For shame? Jazz play first home Sunday game since 2001
Posted on May 12th, 2008 by Geoff B.
Larry Miller wasn’t there, nor were a lot of other fans. But enough people were there Sunday for the Utah Jazz to beat the Lakers. Here’s what the Times had to say about the Sunday game:
Larry Miller, the Jazz’s owner, was one of the day’s no-shows, giving up his courtside seats because he abstains from nonreligious activities on Sundays in accordance with his Mormon beliefs. The Jazz had not played a Sunday home game since January 2001, recognizing the mismatch in going one-on-one with the Mormon Church.
For shame, NBA, for shame?
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Some good publicity just when we need it
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Geoff B.
This Newsweek article is a very positive look at all of the Mormons who have competed in the reality TV shows recently. I have never seen any of these shows, so this was a huge eye-opener for me. I’ve seen several posts in the Bloggernacle discussing various shows, but I had no idea of the amount of Mormons out there in the various shows. As far away from Utah as I am, I also had no idea that people were actively organizing and rooting for Mormon candidates and that Family Home Evenings were spent watching these shows.
These types of articles are great positive publicity for the Church, especially now when we are once again fighting the PR battle.
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Is it sacrilegious to eat in Sacrament meeting?
Posted on May 5th, 2008 by Geoff B.
There was a decent scene in the otherwise forgettable movie “Singles 2nd Ward” in which a mother gives her kids an increasing amount of food during Sacrament meeting. I can’t remember all of the details (see how forgettable the movie is?), but I seem to recall at some point she pulls out milk and cereal, bowls and spoons, etc, and begins serving her kids. And then the irreverent non-Mormon visitor gets hungry and offers one of the kids some money for his sandwich. Anyway, I got a smile out of it (but please don’t write outraged comments telling me how much you hated this movie, because you’ll get no argument from me).
I was thinking about this the other day as my wife pulled out a Clif bar for my two-year-old.
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Stunning ignorance…from a Princeton professor?
Posted on April 30th, 2008 by Geoff B.
Such is the state of modern-day academia: a Princeton professor writes in her blog that she misses Mitt Romney because if he were still in the race he would be getting all of the tough questions these days rather than Obama. The reason: because of the “Mormon” FLDS church to which she implies Mitt belongs. She even mentions President Monson!
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Remember the worth of souls
Posted on April 30th, 2008 by Brian Duffin
While recently checking my Facebook account, I noticed an invitation from an old friend to participate in an application called “OWNED!”
Own Your Friends! Give Human Gifts! Put yourself on the market and find out how much you’re worth!
A novel idea, I thought, so I signed-up for the application and quickly discovered my value, or lack thereof, on Facebook. Read more
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Is Harry Reid a Hypocrite on the FLDS?
Posted on April 29th, 2008 by Clark Goble
There was an interesting show on this morning on KSL. They had an interview with Harry Reid, Senator from Nevada and Majority Leader, on the FLDS situation. Reid blasted the Attorney Generals of Utah and Arizona for not doing more about the FLDS.
I’d put up the link to the interview but unfortunately KSL doesn’t have up just the interview. However this morning at 10:00 they replayed the interview and then had some responses by Mark Shurtleff and a few others. They have put that up as a podcast. It’s about 5 minutes into the show. Listen and give your view.
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A temple for Gilbert, Ariz.
Posted on April 27th, 2008 by Brian Duffin
Saturday afternoon, M*’s webmaster Scott Barber emailed me a link to a Mormon Times article announcing a temple for Gilbert, Arizona.
My first reaction to the news was, “Wow!!”
Even today, I am still stunned and excited that another temple is to be built in Arizona. What excites me even more is that I will likely be in the new temple district. Read more
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Mormons appear in the most interesting places….
Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by Ivan Wolfe
In 1888, a utopian novel arrived on the scene that, for almost two decades, heavily influenced nearly every area of public life. It spurred the creation of a political party that furnished the first socialist to run for national office. Several hundred clubs formed around the idea of promoting the ideas in the book. And it doesn’t once mention Mormons, which is not surprising. So, in doing research on this book, the last thing I expected was to find a “defense” of Mormonism coming from a New York Lawyer.
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Everyone Wants a Prophet… But Not Really
Posted on April 20th, 2008 by Bryce Haymond
I think there is a pervasive and instinctive need among mankind for a prophet, or seer, one who can “see” into the future to prepare us and warn of impending events. We see evidence for this all around us, particularly today. Read more
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“Reflections of Christ”: Fireside
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by Brian Duffin
Sunday night my stake hosted a fireside where Brother Mark Mabry and others involved in the “Reflections of Christ” exhibit shared their testimonies of Christ through the spoken word, music, video and pictures.
Sadly, my words can do little to convey the power of the music, video, testimony and spirit present during the fireside. Sufficient to say, many eyes were filled with tears throughout the entire presentation.
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