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Sunday in Outer Blogness: Ladies First Edition!
Fortunately someone came up with a satirical response to that awful tree (among other worthy targets). Unfortunately, it wasn’t the only nonsense the women had to put up with this past week — from minor slights on women’s music to major concerns about women’s health and safety. But women have…
Hot Halloween Idea – Mormon Missionary
Apparently the Mormon missionary look is in this year for Halloween, making Time’s top ten topical costume list. Anyone planning on dressing up? I’m out; too many bad memories. If we were smart, we’d start selling customized name tags here at MSP to make a profit off the interest in…
Heaven Ain’t Close in a Place Like This: Mormon.org and Maxwell Institute
“Hi, I’m Brandon. I’m a Mormon.” So begins Mr. Brightside’s somewhat perfunctory Mormon.org profile: Brandon Flowers is the frontman of the rock band The Killers. In 2010, he also released a solo album entitled Flamingo. In late 2001, Brandon Flowers responded to an ad that Dave Keuning had placed in…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: The “C” Word Edition!
What a wild week! Somewhere in the Republican–Christian world Mormonism got called a cult, and since then people have jumped in to analyze (or write stories about) every aspect of the cult question! Just how cultish is Mormonism? Some explain why Christians don’t consider Mormons Christian, others encourage Christians to…
Would you vote for a Mormon for president?
An article in Slate argues that anti-Mormonism is part of the next frontier of prejudice in this country. While the Republican presidential candidates have been quick to condemn anti-black prejudice (such as the word “Niggerhead” painted onto a rock at Perry’s family’s leased hunting camp) — because it’s easy to…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Missionary Encounters Edition!
It seems that some folks have been playing with the mishies this past week! (Not to mention old mission friends and baptism in general.) They’re fun, aren’t they? Here’s hoping this meme will catch on. The other big theme this week was Mormons and passive-aggressive behavior. That and alternative beliefs…
“That’s so Mormon”…? Dan, no!
Recently, a reader wrote to Dan Savage with the following suggestion: I’ve decided to start saying “that’s Mormon” instead of “that’s gay” and encouraging my friends to do the same. It’s more accurate and plus it gives shit to a group of people who have extremely backward views about homosexuality….
LDS Apostle David A. Bednar talks about his ministry
Except for the wrap-ups I was able to enjoy during my daily commute courtesy of Mormon Expression [1][2][3], I pretty much completely missed the recent General Conference. Maybe I’ll get around to watching the actual proceedings. Until then, since this clip is new to me, I’m gonna give myself points…
“I consider it progress that they are thinking more like a company and less like the Soviet Union.”
That’s John Dehlin in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. Excerpts from “Church asks Mormons: Which websites, writers do you read?“: The LDS Church is surveying its members about their readership of key websites and Mormon writers, a move that reflects the faiths growing interest in managing its public image as two…