My Father in the September Ensign. (And what didn’t make it in)
Posted on August 28, 2008 - Filed Under Any, Biography, Fun, In real life, Sports | 7 Comments
Page 19 -21. It’s part of a larger article (that starts on page 18_, but his anecdote about high school wrestling and promptings from the spirit can be found on those pages. Though the artists rendering on page 20 is all wrong. It looks nothing like my father and the school color and logo in […]
Read More..>>What are Good Apologetics?
Posted on August 26, 2008 - Filed Under General | 18 Comments
Over at Mormon Matters there’s a discussion of apologetics. While some of the notables from FAIR came in to explain what they see as good apologetics I figured it would be a great time to list what I see as good apologetics.
Read More..>>From ‘Basic Instinct’ to finding God
Posted on August 26, 2008 - Filed Under General | 3 Comments
Last time I heard from Joe Eszterhas, he was warning people not to smoke because he had just gotten throat cancer. That in itself was quite a revelation because Eszterhas was the ultimate party boy during the 1980s and 1990s, writing “Basic Instinct” and “Jagged Edge,” two of the raunchiest movies of that generation, […]
Read More..>>Help needed on Prop. 8 in California
Posted on August 26, 2008 - Filed Under General | Comments Off
Please see the attached article and volunteer to help.
Read More..>>Guest Post: And Re-Introducing: The Flawed Doctrine of Universalism
Posted on August 23, 2008 - Filed Under Administrative, Guest Post, Sunday School | 78 Comments
The Millennial Star is pleased to present the following guest post from Chris Heimerdinger. Chris is the author of the well know “Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites” adventure series of books. He’s written a total of sixteen adult and young adult novels and has released a film, Passage to Zarahemla in October 2007.
Chris has five […]
Nah-nah-nah, hey-hey-hey, Good Bayh?
Posted on August 22, 2008 - Filed Under General | 53 Comments
The Drudge Report reports a printing company in Kansas City that specializes in campaign literature is printing Obama/Bayh material. The site also displays the graphic of an Obama/Bayh bumper sticker.
Feel free to discuss the possibility of an Obama/Bayh ticket.
Read More..>>Mormon-Facebook Rumor Hits Mashable
Posted on August 22, 2008 - Filed Under General | 17 Comments
Look at what just showed up last night on the 10th most popular blog on the internet, Mashable.com.
Why the Mormon-Facebook Rumor Made Sense
So it’s kinda funny that this rumor keeps getting rehashed, despite being officially debunked by the Church. But I guess it makes a good story, right? I’m surprised he didn’t say anything about […]
Attention Obama supporters: your candidate is losing
Posted on August 20, 2008 - Filed Under General | 94 Comments
Ok, now that I have your attention, please look at this map. The map is put out by Real Clear Politics and it shows McCain winning the electoral college vote by 274-264. The map is based on averaging the latest polls nationwide and is a snapshot of where the electoral college stands today.
Shocked?
Should “I Know” the Church is True?
Posted on August 20, 2008 - Filed Under General | 149 Comments
I just listened to the podcast of the Mormon Miscellaneous radio show by Van Hale from August 17th talking about Mormon apologetics and with guest Mike Ash about his new book Shaken Faith Syndrome. This post isn’t a critique of Hale’s show or of Ash’s book, but it is about one tenet expressed during this […]
Read More..>>Mormon Olympians Are Mostly Women
Posted on August 19, 2008 - Filed Under General | 13 Comments
The Mormon Times web site has information on 18 athletes competing in the current Olympic games who are Latter-day Saints. It is interesting that of the 18, 13 are women (72%). Three of those LDS women are competing in events where women did not compete in the past. There’s a weightlifter, a pole vaulter, and […]
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