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Vote!

Hellmut, February 5, 2008February 5, 2008

Today, half the nation will select our presidential candidates. Voting in primaries is more important than in the general election because primary results determine the available options. Alternatives, in turn, sometimes determine the outcome. Remember Spencer Kimball’s motto? Do it. Do it right. Do it right now. After two decades…

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Bruce McConkie Was Right!

Hellmut, January 26, 2008January 15, 2011

Even when I was a happy trooper for Mormonism, Bruce McConkie tended to amuse me. Apostle or not, in light of his statements about evolution and the virgin birth I always viewed him as somebody who had never quite matured to adulthood, a living proof that one can graduate from…

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What to do with Mormon missionaries?

profxm, January 20, 2008

So, here’s an intriguing quandary for you. I have a colleague, a full professor who has taught Psychology of Religion for about 30 years. He knows more about what makes religious people tick than just about anyone else in the world (he has, quite literally, written THE BOOK on it)….

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The Home Economics of Testosterone

Hellmut, October 8, 2007October 8, 2007

On occasion of ECS’s post on Feminist Mormon Housewives about the benefits of home economics, I remembered how my father had taught my brother and me how to maintain our wardrobes. My father was a career soldier. Of course, every soldier has to be able to maintain his gear in…

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Parenting and the Bible — without religion

Guest, July 30, 2007March 4, 2021

by a former believer I will be getting married in July. Afterwards, our next goal is to try to get pregnant. Probably too much information, but anticipating the possibility of children has brought up some questions that I haven’t found satisfactory answers or thoughts to, and I would like some…

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How Do I Tell My Wife That I Don’t Believe Anymore?

Jonathan, June 14, 2007June 10, 2023

I recently received the following message. Can you help Eric out? I think it would help to hear from both sides of this situation, so if you know a believing member of the church who is handling a mixed-faith marriage, please invite a response from them. He writes:

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Untangling the Knot

The Sacred Sister, May 27, 2007November 9, 2011

Three years ago this month, I mailed my resignation letter to Greg Dodge at Member Records in Salt Lake City. There was nothing special about my letter. I used the generic resignation letter from Kathy Worthington’s website, www.MormonNoMore.com. I didn’t bother to explain all the reason’s I don’t believe. They’ve…

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Six Characteristics for a Potential Mate

gratis, April 1, 2007October 1, 2011

In the spirit of a recent article by Dennis Rainey about the characteristics you should seek in a Christian mate: A young lady should seek a young man who: 1. Fears God. One of the ways you can tell if a young man fears God is whether he cowers, with…

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Mental Health and Mormonism in Cyberspace

Hellmut, March 15, 2007October 1, 2011

There is a fascinating cluster of mental health posts in the Mormon blosmos.

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a symbolic rite of passage?

chanson, March 12, 2007

Wendy P writes: I’m in the middle of a ‘post-Mormon’ issue that I’d love to explore. My mostly non-active daughter (age 7) wants to be baptized, mainly to fit in with her active LDS friends and family members. Is it disingenuous to have a child baptized, who really isn’t an…

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