Memphis station posts four Mormon stories
1) Local Memphis TV news report mocks Mitt Romney’s Mormon beliefs (and ace reporter* Ben Ferguson reminds viewers why some folks prefer to avoid the Bible Belt). The cringe begins at 03:21: 2) Local...
Category: civil discourse
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Interfaith Dialog Edition!
To recap recent discussions, ProfXM says: To me it seems like it might be a good idea, but it also requires that religions not be exclusive, which, of course, many are. So, rather than...
No more humoring violence-infatuated Mormons
Back in October 2008, I posted a public response to an email that a Mormon friend of mine received and then forwarded on to me for comment: Enough with the Emails from Mormon McVeigh...
Civil Discourse and our goals here, redux
It’s been almost a year since we last discussed civil discourse and our goals at Main Street Plaza. As our community grows and evolves, we need to discuss whether/how our goals and policies should...
Making Your Opponent’s Case
If you have to ban somebody over religious differences, it is probably a good idea to wait until the debate about what constitutes a bad religion is over. When you argue that religion provides...
Open thread for faithful Mormons!
I knew we had faithful Mormons reading this blog, but ProfXM’s thread on “feeling the Spirit” really brought them out of lurking!! So, today, I’d like to open a new thread where the faithful...
Why are we leaving the LDS Church in droves? Why? Why? Why?
I think that Kevin Barney was sincerely interested in finding answers when he first posed the question. The trouble is that when you ask a question on the Internet, there’s a danger that you’ll...
Reader Question: If you dont want anything to do with the LDS faith, then why allocate so much of your time talking about it??
We’ve just gotten yet another comment asking the above question. I feel like we’ve answered this on MSP about a million times — it’s probably our biggest “FAQ” — but I don’t think we...
A Civil Faithful-LDS Reaction to “8”
We’ve posted quite a lot about 8: The Mormon Proposition here; all positive. However — whether or not the film deserves accolades exclusively — I’d prefer to avoid the danger of falling into the...
“If I see Harry Reid in the temple, I’m going to hit him.”
Hey, Mormons: Wilco Tango Foxtrot? (Comments are now closed at the original post, so please comment below) Serious kudos to The Millennial Star and John Fowles for taking on this topic in this M*...
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