Monthly Archives: May 2007
Beardless in Gaza
OK, so my progress on the Trek (1305 miles) hasn’t gone as well in May as it did in April. I should be at around 440 miles by now, and I’m just under 300 miles. If I had a broader … Continue reading
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No, I haven’t died…
…I’ve just been busy for the past week. I actually have at least one post in incomplete draft form; I may tackle something else first. The challenge with discussing LDS cosmology and related doctrine is that it’s hard to pull … Continue reading
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The arc of individual existence
I thought I’d start with beginnings, since they affect so much else. Mormons reject the classic (and largely post-Nicene) Christian concept of creatio ex nihilo, that is, creation out of nothing, in at least two important senses: the existence of … Continue reading
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Upcoming posts: Mormon perspectives on life, the universe, and, well, everything
As a response to both on-going silly postings on the net and the PBS broadcast “The Mormons”, I’ve wanted to write about several subjects, including: LDS cosmology (the nature of the universe) LDS ontology (the nature of reality, including God … Continue reading
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A poll on ‘feelings towards Mormons’
This article in the Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah) about a poll taken by the Institute for Jewish and Community Research tries, I think, to draw a bigger distinction between the public vs. college faculty results than I think … Continue reading
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A bit of reformatting of blog posts
I have a tendency towards long posts, so I’ve gone through all the ones below and inserted ‘more’ tags after the first paragraph or two. In a few cases, I’ve slightly edited the entry in order to make the break … Continue reading
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The Trek: Explanation and Status
I’ve actually been tracking this over on my other blog (And Still I Persist) but felt it was more appropriate here at Adventures in Mormonism. The rest of this posting is a slightly updated version of my original post explaining … Continue reading
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Al Sharpton weighs in [UPDATED]
Via Hugh Hewitt’s website, comes this choice sound bite from the Reverend Al, apparently during a debate with Christopher Hitchins: “And as for the one Mormon running for office, those that really believe in God will defeat him anyways, so … Continue reading
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Mormons, education, and intellect
In a previous post, I stated my objections to the portrayal of LDS Church disciplinary councils and procedures in the PBS show, “The Mormons”. I felt the same segment (about the excommunication of the “September Six”) left some misleading impressions … Continue reading
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LDS disciplinary councils (PBS show “The Mormons”)
The PBS show “The Mormons” discussed the excommunication back in 1994 of several so-called “Mormon intellectuals”. While I think the incident itself was a fair one to raise, I thought the segment was both far too long and very unbalanced … Continue reading
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