Category Archives: Current events
So long, Steve, and Godspeed.
The second personal computer I ever owned[1] was an Apple II, with no floppy drive. I bought it, along with a small color TV, from my close friend Robert Trammel while we were both living in Houston sometime around 1980.We … Continue reading
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Interesting commentary on the US District Court ruling on DOMA
The Defense of Marriage Act, passed by the US Congress in 1996, defines marriage as being solely between “a man and a woman”. Judge Joseph Tauro of the US District Court of Massachusetts just issued a ruling striking down the … Continue reading
Interesting view of LDS professionals
The Financial Times (which I read faithfully for a while back in DC, while I still read physical newspapers) notes the increased visibility of Mormons in Western business, government, and culture (free registration may be required): Mormons are moving from … Continue reading
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Mormons get the blame for Maine
Mollie over at GetReligion.org points out that in wake of Maine citizens overturning the gay marriage law (the Question 1 initiative before voters this past Tuesday), gay marriage supporters are now seeking to blame the LDS Church somehow: Check out … Continue reading
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A great GayPatriot brunch
Sandra and I attended a brunch today, hosted by Dan Blatt of GayPatriot.net here in downtown Denver. There were eleven of us in all there, and the discussions were all quite interesting. Dan’s a screenwriter in west LA; at one … Continue reading
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A sticky wicket: the Church and illegal immigration
From the Salt Lake Tribune comes this, well, awkward article for the Church: The arrest of an undocumented immigrant returning last week from his LDS mission has sparked discussion at the highest levels of the church about how to limit … Continue reading
Posted in Church administration, Current events, LDS Society, Legal, Main, Missionary work
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Mormons, the Mossad, and 9/11
Courtesy of Article VI Blog comes a link to this, ah, fascinating article that not only repeats the tired and ridiculous trope that Israel was behind the destruction of the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001, but that the Mormons were … Continue reading
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Some thoughts from a Catholic as well
E. D. Kain at The League of Ordinary Gentlemen has also taken note of Michael’s Spencer’s prediction of the collapse of Evangelical Christianity and added some thoughs of his own from a Catholic point of view: Now my personal take … Continue reading
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Pandemic urban legend update from Dr. Puls
The friend who sent me the original “Pandemic” e-mail pointed me to this site, which appears to have a response from Dr. Susan Puls: Several months ago, there was a probably well intentioned but totally misleading and false email spread … Continue reading
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The newest LDS urban legend? [updated]
[IMPORTANT NOTE: There appears to be an official disclaimer from Dr. Puls regarding the e-mail below.] [Also, thanks to Emily Jensen at Mormon Times for the link and the kind words.] I received from a friend the following e-mail (note … Continue reading
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