(Note: I wrote this shortly after leaving and submitted it to Sunstone. They rejected it as it wasn’t supportive of their new mission – to keep people in, even if they don’t want to be in – arghh! Anyway, it’s still pretty good.) Catching Up Leaving Mormonism has been the…
Inoculating the Saints
The following is a comment I made on the Mormon Matters thread about whether the church should or should not teach the things it has so far not taught openly to the members.
NYT: Mormons, Gentiles and Polygamists
The New York Times is reporting about the Mormon melting pot in St George: Paul Hanson, who lives in a fundamentalist community about an hour from St. George and works for a building products company, said he had come to understand that the Mormon splinter groups and the Mormon Church,…
Mutual Strategic Failure: How Foolishness Shapes War
According to Carl von Clausewitz, a state’s martial resources consist of its armed forces, its territory, and its population. The Bush administration has still not learned that lesson. During his recent visit to airfields in Iraq, George W. Bush has been making much about Sunni tribes supporting United States forces…
Interview with documentary film-maker Brian F. Patrick
Brian F. Patrick is the director of the award-winning documentary Burying the Past, which will be shown at the Flood Street Theater in St. George at 7 p.m. September 9, and at 7 p.m. at the Tower Theater in Salt Lake City on September 11. Main Street Plaza: Is your…
Sunday Thoughts
Sunday morning I walk through the chapel doors, greeted by Brother Jones who hands me a program. I find my usual pew and sit with my children and my dad who’s visiting. We hear a beautiful prelude hymn, “O My Father†being played by the organist. I open my Book…
Does it matter that prayer doesn’t work?
Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? –God, as played by Morgan Freeman
Quiverfull
I just found an article today that is not exactly new, but I found interesting in the issues it raises. The article concerns a movement amongst Fundamentalist Christians called the Quiverfull movement. The name comes from Psalms 127:3-5 “Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him….
Who’s Gonna Be at the Exmo Conference?
Hi kids: I’m just wondering who’s gonna be at the exmo conference in October? For one, I will be. And I’m traveling a couple thousand miles to be there. I’m really hoping to meet some of you fine folks!