There’s only one day left to vote for William Law X-Mormon of the Year 2010! And to add a little excitement, the Mormon Alumni Association has decided to award the winner a pair of tickets to God’s favorite musical!! I can’t wait to hear what the show is like! 😀…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Revolutions and Culture Wars Edition!
Unsurprisingly, there’s been a lot of discussion this past week about the situation in Egypt. The Loathsome Joy has been covering it extensively, but other blogs have also made some interesting points about it. This one best expresses my biggest worry about it. Plus, the Wikileaks controversy turns out to…
Marvin Perkins: We are one.
Marvin Perkins is described by Mormon blog Times & Seasons as “a Latter-day Saint music producer who is currently the Public Affairs Co-chair for the Genesis Group and who has worked to nurture understanding between African-Americans and Latter-day Saints and attack misconceptions.” Here’s Marvin at T&S: Even couched in kind…
Understanding the “Closet” in Present-day Mormonism
This post is in response to John Gustav-Wrathall’s recent blog post titled “Flight from Self.” He starts by saying that the faithful gay Mormon who hasn’t yet “come out of the closet” can be under the impression that the rewards of Heaven are waiting for him or her. He writes:…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: What’s up world? edition!
Usually in this weekly round-up I like to focus on exit stories (like this one, this one, and this one), and other personal experiences with Mormonism. But it seemed like blogspace was dominated by world news and politics this past week!! Can it be because of what’s happening in Egypt…
Link bomb #3
(Because it has been a while since the last link bomb, this will be the biggest one yeta nuclear link bomb, if you will.) South Park’s creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are about to unveil their first broadway musical, The Book of Mormon (it premieres at the end of…
Vote for William Law X-Mormon of the Year 2010!!!
Which of these fabulous X-Mormons had the biggest impact in 2010? You decide!! William Law X-Mormon of the Year 2010online surveys For further info on the candidates, see the nominations thread. Remember that the “X” in “X-Mormon” is a variable (standing for different types of non-traditional Mormons), and doesn’t necessarily…
The Church in Costa Rica
I served my mission in Costa Rica (1996-1998). I went to a couple of missionary reunions between when I returned and when I left the religion (2002). I haven’t had much contact with companions since then. I’ve also had some contact with people I met in Costa Rica, but not…
Top-Secret Mormon Web Traffic Stats Revealed!!
Check out the official December 2010 web analytics that LDS Inc. doesn’t want you to see: How many people visit Church sites? The family of official Church sites (LDS.org, Mormon.org, FamilySearch.org, etc.), gets about seven million unique visitors per month. What are the biggest Church sites? FamilySearch.org is our biggest…
What happens when journalists don theology hats?
You get arguments like Lane Williams’s in the MormonTimes this morning. Williams begins by lamenting the fact that atheists occasionally receive media attention: Reporters have provided a great deal of attention to these atheists, stoking the controversy over the existence of God. Even if reporters had no purpose to question…