**Remember to nominate candidates for the X-Mormon of the year.** I’ve seen people argue that — given the environmental/climate impact of wasteful consumerism — maybe we should have a war on Christmas. I have some sympathy for that position. All my life I’ve heard the cry to remember “the true…
Category: Christmas
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Christmas Edition!
Wow, just when you thought the CoJCoL-dS didn’t have a shred of integrity left to sell, they’re sending the Mormon Tabernacle Choir to perform for Trump’s inauguration. The same Trump that hasn’t even taken office yet in is already putting us all in an incomprehensible level of danger from both…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Family Christmas Survival Edition!
Those Christmas family gatherings can bring priceless joy, but can sometimes also involve treading in dangerous waters. Some have boundary problems deciding what to say (for example the first comment here is fascinating, but perhaps wouldn’t be helpful in some family Christmas Eves…), and some have still-open wounds. And even…
A Secular Mormon Christmas!
When I was in eighth grade, I wrote an essay for school about how much I love Christmas. I focused specifically on all of the fun projects I loved to do with my family — like making cookies and gingerbread houses and decorations and home-made advent calendars. I also used…
Christmas Eve Service
Some years ago, I attended a Christmas Eve service with my grandmother. She converted to Mormonism as an adult, and was raised in a more traditional/ritual religion (Ukrainian Orthodox). It’s a religion where they make a big deal out of Christmas Eve. She liked attending services of other churches on…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Kristmas Kremlinology Edition!
The big news this past week is the new LDS website Mormons and gays. From what I gather, the most amazing part is that in the official church stance they admitted that some people are gay or lesbian (they even made reference to reality on this!) whereas before this site,…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Merry Christmas Edition!!!
Merry Christmas everyone!! I hope you’re all celebrating this special day in the traditional way, like I am — by constructing a million Lego sets!! Bloggers this past week covered all of the possible aspects of the Christmas celebration — including tithing settlement! Some people analyzed holiday classics (such as…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: War on Christmas Edition!
December has just started, but the War on Christmas has already taken a rather frightening turn, according to these photos J. Seth Anderson found: Scared yet? In other holiday ideas, check out these stocking stuffers or make your own, and don’t forget the less-fortunate! There was an interesting theme this…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Home for the Holidays Edition!
OK, so this makes three in a row about the December holidays, but I have an excuse! Between our fabulous news-gathering Chino and our new arrival Jon Adams, I have less incentive to focus this space on the news, and more reason to focus on the personal stories people post…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: “Happy Holidays” and Other Controversial Statements Edition!
OK, so I know I talked about the “War on Christmas” last week, but it is really heating up! And I just have to share with you the latest: First of all, I hear some folks are skipping Christmas or even hate it! Then, people are attacking Christmas with all…