Monthly Archives: May 2008
What if Romney left the LDS Church?
As I type this, the news channel is blaring with filler waiting for Barack Obama to comment publicly on his announcement early today that he’s leaving the Trinity Unity Church of Christ, presumably as a consequence of the videotape of … Continue reading
Posted in Belief systems, Current events, Main, Politics
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OK, this was interesting
First off, let me be perfectly clear: I’m not claiming anthropological evidence of anything. But it was still a bit funny/startling to run across this news article about a possibly uncontacted tribe found in Brazil: Skin painted bright red, heads … Continue reading
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Life in the Foreign Service
Kenny and Linsey are two of our closest and dearest friends. Sandra & I met them back in DC when they were still single and uninvolved with each other. We watched their courtship, heartily approved of their engagement, and traveled … Continue reading
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Texas Supreme Court orders FLDS children back home
In a ruling that likely surprises no one except for the Texas department of Child Protective Services, the Texas Supreme Court has ordered that all 440 children removed from the FLDS Yearning for Zion compound be returned to their parents: … Continue reading
Posted in Belief systems, Current events, Legal, Main, Polygamy
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Alma returns to Mesoamerica
I’m not sure which agency was responsible for naming this tropical storm, but I have to wonder if there’s a Mormon in the mix somewhere: MANAGUA, Nicaragua – Tropical Storm Alma lashed the coast of Central America with heavy rains … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, LDS Society, Main, News
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Bigotry and ignorance strike again
Sandra and I lived in Washington DC — in the District itself — for nearly six years (1999-2005). During most of that time, a major issue was where the Church would build a stake center if and when one was … Continue reading
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Live free or die
I posted the following editorial cartoon over at one of my other blogs: While some will I’m sure object to the quote in the cartoon above, I will argue that the quote itself is reflected in much of the Book … Continue reading
Posted in Book of Mormon, Current events, Main, Military
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Some observations on polygamy
[I belong to a private e-mail list for attendees of an invitation-only technology conference that has meeting annually for nearly 25 years. Early in May, as the news was breaking about the Texas raid of the FLDS YFZ compound, some … Continue reading
Posted in LDS Doctrine, LDS History, LDS Society, Main, Polygamy
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Spelunking: Alma 4:16-17
[One of the things I love about the Book of Mormon is that it contains hidden nuggets and complexities that you can overlook during a dozen or more readings but that suddenly leap out at you the next time through. … Continue reading
Posted in Book of Mormon, Main, Spelunking
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Church Handbook of Instruction posted online
…but not legally. Wikileaks, a website devoted to publishing confidential materials, has posted the 1968 and 1999 versions of the LDS Church Handbook of Instructions. The Church has responded by sending Wikimedia a takedown notice for copyright infringement. On the … Continue reading
Posted in LDS Organization, Legal, Main, Technology
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