Author: Robert

An Open Letter to the LDS Church 7

BYU / excommunication

An Open Letter to the LDS Church

I was riveted by the fascinating tale of excommunication from the Mormon church, over at Mind on Fire, told with great honesty and feeling, as well as by the reader community response. I have...

NCMO at BYU 11

BYU / DAMU / Sex and Gender

NCMO at BYU

According to a Salt Lake Tribune article, citing a survey conducted by a retired BYU sociology professor, only “1 percent to 3 percent of students say ‘making out and intense kissing’ are acceptable in...

Romney and Religion 33

Politics

Romney and Religion

Mitt Romney’s presidential candidacy has brought Mormonism—and the role of religion in politics—into the spotlight in some interesting ways. His candidacy is revealing of some of the fault lines both in Mormon culture and...

Fiction at Main Street Plaza 5

Arts / Community / Culture / Literature

Fiction at Main Street Plaza

Coming soon to a browser near you, Main Street Plaza will be publishing fiction! Our first published piece will be “Love, Mormon Style,” by Bob Bringhurst. “Love, Mormon Style” was originally published in a...

Mormon Art 29

Arts / Culture / Literature

Mormon Art

So what the heck is Mormon art, anyway? Putting aside the much larger question of what is art (but using the term broadly to cover all creative expression), we might instructively ask: What is...