More Islands and Atolls

Thoughts on the Democratic Convention @ Mormon Mentality
  -  My family watches political conventions the way that many men watch sports. So far, my...

Thoughts on Everlasting Hell: The Case for Pageants @ Mormon Mentality
  -  What is the allure of pageants? In my experience, they’re not particularly inspiring,...

Davidson: The Myth of the Subjective 2 @ Mormon Metaphysics
  -  My initial thoughts on the paper were here. I want to delve into the arguments here. I...

Primary and All Manner of Gnats, Flies, and Frogs @ Segullah
  -  My entire life has been spent in utter dread that one day I would be called to Primary. I...

A Random Story From My Past @ Mormon Mommy Wars
  -  I was a “gifted child”.  I got to stay after school and attend special...

And the winner is… @ Mormon Mommy Wars
  -  #82–Maddison! Congrats, Maddison.  Sorry to everybody else.  Maddison, email me...

Philosophical Event-Horizons @ Mormon Metaphysics
  -  Interesting post at GFP. The post is actually about incompatibilism. But the intro...

“Strange” Odd Jobs And Spiritual Experiences @ Mormon Mentality
  -  I have had various odd jobs in my life (particularly in the years before graduating from...

My friend, the Apostate @ Segullah
  -  This is another guest post by the lovely Michelle, who you can also find here. Note:...

LDS Philosophy Blogs @ Mormon Metaphysics
  -  Just a note on some Mormon philosophy blogs. I keep meaning to mention them. First up...

Ostler Reading Club: Of God and Gods @ Mormon Metaphysics
  -  I’d mentioned a little while ago about the plan to do a reading club on...

Two Thoughts from The Disappeared: Clean Fiction is Possible, and an Analogy to Gospel Culture Clashes @ Mormanity
  -  My latest "just for fun" reading, after Cornelius Van Dam's book on the Urim and Thummim,...

What’s in a Name? @ Segullah
  -  “Cadmus - too heavy. Caesar – too Roman. Cailan- too common. Cain - too...

Mormon Home Evening, by Helen Hulse @ Mormon Mentality
  -  Mormon Home Evening—that’s the name one of the Hulse’s blogs reviling...

Hooray! It’s a green giveaway! @ Mormon Mommy Wars
  -  Happy Monday!  We are going to start the week off with a really fun giveaway. ...

Hope floats @ Segullah
  -   Yesterday I was witness to some amazing things: Hope in action. Strength of home and...

Family Schmistory Smoke and Mirrors OR Pollyanna and her Super Cute Family Dot Blogspot Dot Com @ Mormon Mommy Wars
  -  Lots of people use blogs to keep in touch with family and friends, share milestones, and...

Piling on Senator Curtis Bramble @ Mormon Mentality
  -  I was watching the news last night and there was a story about the uproar caused by a...

McCain vs Obama: This is a Choice? @ Mormon Mentality
  -  This is a column I did for the local paper last month.   It’s not well done, I...

What do the cannery and puppies have in common? @ Mormon Mommy Wars
  -  Come find out.

Welcome to Relief Society! @ Segullah
  -   I guess I should have warned them. I was asked to speak in Young Women’s a while...

Why the cannery makes me think of puppies, and other deep thoughts @ Segullah
  -  I am the ward Temporal Prepardness person, which means I go to the cannery. A lot. I am...

Guest Post: Supporting Our Troops. For Real. @ Mormon Mommy Wars
  -  At MMW, we know many of you have spouses or family in the military; we are also...

Eat Meat Sparingly - and Drink Diet Soda Sparingly, Too @ Mormanity
  -  While reading a recent issue of Diabetes Forecast (background reading related to one of...

Families Can Be Together Forever? (Hmmm, Can I Pick & Choose?) @ Mormon Mentality
  -  I have a friend who was telling me about his family. He happens to be an active member...

It looks like a pterodactyl out of a gay Jurassic Park @ Mormon Mommy Wars
  -  Project Runway Recap: (OK, so I’m a day late and a dollar short. You get what you...

Bad Kids @ Zelophehad's Daughters
  -  Awhile ago, during one of my long stints in nursery, a new couple was called to serve...

My Life is a Reality Show @ Segullah
  -  The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states that in attempting to measure the position of...

Reviewing McMurrin’s Theological Foundations: Part 4 @ Small and Simple
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Nursery Manual @ Waters of Mormon
  -  I'm late sharing this, I know, but a few months ago I was released as the singing time...

The Problem of Evil and Wanting to Not Get What You Want @ Mormon Metaphysics
  -  Over at Crooked Timber earlier this month there was an interesting point about how...

The Evolution of Marriage @ Mormon Mommy Wars
  -  Then: While on our honeymoon, I asked my new husband to grab me a soda from the cooler. ...

Middle School Woes @ Segullah
  -  My daughter attended her first day of middle school on Monday. I’ve been in minor...

The Gospel According to Batman @ Waters of Mormon
  -  [Contains some spoilers for “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight”] Batman and...

Sexual Reorientation @ Mormon Metaphysics
  -  Razib at Gene Expression has an interesting post on cognitive modifications such as...

Comment Moderation @ Mormon Mommy Wars
  -  It has come to my attention that some people’s comments have gone into...

Breaking up with the FlyLady @ Mormon Mommy Wars
  -  Dear FlyLady- We need to talk.  Yes, we do. I know we’ve been together for a...

Peirce on Intuition @ Mormon Metaphysics
  -  I’d discussed on the weekend intuitions and whether they are trustworthy. I was...

Study Says 57% Of Americans Believe God Can Save A Life @ Mormon Mentality
  -  According to a recent survey, 57 percent of American said God could save a patient even...

REUNION “the act or process of being brought together as a unified whole” @ Segullah
  -  This is another guest post by Michelle. My 20th high school reunion is 3 days away and...

Best of the Week 6: Academic LDS @ Mormon Metaphysics
  -  (Whoops, sorry about that old header - my bad) Here’s this week’s...

Early Christianity and the (Restored) Concept of Three Degrees of Glory @ Mormanity
  -  A page in Barry Bickmores' "Mormonism and Early Christianity" site provides some...

I Know. Do You? @ Segullah
  -  Last testimony meeting, one of my favorite people in our ward got up to talk. She cuts a...

Sunstone Program Parody @ Zelophehad's Daughters
  -  I enjoyed this year’s Sunstone symposium immensely and have nothing but respect for...

Drying the New Wings of Converts @ Mormanity
  -  After visiting the massive farmers' market in downtown Madison, Wisconsin two weeks ago,...

On Asking to Be Released @ Zelophehad's Daughters
  -  I know we’ve talked about this subject before, but since I’m currently...

Crises of Faith @ Zelophehad's Daughters
  -  A topic that came up several times at Sunstone this year, and generated some...

Say Amen to His Priesthood Until He Does His Home Teaching? Say What?!? @ Waters of Mormon
  -  It's the first time I'd ever seen the Bishop stop a meeting to clarify and correct...

Jesus Alone - No Need for a Church? @ Mormanity
  -  Many people do not understand why a Church of Jesus Christ is needed - isn't Jesus along...

Mormonism and the Personal Righteousness of Joseph Smith @ Waters of Mormon
  -  A frequent tactic used by critics of the church is to attempt to expose some sinful...

How Has the Bloggernacle Changed Your Experience of Church? @ Zelophehad's Daughters
  -  Since a number of my siblings and co-bloggers are involved in more exciting activities...

Another Very Iffy Book of Mormon Cover-Up @ Mormanity
  -  Digging around some very old Mormon writings, I found one smoking-gun document by that...

Cornelius Van Dam on the Urim and Thummim @ Mormanity
  -  Dr. Cornelius Van Dam of the Theological College of the Canadian Reformed Churches has...

At The Movies: Wrap Up--The Power of Knowledge @ Waters of Mormon
  -  [Wrap up of this brief series about movie content and ratings. Links to earlier posts:...

Caricatures of the LDS Testimony - and a Friendly Reminder from Paul @ Mormanity
  -  During two years in the fabulous the Zürich Switzerland mission, I had the privilege of...

Self-Motivation @ Zelophehad's Daughters
  -  Like all of my family, and most people I know, I get easily addicted to computer games...

Breaking Down (for) Breaking Dawn @ Waters of Mormon
  -  Honestly, I'm not sure if I should be writing this. I could wait for the report...

An Amazing Youth Conference @ Mormanity
  -  I first heard about the results of the very successful Appleton Stake Youth Conference...

Volcanic Ice Cores, Revisited @ Mormanity
  -  Having just learned that the Maxwell Institute (FARMS) has revised their Website so that...

The State of Drinking: A New Web Resource @ Mormanity
  -  Wisconsin is the nation's #1 state when it comes to drinking, at least based on some...

The Plight of LDS Actors @ Waters of Mormon
  -  There’s no question:  Church members like seeing other Church members become...

Evidence for the Mundane Versus the Evidence for the Divine: Archaeology and the Scriptures @ Mormanity
  -  I believe in the Bible, in spite of some obvious, irrefutable textual problems and human...

The Urgency of Missionary Invitations @ Waters of Mormon
  -  Before I get into this, I want to make it clear that I believe that the gospel of Jesus...

Anti-Mormon Tactic: Deliberately Creating Confusion @ Mormanity
  -  Mormanity gets plenty of comments from critics with tactics that I sometimes consider to...

One Night of Drinking, A Lifetime of Regret: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome @ Mormanity
  -  The bartender set the glass on the bar in front of [Kathy] Kidd-Wuest. She took a sip....

At The Movies: Visual vs Printed Mediums @ Waters of Mormon
  -  [Part 6 in a brief series about movie content and ratings. Links to earlier posts: Part 1...

Know Your Naccle I: Match the Comment to the Commenter @ Zelophehad's Daughters
  -  By our reckoning, it’s time for a well-earned break from aggregator politics,...

Equity or foolishness? @ Waters of Mormon
  -  For the past six years I've attended church in a ward that had exclusive use of its...

At The Movies: The Paradox of Edited Movies @ Waters of Mormon
  -  [Part 5 in a brief series about movie content and ratings. Links to earlier posts: Part 1...

Moviegoers, You Have the Freedom to Walk Out @ Mormanity
  -  Just a quick thought this morning: Walking out of a theater can be a liberating...

Reviewing McMurrin’s Theological Foundations: Part 3 @ Small and Simple
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Shaken Faith Syndrome @ Mormanity
  -  The Shaken Faith Syndrome is Michael Ash's book dealing with the problems some members...

Ammon and the Waters of Sebus: Mesoamerican Culture Fills in Some Book of Mormon Gaps @ Mormanity
  -  Ever been puzzled by the strange events in Alma 17-19 regarding the Nephite missionary...

At The Movies: Ratings Creep & The Reign of the PG-13 @ Waters of Mormon
  -  [Part 4 in a brief series about movie content and ratings. Links to earlier posts: Part 1...

The Appeal of Penance @ Zelophehad's Daughters
  -  Theologically, I find it satisfying not to have a rigid, mechanically enacted code of...

Reviewing McMurrin’s Theological Foundations: Part 2 @ Small and Simple
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Food Storage Yes, Wealth Preservation No: A Mormon Enigma in Preparing for Hard Times? @ Mormanity
  -  Received a request to re-post my rather secular March 2006 entry, "Food Storage Yes,...

Professional Massages, Yea or Nay? @ Waters of Mormon
  -  I'm a tense sort of person, and I carry my stress in my shoulders. I have lots of trouble...

You Get More of What You Subsidize: The Problem with Bailouts and High School Day Care @ Mormanity
  -  A maxim of life and economics is that you will get more of whatever you subsidize. Make...

Markets Still Tumbling, Your Dollar Still Being Stolen - Anybody Seen the Constitution Lately? @ Mormanity
  -  Asian markets are tumbling this morning, reacting to renewed fears about the impact of...

At The Movies: Sex vs. Violence @ Waters of Mormon
  -  [Part 3 in a brief series about movie content and ratings. Links to earlier posts: Part 1...

Another Random Survey @ Zelophehad's Daughters
  -  As with the first Random Survey, authored by Lynnette, I thought it might be fun to take...

Remembering Zeezrom @ Mormanity
  -  When it comes to rapid repentance and forgiveness of sins, we often recall the story of...

IndyMac and Looming Bank Failures @ Mormanity
  -  Breaking news from Reuters on IndyMac:U.S. banking regulators swooped in to seize...

A Paean to Pirates @ Zelophehad's Daughters
  -  I’m head-over-heels in love with what I like to refer to affectionately as...

Comments from a Convert Who Faced Serious Anti-Mormon Pressure @ Mormanity
  -  In a previous post, "Have Anti-Mormons Won the War?," I received a recent comment from...

At the Movies: The Good and Bad of Movie Ratings @ Waters of Mormon
  -  [Part 2 in a brief series about movie content and ratings. Links to earlier posts: Part...

At The Movies: Context vs. Content @ Waters of Mormon
  -  [Part 1 in a brief series of posts about movie content and ratings from an LDS...

The Painful Price of Disobedience: A Cowboy's Perspective @ Mormanity
  -  David Walls' "What I Learned as a Cowboy" is a painful and moving story in the March New...

Irreantum: A Word from Ancient South Semitic? @ Mormanity
  -  Paul Y. Hoskisson, with Brian M. Hauglid and John Gee explore possible meanings of the...

Much Much Ado About... Dinosaurs? (Or A Poor Man's Eric D. Snider's Angry Letters) @ Waters of Mormon
  -  I've read many an application of religious principles in the last few years, from the...

Blessings and Rights @ Waters of Mormon
  -  Imagine a particular type of congenital heart defect that strikes children from birth and...

Polygamy and Same-Sex Marriage: A Contradiction? @ Waters of Mormon
  -  Kaimi asks whether it's hypocritical for the Church to oppose same-sex marriage on a...

Milk and Meat--A Revelation @ Waters of Mormon
  -  "Milk before Meat" is how the axiom goes--see 1st Corinthians 3:2.  Not so in the...

Reviewing McMurrin’s Theological Foundations: Part 1 @ Small and Simple
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Three Degrees of What? Salvation or Damnation? @ Small and Simple
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Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Engineers @ Small and Simple
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Mormons and Conflict @ Small and Simple
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A Family Night with the Nielsons @ Small and Simple
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Remembering Names @ Small and Simple
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Those Efficient Nephite Coins @ Small and Simple
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1941 Temple Recommend Form Questions @ Mormon Mentality
  -  Looking through a book of family history, I came across the image of a temple recommend...

The FAIR Conference and the Amateur Spirit @ Mormon Mentality
  -  When I learned that historian and Librarian of Congress Daniel Boorstin was giving the...