Church issues public statement denying joint Missionary/CIA plot to overthrow Nicaraguan government.
Posted on May 23, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 12 Comments
If you haven’t seen it on Google news, that’s because it isn’t there. It happened in August of 1982, according to the Ensign (You’ll have to scroll down to see it, under “Church Denies Sandinista Charges in Nicaragua.”)
I served in France around the time Men in Black came out, and the, um, friendly French youth […]
Monday Morning Millennial Star Question #7: Atonement Necessary for Comprehension?
Posted on May 23, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 19 Comments
If Jesus had to pass through the atonement to understand our troubles and sorrows, then either:
1) God had to pass through something similar; or
2) Jesus knows things the Father does not; or
3) the premise is false — a perfect understanding is possible without experiencing the atonement.
What say ye?
Scriptures and Synopses
Posted on May 22, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 13 Comments
Someone on the FAIR list posted a rather interesting quote from B. H. Roberts regarding what statements by Joseph Smith he followed. It’s an interesting comment since one major debate in LDS theology is over what texts to privilege. That is, what value do we give to various sermons?
Read More..>>Should we ever be outraged?
Posted on May 20, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 36 Comments
I have been following the debate over at BCC on outrage. Here’s how it started with a post on the treatment of Iraqi prisoners by Americans. The writer’s primary point is that Americans and especially Mormons should be outraged by such mistreatment. Then, Ronan followed up with a post saying that we […]
Read More..>>A New Mormon Periodical
Posted on May 19, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 23 Comments
Archipelago: a Mormon Studies E-journal will be published biannually.
For details, see the announcement by Ronan Head here.
[Update: Since the announcement does not allow comments, please feel free to discuss here]
Guest Post: The Youngest Testimonies
Posted on May 19, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 81 Comments
by Tanya Spackman
It is time for me to take upon my role as a childless person instructing parents how to raise their kids. Hopefully my subsequent lynching will be quick and painless. However, this must be done. If it helps, I generally avoid telling parents how to raise their children. Not […]
Revelation and keeping your mouth shut
Posted on May 18, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 24 Comments
At a certain threshold of knowledge, it seems that the more we know, the less God wants us to say. Possessing such knowledge creates temptation to share it, saying or revealing more than we should. If we, lacking spiritual permission, indulge in that temptation, we essentially repeat Lucifer’s actions in the Garden of Eden, […]
Read More..>>Elsewhere in the Bloggernacle…
Posted on May 18, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 1 Comment
The M*’s own Kevin Burtt has an interesting post on his own blog about the tradition of women taking the last name of their husband.
J. Stapley has some cold hard facts about caffine over at his blog.
John Fowles has a report about some Positive Press Coverage of the Church.
Finally, this week’s topic at Conversation (ldswomen.blogspot.com) […]
Movie review: ‘Work and the Glory’
Posted on May 18, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 9 Comments
OK, I’m ready for the slings and arrows. I was finally able to see “The Work and the Glory” on DVD this week. In a few words, I loved it. But just so you know, much of the world hated it. Still, it’s a movie I can heartily recommend.
Read More..>>Guest Post: The Pledge of Allegiance
Posted on May 18, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 42 Comments
by Daylan Darby
For the last couple of years I’ve been increasingly bothered by the pledge of allegiance (I’ve got two boys in scouts, so I’ve had many opportunities to pledge). Just recently, I’ve stumbled across this web page, which explains a bit about the history of the pledge (yes, I know there exists […]
