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PostSecret and Mormonism – Faking It
Last night PostSecret included another Mormon-related card. This one is interesting in that it generated quite a bit of searching for the blog behind the “Faking It” sentiment. A number of links...
View ArticleThe LDS Church, Immigration, and Moral Courage
Is the LDS Church making a concerted effort to educate and teach tolerance to its members on the issue of illegal immigration, albeit indirectly? Consider: on Saturday the Deseret News published a...
View ArticleImpotent Facts
Joining Nahum in the ranks of the impotent, facts apparently have little power – especially when they are used to counter misinformation. This article from The Boston Globe relates specifically to...
View ArticleLittle Battles in a Big War
The War I recently became very frustrated in reading the back and forth between two friends in the Mormon History community. One is a believer; one isn’t. They were discussing a certain historical...
View ArticleSobering Moments
Tonight I’ll be telling my eight year old that one of his friends died last night in a tragic accident. I can’t imagine what the family of this little boy is going through. It’s devastating even from...
View Article"I Know What I Saw!" Thoughts on Perception, Memory, and Faith
“Memory’s unreliable…memory’s not perfect. It’s not even that good. Ask the police; eyewitness testimony is unreliable…. Memory can change the shape of a room or the color of a car. It’s an...
View ArticleMormon Addiction to Porn
The upcoming 30-minute documentary following Sunday’s General Conference addresses the problem of pornography “consumption” by members of the LDS Church. There is data to support this concern: In a...
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“Omitting Sharp Words” — Boyd K. Packer and the Tradition of Accommodation
Last Sunday’s General Conference address by Elder Boyd K. Packer caused, in the words of LDSLiving.com, “quite the stir in nonmember communities.” It seems to have caused quite a stir in the LDS...
View ArticleLet’s risk saying the wrong thing.
We are all hearing and reading today a variety of opinions on the Zimmerman verdict. I agree with those who remind us of the arrogance it takes for those who weren’t there the night Treyvon was shot to...
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