Some Pagan Thoughts on Mormonism

Last updated on: August 31, 2010 at 7:14 pm by benspackman

Some Pagan Thoughts on Mormonism 2010-08-31T19:14:15-06:00 benspackman

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As I run the Mormon Portal, Star Foster runs the Pagan Portal here at Patheos. Yes, we have a Pagan Portal, as well as Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Evangelical, etc. (Go to the main page and click on Religion Portals to explore a bit.) She’s been putting up thoughts about whichever religious tradition is the weekly focus of our Future of Religion series. She recently posted 13 Things I Like about Mormons.

While some of her examples (such as polygamy) might make us say “well, maybe, but…,” or quibble in other ways (Alma in my view is unlikely to be Latin) it’s a great example of looking for the positive in religious traditions outside of one’s own. Krister Stendahl called it Holy Envy. Not everyone is so secure within their own faith that they are willing the recognize the good elsewhere. Check it out.

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