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No longer invisible: Latter-Gay Saints 27 Aug 2013 | 03:47 pm
They try to convince gay people that it’s in their best interests to be straight. In fact, they try to convince them that they’re already straight. (from “Ockham’s Razor”) The Church of Jesus Christ ...
What Hannah Arendt can teach us about Women’s Ordination in the Church 27 Aug 2013 | 11:11 am
Just like the issue of accepting same-sex intimacy, Mormons are beginning to understand a good Mormon can hold the position that women should be ordained. And this means that half (okay, maybe one qua...
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Wrong Side of History Edition! 26 Aug 2013 | 11:21 am
There were two little tidbits of Mormon news this past week, and in both, the CoJCoL-dS couldn’t stop hamming up its role as villain. First off, there was a case of a gay author whose book was droppe...
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Life on the Fringes Edition! 19 Aug 2013 | 06:38 am
This past week, Andrew S. tackled the question of why he sticks around Internet discussion groups on the fringes of Mormonism — a familiar topic for many of us in this space, and his answer is very si...
Is Mormonism going to evolve, and can I make it work for me? 13 Aug 2013 | 06:14 pm
I had a young man email me with a couple of questions. After writing up my response to him, I thought my response might make a good post on MSP. Here’s the question: Is it possible, do you think, f...
Paved With Good Intentions – Part IV 10 Aug 2013 | 12:40 am
Arrived in Tucson, July 1983 – hotter than hell and – unknown to us at the time – our last stop on the path of Mormonism. Larry was still in the military and our first residence was in a local rental...
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Intellectual Exploration Edition! 4 Aug 2013 | 11:09 pm
The ripples “Swedish Rescue” continue to spread! Some Europeans described their experiences with information and the CoJCoL-dS and the faithful continue to seek strategies to blame the doubters and/or...
The trouble with answering questions 30 Jul 2013 | 10:11 pm
Runtu has added some new insights in the continuing discussion of LDS Doubt in the NY Times: It seems the church has learned at least a few things from the rescue experience. First and foremost, don’...
Paved with Good Intentions – Part III 30 Jul 2013 | 01:20 am
Picture it – Sicily – 1922. Sorry, that’s Estelle Getty’s line. FYI for the younger crowd – Estelle played Sophia Petrillo on the Golden Girls sitcom. But, we digress. Actually, it was Mt. Home, Idah...
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Pie-and-Beer Day Edition! 29 Jul 2013 | 12:05 am
As many of you know (and perhaps celebrated), this past week there was a magical holiday — celebrated mostly only in Utah, and only truly appreciated by those of us with pioneer heritage — Pie and Bee...
