An edited volume examining the “Mormon Moment” is under development. Â The editors are looking for contributions (see this call for chapter proposals). Â Of particular relevance to the MSP community might be chapters on how the Mormon Moment affected “outer blogness”, former Mormons, or the GLBTQ community (Mormon or non-Mormon).
Author: profxm
I'm a college professor and, well, a professional X-Mormon. Thus, ProfXM. I love my Mormon family, but have issues with LDS Inc. And I'm not afraid to tell LDS Inc. what I really think... anonymously, of course!
LDS Inc., one of the largest property owners in the US
A colleague sent me a link to this story noting that Farmland Reserve Inc., one of the property holding subsidiaries of LDS Inc., just sold 27,156 acres of farmland in Arkansas (that’s about 42 square miles). Â The header in the email was, “Tithing receipts low?” Â I thought that was funny….
Mormons aren’t racists, huh?
It turns out that when you actually quantify racism, Mormons are tied at #4 (with North Dakota) behind only Alabama (#1), Mississippi (#2), and Georgia (#3). Some researchers geo-located and tallied racist tweets in light of the election and Mormon-dense Utah didn’t fare so well. You can see the map…
news roundup – Temple ceremonies, pestering Mitt, and more
If you didn’t catch it and – assuming you were temple endowed at one point – you’re looking for some creepy flashbacks, check out the secret recording of a Mormon temple ceremony that is still on youtube: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VrsFEiTpsQ For those who weren’t temple endowed, well, now you, too, can learn…
big “revelation” after all
chanson noted the rumors about a big “revelation” at conference this year. Turns out they weren’t entirely unfounded: Thomas Monson just dropped the age for missionary service for men to 18 from 19, and for women to 19 from 21. Now, I wouldn’t go so far as to argue that…
Mitt Romney’s secret double life – porn actor and pederast
A parody porn company has made a porno featuring a Mitt Romney look alike. The set up is that there is a secret secret order in the Mormon Church called Videntium Oraculi, or the True Order of the Priesthood, that practices ordination by insemination.” I didn’t watch it, but someone…
counter fast against Romney
Apparently there is an unofficial movement in the LDS Church to fast for Mitt Romney on September 30th so he’ll do well in the debates against Obama. While I’m inclined to think that Mitt actually coming up with some solid positions may help him more, I think it would be…
Mormons love pseudo prostitution?
City Weekly SLC has a great story on the sugar daddy phenomenon and how popular it is in Utah. While Utah isn’t #1 in most categories, it ranks in the top 20 on several. Interestingly, lots of the sugar babies are Mormon – 71% of the users in Utah are…
Mitt Romney – a typical Mormon?
I caught a rather interesting letter-to-the-editor in the SLTrib taking Mormons to task for disregarding their own scripture. The letter basically noted that the Book of Mormon condemns those who despise the poor. Here are the relevant cites from the Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 9:30 But wo unto the…
what’s wrong with this photo
Just read this story in the LA Times about Mitt’s religion influencing his politics. It led with this photo: The caption for the photo read: The Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Rancho Cucamonga meets on a Sunday morning. Mormons’ communal spirit rests side…