Category Archives: Marriage and Singlehood

The Red Brick Store

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Sharon Lindbloom

Not long ago a new LDS web site was launched: The Red Brick Store. The web site describes itself like this: “A collaboration amongst editors of Mormon-related journals and magazines to nurture and share good writing and good thinking in … Continue reading →

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Bill McKeever on Tom Hanks (in Fox News article)

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Aaron Shafovaloff

Bill McKeever, a rep for the Mormonism Research Ministry, added, “Personally, I find it un-American to tell people that they shouldn’t vote their conscience. Hanks said he doesn’t ‘like to see any discrimination codified on any piece of paper.’ Considering … Continue reading →

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In Defense of the Mormons, Yet in Recognition of Irony and Hypocrisy

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Aaron Shafovaloff

Uh oh, it looks like some feisty Tongan Mormons got themselves into trouble by tearing down same-sex advocacy signs from a fence around the LA temple, and then getting into a fight. Though I don’t condone the violent behavior, I … Continue reading →

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Prop 8, Hate Speech, and Plural Marriage

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Bill McKeever

Eight years ago, 61 percent of California voters passed Proposition 22, the “California Defense of Marriage Act.” The proposition read very simply: “Only marriage between a man and woman is valid or recognized in California.” No doubt many Californians thought … Continue reading →

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If polygamy becomes legal…

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

It’s the talk of the town, but it’s nothing new. Ever since the idea of legalizing same-gender marriage gained enough momentum to capture headlines people have been warning that such a move could open the door to legalized polygamy. Several … Continue reading →

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What is “Celestial Polygamy”?

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Bill McKeever

The LDS Church is adamant about distancing itself from modern polygamists, but can it really distance itself entirely from the doctrine of plural marriage? Read new article » (link fixed)

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A Look at Fundamentalist Mormonism

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Bill McKeever

FLDS, AUB, TLC? Plural marriage, otherwise known as “the principle,” lives on among thousands of modern-day followers of Joseph Smith. Read new article »

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In the heavens, are parents single?

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

On Monday (April 14, 2008) the Salt Lake Tribune ran an interesting article by Michael Nielsen, one of nine on the editorial board of the independent publication Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. The opinion article addresses the query regarding … Continue reading →

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Faith-Promoting Perceptions

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

On April 10, 2008 the Reuters blog, FaithWorld, discussed the “fundamental” PR problem the LDS Church is facing these days with the shakedown at the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ YFZ Ranch in Texas. Blogger Ed … Continue reading →

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The South Carolina “Holiday Card”

Posted on December 29, 2007 by Aaron Shafovaloff

Someone recently used satire in South Carolina to expose many to an Orson Pratt quote: “We have now clearly shown that God the Father had a plurality of wives, one or more being in eternity by whom He begat our … Continue reading →

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