I’ve been down this morning over the news that the Provo Tabernacle is burning: The fire has been going since about 2:30 AM, and, according to Twitter updates, is still going as I write this. I’m no fire expert, but … Continue reading
I’ve been a collector of true crime stories for a long time now. It’s a morbid hobby, I know, but I figure it’s something that tends to go with the turf of having your very own childhood friend get kidnapped, … Continue reading
A story hit the news yesterday involving an evangelical Christian church that refused to allow a set of Mormon parents to serve as scout leaders. The story goes that Jeremy and Jodi Stokes of The Church of Jesus Christ of … Continue reading
Interfaith marriages are rising fast, but they’re failing fast too by Naomi Schaefer Riley (I know, what a diligent blogger I am, blogging about this two days after it was published.) Here is the excerpt where I was interviewed: Bridget … Continue reading
I’m sure I’ll be labeled as a homophobe for posting this, but here goes. On Wednesday, August 19 at 2 PM precisely, the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) held a convention in downtown Minneapolis wherein it voted to allow … Continue reading
Sorry Mormons. Your weddings will never be as awesome as this. H/T: Whitney
From Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, p. 547-548; cited in the 2003 Eternal Marriage Student Manual: “You [women] were not created to be the same as men. Your natural attributes, affections, and personalities are entirely different from a man’s. They … Continue reading
I have to say that I don’t really “get” non-member indignation over the LDS practice of baptism for the dead, brought into the spotlight recently due to the fact that someone in the church had Barack Obama’s late mother baptized … Continue reading
On May 2, 1998, Rachel Joy Scott recorded in her journal: This will be my last year Lord. I have gotten what I can. Thank you. On Tuesday, April 20, 1999, twelve students and one teacher were murdered at Columbine … Continue reading
Jeremy Lott at the American Spectator published an article today comparing the Mormon concept of God to the character of Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen. I thought the article was a respectful and amusing thought exercise and could find no trace … Continue reading