Movie/Book Reviews
Does God Forgive Evil?
National Geographic has a very interesting documentary, The Science of Evil where they look at evil from many points of view. It was a very thought-provoking documentary, and I think I will put together a series of posts on the documentary. My first post will deal with Jeffrey Dahmer, the notorious serial killer. From Wikipedia, […]
The Diaries of Anthony Ivins
Anthony Ivins was an LDS apostle from 1907-1934. He was the cousin of Heber J. Grant, and served in the First Presidency with Grant from 1921-1934. Signature Books has recently come out with Cowboy Apostle: The Diaries of Anthony Ivins 1875-1932 (the Kindle version is only $20.) Ivins is notable for a few reasons: (1) […]
Mitt: the Documentary
This week is the Sundance Film Festival, and one of headlining movies was Mitt: The documentary (it’s now available on Netflix.) Don’t forget to participate in the LDS Film Festival coming up Feb 5-8.) I’m curious if any of you have seen it?
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 […]
Mormon Movies
Mormon Cinema has had a much lower profile lately. However, there are 2 movies out now, and I wanted to see what everyone thought about these two movies: Ender’s Game and The Saratov Approach. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V84ZyMsQ1Pc The Saratov Approach is based on a true story. Two Mormon missionaries were kidnapped in Russia. Ender’s Game on the […]
Evangelical Wants to Keep Mormon Moment Alive
2012 brought a lot of interest in the LDS Church due to Mitt Romney’s campaign for President of the United States. Now that the election is over, many feel the Mormon Moment is over. Christianity Today’s Ed Stetzer put out an article this week advocating that evangelicals “not let the Mormon moment pass completely.” I have […]
Mormons Being Proselytized
Mormons are know for proselytizing other faiths, rather than being the subject of being proselyted. I hadn’t considered why Protestants get upset at Mormon missionaries, or even why Mormons get so upset when evangelicals try to proselyte during General Conference weekend. I also didn’t considered Mormons proselyting or getting upset as being a double standard.
Snuffer’s Take on Polygamy
Denver Snuffer has generated a bit of controversy on the bloggernacle lately, though I suspect your average member has never heard of him. My post Is Excommunication Useful? got over 300 comments, and Tim Malone’s Q&A about Snuffer also got over 300 comments. One Who is Watching noted “an obscene amount of traffic to my site” […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mormon Heretic 