My Favorite Rules!
Ever since Donna Banta posted this old LDS Living article to facebook a few weeks ago, I’ve been thinking about all the rules that define the LDS lifestyle, and how they change. Specifically, the...
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Why do you blog? How do you choose what to include, or focus on?
(This is part of a post that is on my personal blog. To see the entire post you can go to http://poetrysansonions.blogspot.com/2012/07/why-do-i-blog-why-do-you.html) When I startedmy currentblog, there was a lot of”legal “crap” going on...
Is it just me or do a lot of Mormon kids wish they belonged to a big box church?
Because, when I see talent like this, I gotta wonder: Not to mention: Al Sharpton has suggested that these (big box) churches focus on personal morality issues while ignoring social justice. Maybe, but the...
We’ve got their attention!
LDS, Inc. is hemorrhaging members, particularly young people, and they are trying to adjust their organizational structure to stem the tide. The recent change in ward structures in Salt Lake is a direct response...
“It’s not me that has a problem, it’s the church that has a problem with who I am.”
A candle-lighting ceremony took place Friday night across from the Mesa Arizona Mormon Temple. I’ll add more as the follow-up reports come in, but for now, it’s gratifying to see this pre-event coverage from...
Happy Birthday, Deutschland!
On a sunny winter day of 1985 or 86, I was waiting in the entrance of the Nuremberg train station when an elderly gentlemen with an Austrian accent addressed me: “When I see how...
Does Advertising Campaign Enhance or Dilute Mormon Brand?
Guest post by Rex Whisman. Republished with permission. [Note from Chino Blanco: Cross-posted here because I’ve just finished listening to Kyle Monson’s “Publicity, Advertising, & the New Mormon.org” at BCC, and reading Kaimi Wenger’s...
Mormonism: The HAL 9000 of revealed religion
HAL: “Let me put it this way, Mr. Amor. The 9000 series is the most reliable computer ever made. No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information. We are all, by...
Drinking Coke
We’ve discussed before how difficult it is to determine official mormon doctrine. Policies and guidelines seem to change with the generations, with geographical area or with personal revelation. I’ve heard from two different sources...
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