A month or so ago, there was a discussion over at r/exmormon about establishing a set of awards that would be something like a Mormon Razzies. I was tasked to make it happen, but never did. After reading so many winning Brodie Award entries and getting to know our X-Mormon…
Mission Complete: Jacob Young’s “Harvest”
An LDS mission strange and fascinating experience. Up until recently, though, it’s been tricky for people to get an idea of what a Mormon mission is really like without serving one. Part of the problem is that Mormon journals are supposed to be faith-promoting, in order to potentially serve as…
One more thing for Mormons to be proud about…
They make up 27% of the contestants on the The Biggest Loser, a show people can watch to either: (1) make fun of fat people, (2) make them feel less fat, or (3) let them commiseratewith fat people! The MormonTimes is highlighting the fact that 6 of the 22 current…
Exodus: A Gay Mans Journey Out of Marriage and Mormonism
My world changed forever on Sunday, October 3, 2010. That morning, I heard four sentences that wrecked my faith in Mormonism, shattered my marriage and destroyed a false persona that I had carefully maintained for most of my adult life. These words, which quickly became infamous, were uttered by the…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Holy Matrimony, Batman!
Yep, everyone is talking about marriage this week! From those ever stare–worthy polygs, to Rock’s thoughtful history of the rise of the temple wedding, to the sacredness of jumping into marriage before it’s too late! The Segullah Book Club analyzes the innocence of the bride on the way in, Jana…
Is the “… and I’m an ex-Mormon” video project on the cusp of becoming a cultural phenom?
Box Turtle Bulletin: I Am An Ex-Mormon AmericaBlog: Ex-Mormons Sharing Truth about Mormon Faith BabyCenter: “..and I’m an ex-Mormon” Seething Mom: I defend the Mormons no more One Utah: Some Powerful Words I guess we’ll find out soon enough. In the meantime, here’s the latest rebel transmission from ice planet…
A noteworthy pair of serial answers to Dallin H. Oaks and Robert P. George
Alan Westermark @ Scrum Central: Oaks Rebutted, Chapter One: New Mexico photographer; Oaks Rebutted, Chapter Two: New Jersey pavilion; Oaks Rebutted, Chapter Three: Illinois and Wisconsin professors; Oaks Rebutted, Chapter Four: Georgia and Michigan grad students; Oaks Rebutted, Chapter Five: The Valiant Little Pastor; Oaks Rebutted, Chapter Six: Catholic Charities…
Link bomb #4
In Cache Valley news, a group of Hyrum students seek to form a no cussing club. If you dont want to use certain language, finedont use it. But what will creating a group accomplish to that end? To me, this just smacks of self-righteousness, and thats a greater social ill…
New features and an invitation to guest-post!
Since Main Street Plaza is growing, we’re thinking of adding some new features — maybe even a fourth column! But since this is a community blog, that’s where you come in. What do you think of the features we’ve added to the sidebars? What else would you like to see?…
Elder Oaks and Dr. John C. Eastman
I was perusing the blogosphere reading about Elder Oaks’ talk at Chapman University, the talk where he said religious freedom is under attack by secularists and gays. (Roll eyes here.) The talk didn’t surprise me. But a photo on the Church News website of Elder Oaks walking next to a…