 15, 2012

Sometimes I feel like I’ve been out of Mormonism so long that I can hardly remember what it was like. Yet it’s in there — deep in the bowels of my brain — perhaps built into the foundation of my personality. Since my kids have gotten old enough to enjoy…

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Sunday in Outer Blogness: Women’s Day Edition!!

chanson, March 11, 2012

So, the CoJCoL-dS managed to make it through a whole week without generating a new scandal!! Here’s the latest on the earlier two: In unwanted proxy baptisms, the CoJCoL-dS has solved the problem by keeping people from searching the database. So now, even if you have a legitimate reason to…

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Server updates

chanson, March 5, 2012

As a first step in the projected server upgrades discussed earlier we’ll be doing some updates on the 7th and the 8th. There may be some downtime. If it takes longer than planned, we’ll post information on FLAK or post-mormon. In the meantime, feel free to post your tech comments…

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Sunday in Outer Blogness: The Mormon Moment Comes Home to Roost Edition!

chanson, March 4, 2012March 4, 2012

Mitt’s success has put Mormons in the spotlight around and the world, and it’s starting to get uncomfortable. Last week’s controversy hadn’t even cooled off yet when this new one struck!! Here’s the latest on the baptizing-other-people’s-dead-relatives scandal: The First Presidency officially told members to stop submitting names of celebrities…

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Time to vote for X-Mormon of the Year 2011!!!

chanson, March 4, 2012

Which “X-Mormon” had the biggest impact in 2011? Note: We are not implying that any of the contestants here have left the church. Many are active, faithful members of the CoJCoL-dS. The “X” here is a variable, standing for any kind of exceptional Mormon. Let’s meet the contestants!! Joanna Brooks:…

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Sunday in Outer Blogness: Rest in Peace Anne Frank Edition!

chanson, February 26, 2012

Baptism for the dead has hit the news in a big way! With all of the criticism in the news about posthumously baptizing holocaust victims (including Anne Frank, again), the Hindus got wind of the practice (and they don’t like it either). (On a related note, overuse of the “N-word”…

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Collecting nominations for X-Mormon of the Year 2011!!!

chanson, February 25, 2012February 25, 2012

Which X-Mormon had the biggest impact in 2011?? Remember that — as always — the “X” is a variable that can stand for any type of non-traditional Mormon (eg. liberal-Mormon, New Order Mormon, etc.) — it’s not just for “ex” or former Mormons!! Here are some choices to start with:…

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Sunday in Outer Blogness: Short & Sweet Edition!

chanson, February 19, 2012February 20, 2012

Ladies & germs, I have had a ton of stuff to do at work this past week, and then I’ve been entertaining house-guests all weekend. So, I’m sorry if SiOB isn’t up to the usual standard. And let me compound the problem by taking this opportunity to throw in one…

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Congratulations 2011 Brodie Winners!!!

chanson, February 16, 2012February 16, 2012

The results are in!! Here are the Brodie Award winners of 2011: Year-long awards for people and websites: Best New Blog: Mormon Expression Best Discussion Forum: New Order Mormon Best Humor/Satire Site or Blog: LDS (Mormon) Stake Presidents Blog Best faithful-perspective Mormon Blog: Ask Mormon Girl Best LDS-Interest Audio/Video Channel/Series:…

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X-Mormon of the Year!!

  • 2025: Rebecca Bibliotheca!!
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  • 2013: J. S. Anderson & M. Ferguson!!
  • 2012: David Twede!!
  • 2011: Joanna Brooks!!
  • 2010: Monica Bielanko!!
  • 2009: Walter Kirn!!

  1. chanson on Thanks Gloria!September 20, 2026

    @Donna -- I wouldn't say you were one of the "dumb girls". You were a young starry-eyed convert who thought…

  2. chanson on New church schedule! Good? Bad? Inspired?September 19, 2026

    @Holly -- yes, I have absolutely felt that parallel in my life. I was fortunate enough to be able to…

  3. Holly on New church schedule! Good? Bad? Inspired?September 16, 2026

    You're no doubt right. Living in Trump's America right now feels to me the way I felt about the church…

  4. Donna Banta on Thanks Gloria!September 15, 2026

    There were years of cognitive dissonance, at least in my case. I told myself that the church was a compassionate,…

  5. chanson on New church schedule! Good? Bad? Inspired?September 14, 2026

    I can't help but feel like in today's church you wouldn't even have had the opportunity to mention Santa's not…

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