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January 2014

January 27, 2014

Faith and Nibley

I am doing a few guest posts over at Times and Seasons. My first post...

January 21, 2014

Are the Sister Wives Mormon?

Absolutely. While they are not "mainstream" Mormons, as the Brown family refers to members of...

January 07, 2014

A Letter to My Young Mormon

Todd, I just finished reading a book by Adam Miller. It is called Letters to...

December 2013

December 16, 2013

LDS Church Releases New Statement on Polygamy

In the wake of the polygamy ruling by the U.S. District Court for Utah, and...

December 15, 2013

A Look at the Sister Wives Ruling with an Attorney for the Browns.

In his office, Adam Alba has a picture of early Mormon Apostle George Q. Cannon...

December 14, 2013

Polygamy Researcher Responds to Sister Wives Ruling

In response to an inquiry from Approaching Justice, author and polygamy researcher Brian C. Hales...

December 13, 2013

Nate Oman on Reynolds, Polygamy, and Mormonism

Yesterday, the Federal District Court for Utah ruled that Utah polygamy laws violated the free...

September 2013

September 23, 2013

Are Mormons Christians? Yes and No.

Author's Note: This is my contribution to the Patheos Blog round table on the question...

September 22, 2013

“Are Mormons Christians?”: A Blog Round Table

Author's Note: This post is cross-posted at Faith-Promoting Rumor. Are Mormons Christians? For most Mormons,...

September 12, 2013

What is Religious Freedom? A Brief Response

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced yesterday that it was initiating an...

September 09, 2013

Can there be a Faithful Liberal Mormonism?

I have rediscovered my faith in Christ in recent years and come to terms with...

August 2013

August 26, 2013

We Have Authority Issues

"Why doesn't the Church speak out in favor of the Affordable Care Act or universal...

August 19, 2013

Being Passive Aggressive Does Not Mean You are Not a Bully

Just Saying. Source: Online Interactive Communication Training.

April 2013

April 11, 2013

“Mormon Women and the Priesthood” today on RadioWest (Update: Audio Now Available)

RadioWest, the radio news interview show out of KUER in Salt Lake City, is talking...

March 2013

March 25, 2013

Maxwell Institute Announces NEW Mormon Studies Review

This morning, I blogged about hiring of Blair Hodges as the new public communications specialist...

March 25, 2013

Maxwell Institute team adds Communications Guru Blair Hodges

The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship has recently hired my good friend Blair...