Monthly Archives: June 2007
Mormons and the Vietnam-Era Draft
I see that the Boston Globe, as part of their campaign against Mitt Romney, is trying to paint a sinister portrait of the LDS Church working “hand-in-hand” with the Selective Service Board on draft deferments for LDS young men serving … Continue reading
Posted in LDS History, Main, Military, Politics
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A few observations on LDS temples
I received a very thoughtful and civil e-mail from a reader of this blog, who told of his own brief experiences investigating the LDS Church and in particular of some issues he had with the concepts of temples, temple recommends, … Continue reading
Posted in LDS Doctrine, Main, Temples
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Mormonism and Democratic Politics: Are They Compatible?
Richard Bushman is probably the great LDS historian of our generation, much as Leonard Arrington was of his. Under the auspices of the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, Bushman sat down with a group of journalists to try … Continue reading
Posted in LDS History, Main, Media, Politics
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Top 10 Reasons Why Mormons Should Vote for Mitt Romney
[Inside joke alert -- and weak joke/pun alert -- most of these will only be funny to a Mormon, and not always then.] My wife just forwarded this from an e-mail making the rounds in LDS circles: Top 10 Reasons … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, LDS Society, Main
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Some thoughts on higher dimensional realms
[UPDATED 02/27/08: I was startled today to find that Jeff Lindsay has written a poem, "Flatland", inspired in part by this paper. And a wonderful poem it is; go read it.] I have a half-finished post on the nature of … Continue reading
Posted in LDS Doctrine, Main
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