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Stay married to save the planet

kingbyu — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:34:17 -0600

How avoiding divorce may actually be helping the planet. » Sustain it!

Revamped Mormon Matters - Perma-Bloggers Welcome

trwth — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:12:39 -0700

Mormon Matters is now a strictly blog. There are many great Bloggers and many Wonderful ones. Thank You John » Sustain it!

Better duck — if you're a Mormon

aarnott — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:39:41 -0700
No one would openly suggest that you shouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton because a woman can't lead the country, especially an ornery one. But nobody is shy about saying you shouldn't vote for Romney simply because he's a Mormon. It doesn't even register on the PC-O-Meter. Just like that, 6 million Americans have been virtually disqualified from running for president. » Sustain it!

The Economist: Nuanced and Fair Coverage of the Church

ringger — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:27:50 -0700
The Economist highlighted the Church in a recent article. In my opinion, nuanced and fair coverage of the Church does not get better than this. The fact that it appears in one of the most highly respected periodicals in the world only helps. » Sustain it!

Jan Shipps on Romney's Speech

ringger — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:23:51 -0700
Jan Shipps understands Romney's speech and sees more inclusiveness there, even for the "nones" (atheists and secularists), than do many of the editorials and reports on the event. » Sustain it!

Pew Forum Study on Public's View of Mormonism (and Islam)

SilusGrok — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:53:30 -0700
A national survey was recently conducted to measure the public's attitudes and impressions of our Church… it's well worth a read. If you're game, there's a little thread over at the LDSwebguy's blog: http://www.ldswebguy.com/2007/11/27/public-perception-of-mormonism/ » Sustain it!

Living with dying

mabel — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:46:59 -0700
An LDS mother writes briefly about caring for her young son, who will not live long enough to grow up. » Sustain it!

Ban on 'Mom' and 'Dad' sparks call for exodus

aarnott — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:07:16 -0700
A call is being issued to Christians who have been engaged in the culture wars in California's schools to abandon the system, after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a ban on "discriminatory bias" against homosexuals and others with alternative sexual lifestyles. » Sustain it!

The evil behind "The Golden Compass"

cboyack — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:15:18 -0600
If you believe in and revere your God, do not watch the movie "The Golden Compass" and especially do not buy the books. » Sustain it!

DNA claims rebutted on Book of Mormon

circa1978 — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:10:03 -0600
Based CSI's fictional depictions, "One of the things we all know is that DNA proves pretty much everything," when in reality, there are major limitations on what it can define about family lineage. » Sustain it!

'Survivor' trots out its latest 'gay Mormon'

circa1978 — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:46:20 -0600
Can Mormonism be a pose or a gimmick, tried on like a costume to titillate TV casting directors? Oooh, you're gay AND Mormon? How deliciously conflicted! You're hired! And is "gay Mormon" becoming a Hollywood cliché? » Sustain it!

Modest Dress

trwth — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:35:45 -0600
I think we need to tell teach our Sons as well as Daughters the value of modest Dress. » Sustain it!

New era dawns for LDS temple recommends

circa1978 — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:27:35 -0600
Mormon leaders are requiring all church members to turn in their "temple recommends," or authorizations to enter one of the faith's 124 temples across the globe. In exchange, members will get new ones that look nearly the same but have a bar code that can be scanned at the door. » Sustain it!

Glenn Cornett on Obedience Culture

mabel — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:18:01 -0600
A 20-something accountant in the post-Enron world finds Christians are responsible to be more than obedient. Good explanation of Cornett's idea of "unqualified" versus "anti-qualified." » Sustain it!

First Excursion of Cameroon Saints: Aba Nigeria Temple

mabel — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:58:44 -0600
Saints from the branches of Doula and Yaounde brave unpaved muddy roads in two minivans to attend the Aba Nigeria Temple two weeks after it opened. Photoblogged by missionaries Brother and Sister Badger, who are stopped at the border but send their digital camera the rest of the way. It's only 175 miles as the crow flies (or 300 miles for the other branch), but on the ground it's a real adventure. » Sustain it!

Mormon Church revises stance on homosexuals

trwth — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:31:22 -0600
It is estimated that 90% of homosexuals end up leaving the Church.
If the Church can revise its position on polygamy, African Americans attaining priesthood and now homosexuality only time can tell what would be the next revision.

Jamie Trwth » Sustain it!

Ravi Zacharias speaking at the Tabernacle

willf — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:54:15 -0600
On November 14th 2004 Ravi Zacharias spoke to Mormons and Evangelicals in Salt Lake City in the Mormon Tabernacle. You can now view the meeting online. » Sustain it!

Interview: John Dehlin executive director of Sunstone

trwth — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:33:28 -0600
A look inside this year's Sunstone Symposium with John Dehlin, founder of the Mormon Stories podcast and the new executive director of the Sunstone Education Foundation, and Dan Wotherspoon, editor of Sunstone Magazine. » Sustain it!

Romney forced to defend how Mormon he is

circa1978 — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 08:10:34 -0600
Interesting exchange on Romney's stand on Mormon doctrines. The "off-the-air" stuff is where it gets really interesting. » Sustain it!

Canadian Township Approves Mormon Temple

trwth — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:55:10 -0600
Groundbreaking will be Aug 4th 2007 on the temple and meeting house in Willoughby Vancouver B. C. Canada. Construction was approved by the township council only after some controversy over its size and lighting. » Sustain it!

Bitter, sweet

Doc — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:09:48 -0600
Kathryn Lenard Soper writes about her experience learning her child would be disabled. In my job I live this, I found it powerful, honest, moving. » Sustain it!

Lesser Things

naiah — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:05:37 -0600
Passages of two books recently read collide in a powerful lesson on where and how to focus our time, energy, and talents. Great advice; true words to live by, and fascinating in light of their wordly echo. » Sustain it!

Shelter in the Shade of Planted Trees

clbruno — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:45:33 -0600
..it was the best and worst two years of my life. The bleak border town of La Linea was the best and worst part of those two years. We did not teach a single discussion, meet a single interested person, or do any person any good. I and my companion literally fought with our fists. My district hated me. I hated them. They played loud music and cursed just to make me miserable and in return I poured the salt of contempt in every wound of their weaknesses... » Sustain it!

Claiming to be the only true church

willf — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:31:20 -0600
No, not us. The Vatican issued a statement saying the Catholic Church is the only true church. Maybe everyone else will fess up now and confess they think they have the only true church too. » Sustain it!

Mittstorm: n.

klarsen — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:16:08 -0600
An LDS blogger defines a new term because of Mitt Romney. The term highlights how much the Church PR department has to do because of Mitt Romney's campaign. » Sustain it!

The nasty taint of porn

sootica — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:20:03 -0600
Editorial from the Deseret News saying that Mitt Romney should have done more to try to end the availability of pornography in Marriott Hotels when he was on the Marriott board. » Sustain it!

The Making of Mitt Romney

klarsen — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:11:48 -0600
Extensive seven part look at Mitt Romney's background, including family stories going back to his great grandfather's conversion to the LDS Church in the 1830s. » Sustain it!

Mitt Romney's Father on Religious Tolerance

klarsen — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 20:19:48 -0600
The Christian Broadcasting Network journalist David Brody reviews George Romney's views on Religious Tolerance -- which basically cite the 11th Article of Faith. Like Mitt, the older Romney also ran for President (in 1968). Brody hopes that Mitt Romney's views are similar to his father's and that Mitt's eventual statements about his Mormon beliefs emphasize this belief. » Sustain it!

I Figured Out the Problem! They're Disbelieving in a Different Book of Mormon!

circa1978 — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:51:23 -0600
My goodness, it's suddenly clear. The problem, obviously, is not that we believe in a different Jesus, but that Al Mohler and his fellow SBC peers DISBELIEVE IN A DIFFERENT BOOK OF MORMON. » Sustain it!

The devil wears Dockers? Who knew?

circa1978 — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 10:44:41 -0600
It's one thing to ask people to dress nice for church and another to start holding color swatches against their clothing. » Sustain it!

Missionaries living with Members?

trwth — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:01:18 -0600
Our Mishies told us about this the other day. So it must be true.

They told us it was a cost cutting measure. Renting apartments is getting too expensive.

But what about the ex-Mormons in your house around your Ward Missionaries? Can you imagine the conflicts here? » Sustain it!

Mormons in Romney spotlight

gospelcougar — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 07:37:29 -0600
This article in a Cincinnati newspaper shows how much media coverage the Church has been receiving lately and the effect it's having on the Church at the local level. » Sustain it!

Hey, check it out — it's a Mormon!

circa1978 — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:55:41 -0600
It's as if the national media have discovered some strange new species inhabits the planet, and now they are holding it up to the light, shaking it, prodding it, observing it, asking it questions. » Sustain it!

What does the Church do well on the Web? What could it do better?

TedB — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:11:19 -0600
These are the two questions that the CIO for the LDS Church is asking on his blog. Your chance to give some feedback to someone as high up in the Church's IT department as you can get without talking to someone whose name starts with "Elder"... » Sustain it!

LDS Church Still Stewards of Mountain Meadows Mass Grave Site

trwth — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:55:29 -0600
Another battle was won on June 9th 2007. I fear many more are soon to come. » Sustain it!

Manti Pageant Celebrates Mormon Influence on America

trwth — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:48:56 -0600
Even though we claim we are persecuted in the America we have influenced certain aspects of this America settlement.

The Edmunds-Tucker Act of 1887{JK LOL} » Sustain it!

Mormons Knit to Save Endangered Penguins

sootica — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:03:26 -0600
This is a bit old, but something jogged my mind about it today. A group of knitters helped make sweaters for fairy penguins, and some were LDS. Be sure to click on the link there for the newspaper article too. And here's a link which shows a photo of the actual sweaters on penguins: http://www.abc.net.au/canberra/stories/s1392592.htm » Sustain it!

Should we globalize labor too.

Doc — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:18:02 -0600
A feelow LDS member shares his radical perscription for alleviating world poverty. I like how they tie his ideal to the entire Church History gestalt. » Sustain it!

Acoustics Experts Hail LDS Conference Center's Sound

tom6a — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:26:19 -0600
The Acoustical Society of America met at the LDS conference center and was amazed. An acoustical consultant for the San Francisco-based organ company who built the conference center's organ worried about sound in such a large space. The center is an acoustician's nightmare. Its large size presents few surfaces to catch sound waves and the carpet and upholstery can muffle music. But once the organ with more than 7,700 pipes first played their concerns were lifted. » Sustain it!

Renowned Harvard Scholar Named as New BYU-Hawaii President

rmsnwbrdr — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:11:07 -0600
Pres. Hinckley announced a new BYU-Hawaii President today, Steven C. Wheelwright, the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. » Sustain it!