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September 2013

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...

September 07, 2013

James Taylor Showered the Mormon Tabernacle Choir with Love.

Last night, James Taylor was joined by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Utah Symphony...

August 2013

August 28, 2013

New Video Released About LDS Church Welfare System

Today, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a short video about the...

August 27, 2013

Is Bryce Harper Hated Because He is A Mormon?

Ok, that is not really the question at hand. The panel at Post Sports Live...

August 26, 2013

We Have Authority Issues

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

August 25, 2013

Teaching the Gospel in Our Homes: My Sermon

Today, I gave a sermon about teaching the gospel in our homes. The talk touched...

August 12, 2013

John Stuart Mill on Mormon Polygamy

I am putting together a conference paper proposal about John Stuart Mill's treatment of Mormon...

July 2013

July 29, 2013

“…we are Mormons. We do not kill people or animals.”

"Shem, we are Mormons. We do not kill people or animals," said Geneva (7) to...

July 28, 2013

Another Liberal at Church!! (Adventures in Sunday School)

We are loving our time here in Las Vegas. In addition to the abundance of...

June 2013

June 12, 2013

No Liberals Here! (Adventures in Sunday School)

Okay, it might be an exaggeration to call anything that happens at church an adventure....

June 04, 2013

Are Mormons Protestants?

Should Mormons be categorized as Protestants? The 2012 Casper College Humanities Festival focused on the...

June 01, 2013

Baptists Set to Ditch Boy Scouts

CNN is reporting that the Southern Baptist Convention will be abandoning the Boys Scouts of...

May 2013

May 17, 2013

Sister Monson Passes Away

Only moments before seeing the news that Frances Monson had passed away this morning at...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

LDS Church Supports Move to Include Gay Scouts

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released a statement in support of...

April 23, 2013

Community of Christ and the Liberal Mormon

With the announcement that the National Conference of the Community of Christ has recommended expanding...

April 22, 2013

Community of Christ Extends Marriage to Same-Sex Couples

In their National Conference held April 19-21, The Community of Christ (formerly The Reorganized Church...

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...

April 06, 2013

Saturday Afternoon Session Open Thread: Go Syracuse! Edition #ldsconf

We are back for the second session of the day! This afternoon, Todd and I...

April 06, 2013

Lorna Call Alder Memorial Saturday Morning Session Open Thread #ldsconf

Welcome to the Saturday Morning Session of the April 2013 General Conference of the Church...

April 05, 2013

Making the Trek to General Conference #ldsconf

We made it! With brief stops at Martin's Cove, the McDonald's in Rawlins, the gas...

April 04, 2013

Care and Obedience (Mormonism and Feminist Theory)

The care perspective was first identified by Carol Gilligan who argued that there are two...

April 03, 2013

Live for Temple Square: Covering General Conference #ldsconf

Approaching Justice will be covering General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...

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

Steve Evans on Women and Mormonism in The Washington Post

Steve Evans, the godfather of the Bloggernacle and co-founder of By Common Consent, has a...

March 13, 2013

“Have you donated money or time to the Morman church?” #campaignchronicles

I will write a number of posts about anti-Mormon sentiment from the left and other...

February 2013

February 16, 2013

Baptizing a Friend

Today, my family and I are going to Jackson, WY. We have done this drive...