This past week, Outer Blogness-and-beyond has been full of reports from all sorts of families on all sorts of family situations! To start with, we can hardly discuss Mormon families without hearing from the Polygamists! (Fascinating podcast — definitely worth a listen.) Eliza is no longer haunted by polygamy now…
Dirigo Blue: NOM loses at Appeals Court
Maine blogger Gerald Weinand makes my day: This morning, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) lost its appeal of a 1st District Court ruling requiring it to turn over information on its donors to the Maine Ethics Commission. NOM was ordered to turn over the names by Magistrate Judge John…
Southern Utah University: Other schools only teach the establishment clause.
We teach the controversy.
To Jesus and Mary, now Mormon and Married: Mazel tov!
By Helen Radkey Jesus of Nazareth, also known as Jesus Christ, or simply Jesus, is the central figure of Christianity. The life and sermons of Jesus form the basis of the Christian faith. Jesus Christ is recognized by believing Christians as God incarnate, the Son of God who was raised…
California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) June 10 Hearing Preview
Item #20: Late Contribution Violation. In the Matter of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FPPC No. 08/735. Failed to timely report making late non-monetary contributions totaling $36,928 in connection with the November 4, 2008, General Election, in violation of Government Code Section 84203 (13 counts). Total Proposed…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: To Church or Not to Church Edition!
This week turned up some great stories of participating in Mormonism! Who would want to miss the fabulous object lessons from Young Women’s? Don’t be afraid to admit that you connect emotionally with the hymns. And that hour of mental vacuum (sac. mtg.) can be put to very creative use!…
LDS Inc. sets gold standard on reporting child abuse?
I caught this article in the MormonTimes about the LDS Church being criticized by Marci Hamilton about its cover ups of child sexual abuse. I highly suggest your read Marci Hamilton’s article first, but I’ll give you the conclusion here: Thus, the LDS Church has created essentially the same opaque…
Mormons love them some porn
We had a good discussion earlier about Mormons and porn here, but I just caught this news article and thought everyone on MSP would enjoy the graphic: Via: Online MBA Two interesting tidbits – highest porn consumption day: Sunday. State with highest subscription rate to porn websites per capita: Utah….
Interview with Daymon Smith, author of “The Book of Mammon”
LDS anthropologist Daymon Smith has done some fascinating research on the history of correlation in the CoJCoL-dS and has written an entertaining and informative book about working at the Church Office Building (which I reviewed here). He’s also been kind enough to do an interview for us here at MSP….
Orrin Hatch: “Gays and lesbians don’t pay tithing, their religion is politics.”
Hatch pleads for his job and proves he will say anything to avoid Bennett’s fate: Tea Party members I know by and large are good, honest, decent people, but out of anger should not disrupt the few GOP [candidates] who can win, he said. He said the Republicans need to…