Bateman on Numbers

Posted on August 31, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 22 Comments

I only caught the tail end of the interview, but KUER’s RadioWest interviewed Elder Bateman today. A lot of the discussion was about the issue of church growth which we’ve discussed here and which has been in the news a lot. (Here and here among many other discussions) He suggested that the statistics […]

Hinckley on Evolution

Posted on August 29, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 209 Comments

Interesting story today at the Salt Lake Tribune on Mormons and Evolution. This was partially in response to some controversy from a State Senator pushing the teaching of Intelligent Design in schools. The idea failed with opposition from the LDS governor to such a plan. (here also) What I found interesting though […]

Marriage Assumptions in the 19th Century

Posted on August 29, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 31 Comments

I suspect that for most of us, one of the greater struggles of faith is in understanding marriage in 19th century Mormonism. If you are like me, you’re rather glad that you were born in the 20th century rather than the 19th. I sometimes wonder though why having to worry about these things […]

Bell Brother Self-Promotion Post #3

Posted on August 29, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 21 Comments

Ryan Bell, the second-smartest lawyer-permablogger at M*, sent me the following email today:
Davis,
Hey. I got quoted in Slate today. How awesome is that? Anyway, I’d kind of like everyone in the Bloggernacle to know about it, but I feel kind of wierd tooting my own horn like that. Would you mind […]

Hurricane response

Posted on August 29, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 18 Comments

One of the great things about living in Miami is that you get a hurricane every few years to keep you on your toes. I was here for Andrew in 1992 and Irene in 1999. Now I can add Katrina to the list of stories for future generations. One of the things […]

Make Your Voice Heard

Posted on August 28, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 5 Comments

Our friends at BCC are at it again; don’t let this outrage stand. I mean, Steve Evans? Wilifred Decoo (who, by the way, is a foreigner)? Geez.

BOMBlogging: 1 Nephi 17:33-35

Posted on August 26, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 11 Comments

Thanks, Adam, for continuing the BOMblogging campaign (two parentheticals– 1. how great is it to see Adam back in action? 2. Also, don’t you think BOMblogging gets on the list of fantastic, tongue-soothing names invented by Bells? Think Blogscars, BLODTD and Intellecxhibitionist. These guys are sooooo good! We also write jingles.) […]

Getting a testimony by helping others to one

Posted on August 26, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 10 Comments

I’ve been cheered by the outbreak of Book of Mormon blogging in response to the Prophet’s call. As the official forerunner of the phenomenon, I thought I should take part. I make no promises that what follows will blow your mind with its insightfulness. I find that when I try and put […]

Roundtable Discussion: Activity and Retention

Posted on August 26, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 38 Comments

Open thread for discussion of issues related to the recently concluded series on activity:
[M* contributors got first shot at it yesterday–now it’s open to everyone…]
Possible discussion points:

How to define ‘activity’? Is defining ‘activity’ by church attendance fair or not?
What specific policies or programs have you seen in your own wards be effective in increasing […]

The Book of Mormon and the Jehoash Inscription: Parallels, Anomalies, and Methodology

Posted on August 25, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 18 Comments

An inscription turned up on the antiquities market several years ago which purported to be a royal record of King Jehoash of Judah, concerning a repair he made to the Jerusalem Temple.
The importance of this inscription, if authentic, looms large. Avigdor Hurowitz (who believes it is a forgery) says that if “authentic it can […]

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