Category Archives: Mormon Culture

Usurping Christmas?

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

During Christmas week I was listening to a discussion on the radio regarding the place of Santa Claus in Christmas. Was it good or bad, the talk show’s host wanted to know? As you can imagine, there were all sorts … Continue reading →

Posted in Joseph Smith, Mormon Culture | Tagged | 59 Comments

Mormons and Politics

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

New West Politics ran a story this week about the political race for Wyoming’s U.S. House seat. Two candidates are running neck-in-neck, but the Republican congressional candidate, Cynthia Lummis, hopes to add the Mormon vote to her support base. Mormons … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Mormonism, Mormon Culture, Mormon History | Tagged | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Marriage and Singlehood, Mormon Culture | 34 Comments

Leaving the Mormon Church

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

Last week Jeff Spector over at Mormon Matters wrote about an interesting phenomenon. In “Hedging Your Bets: Refusing to Leave the Church” Mr. Spector talked about inactive Mormons and the negative reactions from some of them when they are visited … Continue reading →

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Questions

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

After reading some of the Google news alerts that came across my desk in the past couple of weeks I was left pondering several questions. For instance… On August 27th this headline appeared: “Huckabee Denies Mormon Slur.” The story was … Continue reading →

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Mormons and the Media

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

Last week Joel Campbell over at Mormon Times posted two columns (Wednesday and Saturday) dealing with the media and its treatment of Mormon issues. Wednesday’s column asked, “FLDS: Does the media get it yet?” Mr. Campbell took a look at … Continue reading →

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When the Prophet Speaks the Debate is Over

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

On July 24th (2008), at a sunrise service commemorating the first Mormon pioneers to enter the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, LDS Seventy Earl Tingey talked about some of the admirable traits of those first settlers. In addition to doing … Continue reading →

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Sacrament Meetings: Keep Those Books Closed

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

Recently a letter from the LDS First Presidency was read in Sunday Mormon church services about the use of scriptures and visual aids in sacrament meetings and stake conferences. After stating that Church leadership is encouraged that members do study … Continue reading →

Posted in Mormon Culture, Mormon Scripture | 11 Comments

The Prophecy of Isaiah is Fulfilled

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

“You will indeed see but never perceive.” –Matthew 13:14 In March (2008) Boyd K. Packer, president of the LDS Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke via satellite to Latter-day Saints gathered for a stake conference in Bolivia. Speaking of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Book of Mormon, Jesus Christ, Mormon Culture | 12 Comments

Public Offerings

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

The woman looked at me with smug satisfaction and said, “At my church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we never pass a collection plate. It’s such a prideful thing to put your tithes and offerings on display … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Early Christianity, Mormon Culture | 17 Comments