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C. L. Hanson is the friendly Swiss-French-American ExMormon atheist mom living in Switzerland! Follow me on mastadon at @chanson@social.linux.pizza or see "letters from a broad" for further adventures!!
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Last Call for Nominations (X-MooTY & Brodies)!

chanson, December 30, 2021December 30, 2021

We’ve got some great nominations so far — keep ’em coming! I’ll be posting the polls here at Main Street Plaza shortly. The polls for X-Mormon of the Year will be posted on January 2, 2022, and the polls for the Brodie Awards will be posted on January 9, 2022….

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Collecting Nominations for the 2021 Brodie Awards!!! (and 2020…)

chanson, December 12, 2021December 12, 2021

It’s that time of year!! Time to recognize the best LDS-interest works of the year by giving them Brodie Awards!! When we first started doing these awards more than 10 years ago, the online discussion of Mormonism was mostly taking place on blogs (like this one!) — but that has…

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Collecting Nominations for X-Mormon of the year 2021!!! (and 2020…)

chanson, November 29, 2021November 29, 2021

It’s awards season again!! You may recall we kind of skipped last year… because 2020 was, let’s just say, a challenging year for a lot of us. But this year we’d like to resume Main Street Plaza’s 10-year tradition of the Brodie Awards and X-Mormon of the Year!! The X-Mormon…

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Should I respect the way “the Church” wants to identify?

chanson, July 25, 2021July 25, 2021

A while ago, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints put out this style guide, and I have to admit I find that almost every point falls somewhere on the spectrum from questionable to objectionable. I actually try to respect it as much as possible, but should I? I…

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Nobody expects the excommunication of Natasha Helfer!

chanson, May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

No, I have to admit, I was actually surprised when I heard that the CoJCoL-dS excommunicated Natasha Helfer. And then I was immediately surprised that I was surprised. She fits the triple-criteria-set that is a guaranteed path to excommunication: She has a large following, She publicly corrects the wrong statements…

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The Brodie Awards and X-Mormon of the Year

chanson, November 22, 2020November 22, 2020

Main Street Plaza has hosted the Brodie Awards and William Law X-Mormon of the Year for a full ten years. It all started in 2009 when exmos were explicitly excluded from the Bloggernacle’s “Niblets” — a set of awards that fizzled out a few years later. Check the sidebar for…

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Congratulations 2019 Brodie Award Winners!!!

chanson, February 12, 2020February 12, 2020

The results are in!! There were a lot of close races — and quite an impressive number of votes — for a fantastic batch of winners! Year-long awards for people and groups: Best New Podcast/Blog/Channel/Site: And It Came To Sass: The Most Correct Of Any Podcast On Earth Best Podcast:…

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It’s time to vote for the 2019 Brodie Awards!!!

chanson, January 26, 2020February 9, 2020

*** EDIT: Due to technical and scheduling difficulties the voting will continue until Wednesday February 12th at 10am Switzerland time. Sorry for the delay! *** The polls are ready!! Here’s where you vote for your favorite works of LDS-interest art, music, writing, and video of 2019!! We have some really…

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Last Call for 2019 Brodies Nominations!!

chanson, January 18, 2020January 18, 2020

The Brodie Awards nominations are well underway — thanks to everyone who has nominated so far for the fantastic nominations!!! Here’s the first pass on organising all of the nominations into categories. As usual, I have moved some nominations around in order to try to keep the various races around…

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Congratulations David Nielsen: 2019 X-Mormon of the Year!!!

chanson, January 18, 2020January 18, 2020

100 Billion dollars!! That’s how much the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is hoarding in an investment fund at Ensign Peak Advisors — according to whistleblower David Nielsen. (And that’s not to mention the church’s vast real-estate fortune and other investment holdings…) Will this new revelation make a…

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  1. Pam on Time to Vote for X-MoOTY and the Brodie Awards 2025!!January 10, 2026

    I have not watched even half of the content providers out there. I will be expanding my viewing now that…

  2. Juanita Hartill on Time to Vote for X-MoOTY and the Brodie Awards 2025!!January 8, 2026

    Was not aware of a lot of these different forums and things. Will be checking them out.

  3. Jeanny Nakaya on 2025 Awards Season ScheduleJanuary 8, 2026

    Awesome work!!!!

  4. chanson on Last Call for Nominations!!January 8, 2026

    Thanks for all of the great nominations, everyone!! Nominations are closed. Vote here.

  5. Tom on Collecting Nominations for William Law X-Mormon of the Year 2025!!!January 7, 2026

    I nominate Rebecca Biblioteca and Mormonish for their coverage of the Fairview Temple debacle.

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