While reading a book on religion, the thought popped into my head that there are some very simple critiques of the Bible that most believers in the Bible don’t seem to realize. I’m sure there are probably gazillions of websites fighting over these issues, but the four that popped into…
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I’ve been reading a very good book on religion and found some quotes that are worth sharing. But I thought it might be fun to make this interactive. So, here’s the first quote, but you have to fill in the blanks. If anyone correctly fills in all of the blanks,…
An Uncertain Destination (Exmormon: Part V begins)
I sat back in my chair as I listened to the teacher recite the same story of Joseph Smith that he had been repeating to us all week. The handful of other students in my class looked just as bored. The the teacher turned and asked, “Now who can tell…
remember the next time we’re debating on here…
… to think about these. I caught these two pics on a different site this morning and thought of all the many tortured debates I’ve had on Main Street Plaza. They were so amazing I had to post them here. This one pretty clearly depicts Seth and I 90% of…
Affirmation asks LDS religion to just “stay out of it”
I’m not exactly sure what to make of the recent request of Affirmation (described here) for the LDS religion to stay out of the debate over same-sex marriage in California. It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that the LDS religion has actively worked to discourage same-sex marriage in multiple…
Advice from the armchair marriage counselor
Suppose your marriage is afflicted with that everyone’s-talking-about-how-they’re-suffering-in-silence Mormon epidemic know as “your husband’s porn addiction.” Suppose you’re absolutely convinced that that is the problem, and if he won’t stop, then your marriage will be destroyed — nothing can persuade you otherwise. But he can’t seem to stop, or refuses…
Salt Lake City Is Not Mecca.
Maybe I should have said Salt Lake City is not like Mecca. For those who are unfamiliar with Islam’s holy city, one of the ways Islam is able to keep it holy is by only allowing Muslims inside the city. At an ex-Mormon gathering I attended recently I heard more…
Why not denounce Brigham Young’s racist statements?
It should come as no surprise to MSP readers that Brigham Young made racist statements. As there are 26 volumes in the Journal of Discourses, Brigham Young said a great deal about many things. I think most current LDS (including Brigham himself) acknowledge the doctrine that sometimes an LDS prophet…
Woman and mormon motherhood
http://www.sltrib.com/faith/ci_9197476 In the Salt Lake Tribune this morning, Peggy Fletcher Stack wrote an article highlighting the challenges the LDS church leadership faces in trying to adhere to theology like the Proclamation of the Family when advising a progressively diverse range of women. The dichotomy between the traditional mothering figure and…
some actions scream “cult”!
Did I get your attention? The “cult” word sure seems to do that to people… Now, before you get all huffy with me, hear me out. Did anyone else catch this story on Slashdot about the LDS Church trying to force wikileaks to take down a 1999 version of the…