I stumbled upon this smaller blog that was talking about “Cultural” Mormons. …I’ve noticed the strangest phenomenon. Many people view cultural Mormonism as the extra-doctrinal, hyper-faithful parts of the church that make it seem so unbearable, rather than the mere culture of growing up in such a peculiar church. So…
My Tribe
I originally wrote this as a guest post for the popular secular-Jewish blog “Lubab No More.” Sadly, Lubab No More is no more, so I’m reposting the essay here, for reference. Have you ever had an admirer who watches you from afar, looking for cues and good ideas to emulate?…
So much for dualism, try googlism…
In reading through my morning dose of tech news, I caught this story about the medical and health ramifications of humans having over 1 trillion bacteria inside us (more bacteria than there are human cells). The health ramifications are fascinating, but because I relate everything back to religion I immediately…
Eternal Boredom
I couldn’t help but laugh when I saw this “Mormonadz” (apparently one of the result images from Monday’s quiz). It reminded me of my infamous “why I hate church” article from the Student Review. But it makes me wonder: Does the Mormon church service have to be so boring? I…
A Story I Never Tell Anyone (conclusion of OH)
In the morning, I wanted to go talk to Rex again. Fortunately he was available for a chat just as he had been the day before. “Well, it’s official,” I said. “Lynn was right. The girl I like, Andrea, she isn’t interested in me. She’s Joe’s girlfriend now.” Read the…
Monday fun: What Kind of Mormon Are You?
What kind of Mormon / non-Mormon / anti-Mormon are you? Are you a misfit Mormon? Jack Mormon? Intellectual? Fundamentalist? Ex-Mormon? If you’re not sure, this quiz claims to be able to help you figure it out! So far, three of our readers have taken it (here, here, and me), and…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Easter Edition!
Happy Easter everyone! I would do an Easter-themed roundup, but it seems not too many in Outer Blogness have blogged about it. I figure that either (like me!) they don’t have that much to say about Easter, or they’re so busy painting eggs that they don’t have time to blog….
LDS deconversion is a process
I was reading this news article the other day, and it just seemed so obvious. It was a study that found that LDS conversion is a process. What made it seem so obvious to me was that as the article went on, it seemed clear that the writer was speaking…
Daily Universe FAIL
Oops, looks like BYU’s Daily Universe made a little boo-boo in the caption, upgrading the Quorum of the twelve to “apostate” status. Hat tip Miguel. BYU News Net explains the error here.
Forget about her, Jared (O.H. continues)
“I’ll take it in here,” I said, and I closed my door. I picked up the phone and said hello. I heard the click of Joy hanging up. “Hello, Jared,” said a voice. It was Tanya. No luck. “Hi Tanya, what’s up?” I asked. “What do you mean ‘what’s up’?…