Mormon Culture
Why Snuffer Got Exe’d
I finished Denver Snuffer’s book a few weeks ago, and I really enjoyed the book. Snuffer gives some original readings of both LDS Church history and scripture. I did a partial review of his book a few weeks ago when I talked about Snuffer’s position on polygamy (Snuffer believes that God permitted, rather than commanded […]
Women Addicted to Porn too
Over the weekend, Christianity Today (CT) put out an article stating that women “make up an estimated one in three visitors to adult entertainment websites.” This means that a 2007 study by “Nielsen/NetRatings found that approximately 13 million American women click on pornographic sites each month.” It’s not just a man’s problem anymore. CT interviewed 3 women […]
Senator Lee and D&C 121
I was at the temple recently, and was surprised to be there when Utah Senator Mike Lee entered the temple. LDS temples are open only to members that meet certain worthiness criteria. Senator Lee has joined forces with Senator Ted Cruz (of Texas) in shutting down the government, and trying to cause the government to […]
Good Cop-Bad Cop on Women’s Ordination
General Conference is just around the corner. Kate Kelly, founder of the Ordain Women website is promoting the idea that women should be ordained to the priesthood, and has organized a campaign to try to get admitted to the males-only General Priesthood Session this coming Saturday night in Salt Lake City. While some women wouldn’t […]
BYU Linebacker Suspended for Big Game
We are just hours away from the big BYU-Utah football game, and starting linebacker Spencer Hadley will not be playing today. Will it affect the outcome of the game? Who knows, but surely it isn’t a good sign for BYU. Hadley was allegedly photographed while clubbing in Las Vegas, which at a minimum is a […]
Modernizing the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
I’ve been reviewing The Challenge of Honesty which was released Sept 1. (You might want to check out my first post, or second post on the book.) Frances Lee Menlove relates the following. Today I am going to tell you a story. This is a Jesus story, the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, which […]
Is Excommunication Useful?
Denver Snuffer is the latest Mormon author to face disciplinary action from the Church. He posted his disciplinary letter on his blog; his disciplinary meeting is scheduled for Saturday, Aug 31. In case you are not familiar with Snuffer, he is a lawyer here in Sandy, Utah, and has published about 12 books, most notable […]
Growing up Uncorrelated
This is my second post on The Challenge of Honesty due to be released Sept 1. (You might want to check out my previous post.) Frances Lee Menlove tells about growing up before correlation existed. The Correlation Committee was started in 1961 and, in the words of John-Charles Duffy, “encompasses a philosophy–one might even say, a theology–of […]
The Challenge of Honesty
This will be the first of a series of posts on The Challenge of Honesty due to be released Sept 1. Signature Books and Frances Lee Menlove (edited by Dan Wotherspoon) have put out this wonderful book, I really enjoyed reading it. The book is a series of essays given by Frances over the past (almost) […]
Mormon Doctrine: Face Cards
I’ve never been much of a gambler; my dad loves to play Solitaire (with real or computer cards), and it was a fun game. We were taught that gambling was bad, and growing up thought it was a sin. We played Uno, Crazy-Eights, and many card games with or without face cards. With the Wheatmeister […]
Mormon Heretic 