Latter-day Saints in the public square
Same-sex marriage is coming to California.
The California Supreme Court opinion finds [PDF]
limiting the designation of marriage to a union “between a man and a woman” is unconstitutional and must be stricken from the statute, and that the remaining statutory language must be understood as making the designation of marriage available both to opposite-sex and same-sex couples.
The LDS Church took part in arguments in hopes of preventing this kind of decision.
The Dawning of a Brighter Day
Experiences and personal reflections on life, faith, the latter-day restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Due West!
The story of a country band trying to make it big. All 3 band members are LDS.
Interstate 50
Finding joy in the journey
The Clear Walk
A journal of my life since I now see my path clearly and passionately.
Karen Kelsay
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There is no way that Romney, or even Huckabee could have gotten away with this. If this real, does this mean his religious beliefs are fair game?
Also, note how Faith, Hope and Charity have now been Obamified into “Faith. Hope. Change.”
Clever.
[Via The Corner.]
Keepapitchinin
Mormon history and Utah (not necessarily Mormon) history — stories, reviews, documents and news
Journey to Jordan
Journal of a BYU student on the 2008 study abroad program in Amman, Jordan.
TylerMitchell.com
You have to live like no one else.
Maw Books Blog
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Yee Haw
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All About Mormons
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Trestin Spiritual
An expression of my sincere faith.
Coming to Christ…
Fulfilling the ideal to recognize and remember the Savior’s influence in our daily lives…
Self Delusions of Angela May
It seems that I have always felt that I had something really important to say which has often led to me blurting out my opinion over the top of what other people were saying. A very rude habit which I have learned over the years to control to some degree. The purpose of this blog is for my own self expression but I definitely welcome comments.
The Legacy Lady
place to learn more about digital scrapbooking. I also blog at www.digiscrap101.com a complete site dedicated to helping others learn Photoshop, with video tutorials, etc
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My brother interviews Pete Ashdown, CEO of Utah’s Xmission and 2006 challenger to Senator Orrin Hatch.
Last night, Mitt Romney followed up on last December’s “Faith in America” with a new speech called “Freedom & Religion: Perfect Together.” The speech was given at a dinner for the Beckett Fund for Religious Liberty.
He took the opportunity to answer some criticisms and adjust his comments in response. Some critics took issue that he had no word on religious liberty for those who choose to not believe. They may be happy to hear that he took their criticism to heart.
Several commentators, for instance, argued that I had failed to sufficiently acknowledge the contributions that had been made by atheists. At first, I brushed this off — after all this was a speech about faith in America, not non-faith in America. Besides, I had not enumerated the contributions of believers — why should non-believers get special treatment?
But upon reflection, I realized that while I could defend their absence from my address, I had missed an opportunity…an opportunity to clearly assert that non-believers have just as great a stake as believers in defending religious liberty.
If a society takes it upon itself to prescribe and proscribe certain streams of belief — to prohibit certain less-favored strains of conscience — it may be the non-believer who is among the first to be condemned. A coercive monopoly of belief threatens everyone, whether we are talking about those who search the philosophies of men or follow the words of God.
We are all in this together. Religious liberty and liberality of thought flow from the common conviction that it is freedom, not coercion, that exalts the individual just as it raises up the nation.
He continued with defending his also heavily questioned line “Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom. . . . Freedom and religion endure together, or perish alone.” To defend those sentiments he cited the Founding Fathers and the last two popes.
As a politician, I imagine Gov. Romney wants to be known for more than just being the “Mormon candidate.” But, it’s nice to see that he hasn’t dropped his defense of religious freedom now that his personal faith isn’t under the microscope anymore. Romney may not win over any of his critics but hopefully his thoughtful response will help them see him in a better light.
Warwick Enrichment
Meeting place on the Net for Warwick Ward Perth Australia RS sisters, to organise ‘every needful thing’!
In The Doghouse
“Institute” instructor turned “Hubpage” author, publishing my passion, which is my testimony of Jesus Christ and His restored gospel. I love the Old Testament and am studying it and commenting on it a lot. Come, let us reason together!
Kinghorn’s Called to Serve
This is the blog of one couples adventures as they serve a 2 year Humanitarian Mission in Ukraine
A Thinker’s Accord: Searching for Meaning
All LDS people have had to struggle with challenges to their beliefs, both personal and public. This blog discusses how I have reached peace of mind with many difficult issues that arise. I start with the existence of God (the atheist questions) all the way up to complex restoration questions (common anti-Mormon questions). As an educated Latter-day Saint, I have had to think about and understand the more difficult concepts in our theology.
Thoughtskoto
LDS Couple living in Saudi Arabia blog about life and love, trials and challenges, faith and hope.
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First the Osmonds. Then the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Mitt Romney didn’t work out so well but we now have chaste vampires to subvert the world to Mormonism.
The high school teacher at a school where the Twilight movie is being filmed says:
“I and some other FoMo [‘former Mormons’] recognize the Twilight vampires as thinly veiled metaphors for an idealized version of Mormons : They are misunderstood, very loyal, have extremely attractive Aryan features, are very cultured and are not sexually promiscuous.
I was just clued into the Twilight
I can’t tell if the plan is for Twilight readers to be sucked into the dark world of Mormonism or Mormons are supposed to feel liberated as metaphorical Aryan vampires. Either way I fear for that teacher’s students.
Becoming Mormon
So what do you do after joining the one true church? Become ward mission leader, I guess. 
Jeanette’s Kitchen
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” Virginia Woolf
Liahona Warrior Arts
Latter Day Saint Boxing and Martial Arts Instructor based in Sacramento CA. If you need a great place to train or LDS questions answered about the Martial Arts field contact Rocky Twitchell
Be It Ever So Humble
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Mapping the MTB Trails in Arizona
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What Mormons Like: Mormons like Sportsmanship . . .(at least in principle)
So, what can be done about bad sportsmanship at church ball games? We might imagine some sort of punishment. Maybe the church could ask Danny Ainge—a Mormon and former great NBA basketball player—to bite those who get out of control. That is how Danny got Tree Rollins to calm down during the 1980s playoffs. But, no … pain won’t work. If pain were an issue, they wouldn’t participate in church ball in the first place. Furthermore, Mormons have a high pain tolerance. They have learned to endure by bearing the weight of ward talent shows and pioneer treks.
After some hemming and hawing, the ACLU weighs in on the FLDS raid.
“The ACLU has serious concerns that the state’s actions so far have not adequately protected the fundamental rights at stake,” the national organization said in a statement recently posted on its Web site.
The ACLU said children have a right not to be abused or forced into marriages by their parents or anyone else, parents have a constitutionally protected right to free exercise of religion and to raise their children in their faith, as well as a fundamental right to due process of the law.
Elder Marlin K. Jensen takes on the NY Times by distinguishing FLDS polygamy from 19th century LDS polygamy.
In distinction to the cloistered isolation of today’s polygamous groups, including the FLDS, Mormon culture in the 19th century was characterized by a vibrancy of productive activity in various fields of endeavor: education, industry, politics, community-building, agriculture, and many professions. Latter-day Saints strived to move apace with the rapid demands and changes of life and sought to embrace modernity, not thwart it. They sought to take advantage of the ideas and innovations of modern life by establishing schools and universities of higher education. In this they followed the advice of Joseph Smith: “One of the grand fundamental principles of ‘Mormonism’ is to receive truth, let it come from whence it may.”
Jeff Lindsay has more to refute the sloppy reporting which lends to these misconceptions.
From Black Panther to temple sealer. Eldridge Cleaver wasn’t the only Black Panther to become a Mormon.
Newsweek looks at why Mormons dominate reality TV .
In reality TV terms, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is in a sweet spot demographically: still small enough that members get excited to see one of their own in the spotlight, but large enough that when they watch together and vote they can affect results and ratings.
Strange, but it’s very interesting to read how well Mormons have done.
Opposition to church buildings isn’t limited to temples anymore.
Just as the LDS Church has made inroads into Harlem a few years ago, it is trying to make a comeback of sorts in Washington, D.C. Today, the Washington D.C. stake center is next to the temple in Kensington, Maryland. But the stake was originally located in the District proper, housed in the beautiful and historic Washington D.C. Chapel.
Sadly, the Church sold the chapel to the Unification Church in the 1970s due to high maintenance costs (and I suspect dwindling demographics). But the building still has a stained glass representation of the First Vision and the text “The Glory of God is Intelligence” inscribed outside. (More history here).
Now, the Church is trying to increase its presence in the District. As I understand it, the Church did try to buy the old Washington, D.C chapel back but was unsuccessful. So it has bought land up the street in the very nice neighborhood of East Carter Barron.
Unfortunately, some of the local residents are opposing the building with complaints that it will be too big and make parking worse. Opponents have even launched a slick web site, 2big2much.org, with calls to email local authorities and sign a petition. (The contact page has strangely omitted the group’s email, so there is no way to contact them directly.)
Local news did a story covering the controversy.
While concerns of excessive growth and crowding can be reasonable, the site’s claim that a church will be too burdensome is ridiculous and unfair given that the area is already replete with other churches. The property is zoned for a church and the plans are very accommodating which include underground parking. The site claims that it will have a “steeple protruding 10 stories” but I don’t think the DC temple steeple is even that high.
I doubt that this is a case of antagonism specifically towards Mormons, but the opposition is still unfortunate. The District of Columbia’s 16th Street is a beautiful road with many varied churches. Walking down it is a perfect way to appreciate the rich religious heritage of our nation in its capital. Hopefully, the LDS Church will have a chance to rejoin it’s place there without too much difficulty.
The Way West - 1847
This is my great grandfather’s blog. On April 7, 1847, he left Winter Quarters, NB in the first company that was led west by Brigham Young. Inspired destination was the “tops of the mountains” after years of religious persecution. Hope was that they would be left alone there to worship God as they pleased. Writings lack in elaboration due to time/writing problems. I will be writing down his diary verbatim as he wrote it plus adding synopsis if needed.
He would LOVE to have your comments!!
Reflections of a Mormon
This is a testitmony by way of a book I wrote while serving as a missionary. It exlpains our beliefs as Latter Days Saints and discusses some of our doctrines.
My Food Storage Deals
We help Utah residents get their food storage by telling them what items are in the ads that are better deals than warehouse prices and tell them how much of each item they should stock up on. It’s awesome!!
Merry Misadventures of a Matriarchal Madwoman
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If anything, I like the headline:
Police: Motorcyclist flipped bird, popped wheelie, crashed:
A Long Island man who flipped his finger at a police cruiser and then popped a wheelie on his motorcycle is recovering from injuries after crashing.
It’s funny how fast a campaign can change.
The idea that a candidate should be grilled for views of other people in his church hasn’t been commonplace in the Democratic party for tens of thousands of minutes, since Mitt Romney suspended his campaign.
Read the rest of the comment for other excellent points on how crazy this campaign has been so far (only six months left to go!).
[via My Man Mitt via The Campaign Spot]
Sen. Harry Reid has a new book that may not be a complete memoir but it recounts his hardscrabble upbringing and path the the U.S. Senate. From the SL Trib overview it sounds like an expanded version of the senator’s BYU speech from last fall.
He also mentions his faith:
In The Good Fight“I’ve tried not to wear my religion on my sleeve,” Reid said.
“I’ve tried to live what I feel would be a good Christian life, recognizing that other people have their own religions and I’ve tried to respect that,” Reid said. “But for me, my religion has made me a better person and I have no doubt it’s contributed to my family, my five children being the good people they are.”
Reid, who receives round-the-clock protection from Capitol police officers, still attends church in either Nevada or Washington and does his monthly home teaching as encouraged by Mormon leaders.
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Scrappy Pants
The rantings and soapboxes of a happy mormon mom who is not on anti-depressants, weighs 20 pounds more than I’d like, and who loves politics.
OzBlog
The purpose of this blog is to chronicle the journeys of David, Stephanie, Myah, Aiden, Robert & Guillermo Osborn.
Ramblings of Mine
I’m a sahm of 4 kids who delightfully and irritatingly entertain me.
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a blog about music, books, movies, and everything in between.
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Vatican blocks Mormon access to records:
In an effort to block posthumous rebaptisms by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Catholic dioceses throughout the world have been directed by the Vatican not to give information in parish registers to the Mormons’ Genealogical Society of Utah . . .
The letter is dated 10 days before Pope Benedict XVI’s April 15-20 U.S. visit, during which he presided over an ecumenical prayer service attended by two Mormon leaders. It marked the first time Mormons had participated in a papal prayer service.
Effectively, this may not be anything new, but it is curious why now and why the LDS Church is the focus of the directive.
Msgr. J. Terrence Fitzgerald — vicar general of the Diocese of Salt Lake City — said he didn’t understand why the Latter-day Saints church was singled out in this latest Vatican policy regarding parish records.
“We have a policy not to give out baptismal records to anyone unless they are entitled to have them,” Msgr. Fitzgerald said of his diocese. “That isn’t just for the Church of the Latter-day Saints [sic]. That is for all groups.
[Via Mormonism News.]
North Temple hints at a possible upcoming LDS.org mobile web app.
Meditating on Mormonism
A compilation of musings about religion and religious life.
Rebecca’s Blog
A Blog about LDS Family life, LDS Philosophy, LDS Information and Missionary work. How we can improve as a Faith, LDS Inspirational Topics and ways to inform non-members about our Faith. A common place to meet and discuss Gospel topics.
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Mormon Neighbor Blog
This is a personal religious blog by me. The inspiration was President Eyring’s encouragement to begin a journal about being thankful. I decided to begin doing that here. I also realized I have tons of great notes that I have taken with personal insights that I have never done anything with. It’s my hope to be more diligent at recording those things for my children and others I care about.
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