Yeah, yeah. Everyone wants the Battlestar Galactica post. But that’s important stuff, so I have to make sure the post is perfect. I’ll start off my guest posting stint with something not as heady: The scriptures. 😉
Monthly Archives: February 2006
The limits of free speech
I’ve surprised myself by having two conflicting viewpoints on the issue of the Danish cartoons that have insulted Muslims.
On the one hand, I’m a first amendment fanatic, and clearly don’t think the Islamist response of burning embassies and consulates and threatening to kill Danes is appropriate.
On the other, I think we need to remember that with free speech and free press comes responsibility.
Blog Pimping: Institutional Foil
Don’t mind me – I’m just taking advantage of the relatively large audience here to pimp a blog: Institutional Foil. It’s written by friend that I’ve met in person once, but have known online for many years. (I hope he doesn’t mind the advertising, as I didn’t ask.) I’m advertising it right now because his most recent post deserves to be more widely read.
So go forth and read, at least that one post.
A Simple Change
At the end of sacrament meeting last Sunday, the visiting stake president took a minute to tell us that we’d all likely want to be there the next Sunday because there was going to be an exciting change in the ward. It was obvious that a new bishopric was what he was talking about. He then encouraged us to have a fun week of speculation. And it was fun, as rumors flew wildly and with abandon. This place seems to do rumors quite well, as the rumored councilors were correct. The bishop, however, was a surprise (the fact that his parents and sister were in Sunday school kind of gave it away about an hour early, though, but that’s it).
I have no major problems with the Church
I think I’m alone on the female side of the bloggernacle, but I have no major issues with the Church. I like going to the temple and find it stimulating (assuming I’ve had enough sleep recently) and lifting. I really need to go more often, but that’s an issue of apathy, not an issue of doctrinal conflict. I’m not bothered by anything taught there and don’t find it painful or sexist. Sure, Adam and Eve are a bit cheesy, and sometimes it gets a little warm in the room once you’ve got everything on, but that’s the worst I can come up with.