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2011-06-12T09:26:31-05:00

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License to Sin

Last updated on: June 12, 2011 at 9:26 am By Bored in Vernal

Lately whenever I’ve visited out in SLC I’ve had a meetup with my evangelical Christian buddy, Aaron — the one who is known for standing out on Temple Square with a sign on Thursday evenings. Every time I return from an evening of bandying scripture about, I am prone to much reflection on the nature of salvation. And because I’m more disposed to connection than disassociation, I like to ponder the points of contact between traditional Christianity and modern Mormonism.... Read more

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2011-06-11T17:24:58-05:00

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The Temple of Joseph and the Temple of Sam

Last updated on: June 11, 2011 at 5:24 pm By Chris Henrichsen

Upon arrival in Billings, we decided to do initiatory work for some of Lyndee’s ancestors. She went in first while I waited in the waiting room with Todd (11), Shem (9), and Geneva (5). After the drive, I was looking forward to relaxing in the temple. Todd had another plan. He had been promised a cover for his iPod touch when I had purchased covers for iPhones earlier in the week. Due to the trip, the acquisition of a case... Read more

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2011-06-08T21:07:35-05:00

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Going to the Temple

Last updated on: June 8, 2011 at 9:07 pm By Chris Henrichsen

This week, my family is taking a trip to Billings, Montana. The Billings Temple is our local temple. I have not been to the temple for over two years. It has been even longer since I have done an endowment session. This may be the first time I have been excited about going to the temple since my sealing to my wife in 1998. I am not sure what to expect. Well, I know what will happen…I have been before.... Read more

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2011-06-08T09:51:11-05:00

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Book Review: Schweizer, “Hating God: The Untold Story of Misotheism”

Last updated on: June 8, 2011 at 9:51 am By bhodges

Title: Hating God: The Untold Story of Misotheism Author: Bernard Schweizer Publisher: Oxford University Press Genre: Religion Year: 2010 Pages: 246 ISBN13: 978-0-19-975138-9 Binding: Hardcover Price: $29.95 In the face of inexplicable and extreme personal suffering, the biblical Job refuses to turn on the God who gave him life: “The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away; blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:21). His property and children are destroyed, his body is inflicted with sores. Job’s wife... Read more

2011-06-07T15:09:12-05:00

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Pharisees, Scribes, and Modern Disciples

Last updated on: June 7, 2011 at 3:09 pm By mogget

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In TYD’s post below, “A Prophet is Only a Prophet When…,” one of the commenters, identified as Jeremiah Rush, left the following thoughts: If the Jesus as described in the new testament existed today, he would assert the mormons (and most of christianity) are like unto the ‘pharisees, scribes, and hypocrits.’ Monson as a “prophet?” A penthouse on temple square, wool suits (a wolf in sheep’s clothing), driving around in limos, having his picture in millions of people’s homes, etc–certainly... Read more

2011-06-06T16:02:43-05:00

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“Sounds like Satan’s plan!”

Last updated on: June 6, 2011 at 4:02 pm By bhodges

From the recent Newsweek coverage of us Mormons: Congressman Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) sees an even deeper connection between his faith and his economic and political views. According to Mormon tradition, God and Satan fought a “war in heaven” over the question of moral agency, with God on the side of personal liberty and Satan seeking to enslave mankind. Flake acknowledges that the theme of freedom—and the threat of losing it—runs through much of Mormonism, and “that kind of fits my... Read more

2011-05-29T22:31:15-05:00

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My Private Obscene Secret

Last updated on: May 29, 2011 at 10:31 pm By TT

I’ve recently been haunted by Kathleen Flake’s statement from last month: “Mormonism is a pre-modern religion full of miracles and grand providential acts of God.” My concern with the status of Mormonism in the modern and postmodern world is one of the main topics of my blogging. The assessment of Mormonism as a premodern religion strikes fear into my heart, not because it isn’t (partly) true, but because I really don’t want it to be in the future. (more…) Read more

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2011-05-27T11:04:24-05:00

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I’m pitching the Whipple biography with all my might

Last updated on: May 27, 2011 at 11:04 am By bhodges

Title: “Swell Suffering”: A Biography of Maureen Whipple Author: Veda Tebbs Hale Publisher: Greg Kofford Books Genre: Biography Year: 2011 Pages: 456 ISBN13: 9781589581241 Binding: Paperback Price: $31.95 Yes, I’m cross-posting this book review from lifeongoldplates.com, my old haunt, my book review depository. I’d like to add one comment in this version of the review. I failed to mention that this book has one pretty serious, in my view glaring, error. Basically it’s this: Whipple deserves a hardcover!!! Look, I... Read more

2011-05-19T06:30:53-05:00

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Manifesto Against “TBM”

Last updated on: May 19, 2011 at 6:30 am By bhodges

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This post isn’t a direct response to Chris’s or Enoch’s posts, but I want to touch on some of the same issues which I’ve been mulling over for the past year or so. Especially the label “TBM.” Joanna Brooks used it in her recent RD column: “Romney is what many Mormons call a TBM–or “true-believing Mormon”—an orthodox believer and devout practitioner of the faith.”1 Contrary to Brooks, I don’t know that “many Mormons” would use that label at all. I... Read more

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2011-05-18T11:20:00-05:00

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Hopeful Agnostic Sympathetic Mormon

Last updated on: May 18, 2011 at 11:20 am By enoch

I appreciated Chris H’s post and wanted to respond regarding the boundaries of Mormonism, the needs of individual and community, and especially the role of criticism within the Church. I hope to build on the deep respect that Chris and I have for each other and the positive tone of this site to foster a productive discussion. The Role of Criticism and Needs of the Individual To start with the most controversial of Chris’ points… the need to “shed the... Read more

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