Category Archives: “The Mormons” (PBS)
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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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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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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The PBS Special: “The Mormons”
I watched this earlier this week when it was broadcast. My overall grade for the show is a “B”. I give it an “A” for production values, a “B” for effort, and a “C” for overall balance and accuracy. Case … Continue reading
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