The State, a South Carolina newspaper, published an interview with Mitt Romney that is interesting and worth reading. Romney says he has evolved into a “pro-life” candidate and is a conservative. He addresses directly the issue of whether or not people will vote for a Mormon. I like his answers on all of these issues and personally believe his views on pro-life issues have sincerely changed with the times. Mine have changed in the same way his have, so I find the evolution believable. But I’m sure the Bloggernacle will manage to drum up a few skeptics.
Monthly Archives: February 2006
The great sacrament tray controversy
The following letter brings to mind the famous line in “The Graduate” in which Walter Brookes advised Dustin Hoffman to invest in plastic. Is there no end to the inhumanity! No more metal sacrament trays!!!! If any bloggers can help this poor Saint, the world will thank them, I’m sure. This is especially crucial because I occasionally go to Orlando and Sacrament would not be the same with plastic trays.
The Book of Ruth and a civil union compromise
This has to be one of the best posts I’ve ever read by an evangelical Christian. Joe Carter argues in favor of compromise civil union legislation in Colorado that would streamline the formation of legal arrangements between people without resorting to SSM. Some conservatives oppose the legislation, but it seems like a good compromise to me. It’s tough to be against the idea of two people deciding on their own how to handle their legal affairs, whether they are gay or straight or two brothers living together or a mother and daughter-in-law, a la Naomi and Ruth.
Attending Church in Torino
I loved this story. It reminded me of myself going to Church as I travel the world. Check out the pictures.
Mormon music.
Mormon music gets a bad rap far too often. People criticize it as cheesy, over and under produced, and too derivative. Far too often these criticism become self-fulfilling prophecies, as I know several people who refuse to listen to any sort of LDS music – making it a vicious circle: The music is apparently lame so they won’t listen to it, and thus they never actually hear it. (This isn’t to say there isn’t lame LDS music – but Sturgeon’s Law applies among Mormons as much as it does to other musical markets).