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Brandon Davies and not-so-short shorts
This week, Brandon Davies was suspended from playing on the BYU basketball team for violations of the Honor Code. (ie: he had sex with his girlfriend) The responses have surprised... -
Tarkio Balloon
A special guest post today featuring the short documentary ‘Tarkio Balloon. The film is the first in ‘The Lost and Found Series,‘ a series of five documentary films by a... -
The Fountain
How much recompense can mythology – or even the scientific comforts of persistence of the body – provide in the face of human yearning? -
The ‘R’-rating Prohibition and ‘The King’s Speech’
Over on her weekly column ‘Salt and Seed’, Rosalynde Welch discusses the move away from the LDS Church teaching that ‘R’ rated movies (for it’s US members) are forbidden. She... -
Celebrating the Man As Well As His Cause
A guest post from a reader, Debra. Names matter. They do. My life experience has taught me this. Names are important as they are references – signs — that direct... -
Family Home Evening at “God’s Favorite Musical”
Guest Post: by Ian — An Early Review of The Book of Mormon Musical. This past Monday I had quite the Family Home Evening—I saw a preview performance of the... -
Laying it on Thick
This is the fifth post in a series regarding sexuality, religion, and teenagers. You can see the other posts by clicking here. The first one was January 26, 2011. ... -
Rock of Ages
In the last few years I’ve become a fan of Swedish death metal. There, I said it. -
Ms. Goody Two-Shoes Lives On
“A Mormon Mother” was the way I was described as my Prop 8 video was linked around the internet. I can’t blame them, I am the one who introduces the... -
If Jesus were to write an opinion piece directed at Mormons …
… he’d probably write for The Salt Lake Tribune (and work in community radio): The case for Book of Mormon socialism Though redistribution is the highest economic order in Mormon... -
Clapping for God
What a treat! Mel spilled over to Sunday this week to bless us with a guest post. Enjoy… I was once asked to... -
Zachary’s Ride (Walk) to Church
Come see Laura and her son Zachary’s walk to church in the Bay Area. Laura writes: Our kindergartner loves photography, and this was the perfect opportunity. We headed out on... -
A Prophet at Wartime
What does this Prophet deplore in war? The actions of the enemy? The actions of the US-led coalition? War in general? It’s hard to tell and this appears to be... -
Hipster or Jesus?
The Eternal Question now has its own website: a place to study whether the wide variety of people who could play Jesus’s stunt double in an upcoming movie. Probably not... -
American Beauty
Recently ‘Rogue Cinema’ took a foray into the dark world of David Lynch’s films, to explore his disturbing presentations of the decay of the body and inherited contortions of the... -
Hate
As an antidote to all the love around here lately, I thought I’d offer up a little bit of good old-fashioned hate. I grew up in a very low key... -
Allaho: An Afghan Lullaby for Daughters
I just got this video in my inbox from a listserv I’m a member of. I loved seeing all the Afghan girls playing and learning to read. And I loved... -
Heroic Aspirations, Gay Marriage, and the Mormon Church
This guest post is written by Brent D. Beal, whose marriage to Heather Olson Beal is not at all threatened by the idea of same-sex marriage. My name is Brent... -
Awakenings
“True spirituality is not a defense against the uncertainties, pain and danger in life, not an ‘an inoculation,’ as Joseph Campbell called popular religion, to avoid the unknown. It is... -
The Sound of Silence
“To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.” Abraham Lincoln On New Year’s Eve, I ceremoniously drew my approval whore, thanked and then released her: I... -
A Ride to Church – York
This morning I got in my ‘ride’ (a pair of size 11 Mizuno running shoes), and went to church. If you’ve read some of my other posts and comments around... -
Wide Eyed
*Please note: This post addresses rape and violence to women. Buddhists use the word interdependence, and it’s one I resonate strongly with. I see the softness of my own edges... -
Georgia Lee
Perhaps my favourite Tom Waits album is Mule Variations (1999). This simple song really stuck with me: for the honesty of its question. We all live different lives, and have... -
Adam-God Theory
What we believe truly matters. Most of what we believe has its roots in what we were taught as children by people who we once rightfully worshipped as demi-gods; [...]... -
Joanna Brooks: “Is there a place for individual conscience in contemporary Mormonism?”
Religion Dispatches’ Joanna Brooks reports on events before and since our own “Mel” re-published her earth-shaking Playing Valentine video: Pro-Gay Marriage Mormon Keeps Faith Despite Church Pressure It’s a great... -
Moon
Today’s post on ‘Rogue Cinema’ is a collaboration between Matt and Andy. “WHERE ARE WE NOW?” If you’ve seen 2001: A Space Odyssey you’ll find many similarities between the mood,... -
Angela Ellsworth Explores Her Mormon Past at ASU Art Museum
MAN, I wish geography weren’t part of reality because I really want to go see this performance by Angela Ellsworth, a woman who was raised Mormon but is no longer practicing. She... -
Business Lunch
Today, a guest post from Jacque. I wasn’t driving. My boss had borrowed her husband’s SUV for the day so the four of us could ride together………along with all the... -
In God we Trust
This post is the fourth in a series of posts regarding religion, teenagers, and sexuality. You can see the rest of the posts here. One little snippet in Regnerus’s book... -
DRY Ink Photograph’s Project 365
Erika over at DRY Ink Photography keeps posting amazing pictures on Facebook as part of her Project 365 for this year. She said I could steal this latest one so... -
Myo
I am a Sunday Painter, an I-storyteller, a blogger with a miniscule audience in a big, noisy world. Oftentimes, I feel a mild sense of despair over my lack of... -
Valentine Crush
Valentine’s Day is for amore and what more perfectly embodies amore than a crush? Our friend Course Correction channels the sweet innocence and lasting, life-altering experience of that crushing moment.... -
Happy ‘Day of Purity’, Everyone!
Over on the Guardian website, an article tracks the history of Valentine’s Day, from an ancient Roman festival of sexual love, to the Christian Party of the UK‘s celebration of... -
Playing Valentine
Legend has it that one of the roots of Valentine’s Day stem from a third century ban on marriage passed by Roman emperor Claudius II who thought married men made... -
Elaine Bradley: ‘Marching to the Sound of Her Own Drum’
For the most recent addition to the ‘Mormon Women Project’, Krisanne Hastings has interviewed Elaine Bradley, the drummer and backing vocalist for Billboard top #100 alternative rock band ‘Neon Trees’,... -
A Ride to Church – Nacogdoches
We moved to Nacogdoches (pronounced Nac-a-do-ches), a small town of 30,000, in 2008. On your way into town, a big billboard proudly announces that Nacogdoches is “the oldest town in... -
Hosanna in the Highest
This week on ‘The Sanctuary’: a guest post from Andy. One way of characterising my spiritual journey over the last four years would be to say I’ve gone from functioning... -
Leaving
I’m in the process of choosing to leave. I’m almost there. There’s only a consideration of the cost. -
Black Swan
Today’s post is from a guest that we’ll call ‘White Cygnet’. I didn’t expect Black Swan to strike at my Mormon roots. I found the film both disturbing and moving... -
Utah Panoramas
The Utah 3D project has a stunning set of panoramic views from different parts of Utah, accessible here. Some of our favourites are Temple Square and beneath ‘Double Arch’ at Arches... -
Bearing a Burden
It sounds corny, but by carrying around her belongings (two pairs of sturdy shoes, a box of office supplies, a blanket, and a black garbage bag full of what I... -
Joanna Brooks, Elder Oaks and the ‘Battle’ for ‘Religious Freedom’
In her post today, Joanna offers an insightful analysis of Elder Oaks’ recent address, in context of the larger campaign he and other church leaders have been waging to call... -
The Trouble with Immaculate Contraception …
… is that there are always exceptions. Love to Jesus and Mo. -
What do a burger, a rare steak, and a gift all have in common?
A couple years ago, I sat in a Relief Society lesson at church about modesty. According to the rumor mill, this lesson was necessitated by the fact that some women... -
An Unlikely Escape
Is meditation ‘unChristian?” I am wholly unconvinced it is. I heard this story of death row inmates engaging in an intense Vipassana meditation program today on NPR. I love how... -
Blood of Eden – Part 1, Metaphor
Madame Curie engages with the Garden of Eden story over on Sapphic Soliloquies, exploring a role-reversal where Adam stands as a mother figure to Eve that came from his side.... -
Detroit in Ruins: Urbex
I always love views into the unseen, decaying side of our urban existence. They speak to so much of our psychology: the fallout from the excesses of modern living. These... -
Foolish Love
My husband likes to attribute a lot of our personality quirks to generational influences. In his eyes, we are deeply earnest, but pathologically afraid of cheesiness or sentimentality (to such... -
Commercial Appeal
You may have been watching the Packers and Steelers last night, but since I don’t care for pro football and typically pick a favorite based on the fashion statement the... -
C’mon, get happy
If you asked a Mormon what the purpose of this life is, you would probably get an explanation of the Plan of Salvation. Something along the lines of coming to...