The Josh Duggar incest/molestation scandal has been the big topic of discussion and analysis this past week. These guys aren’t Mormons, but the story has strong resonance for us because of their tradition’s familiar attitudes about sexuality, gender roles, and family: In the LDS church, there was a massive focus…
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C. L. Hanson is the friendly Swiss-French-American ExMormon atheist mom living in Switzerland! Follow me on mastadon at @chanson@social.linux.pizza or see "letters from a broad" for further adventures!!
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Another day, another excommunication edition!
This time it’s Marisa and Carson Calderwood: We have received the decision from our Stake Presidency about our disciplinary court and it states that we are apostates. This is a title we wear with honor! Yes, we are apostates! We are proud to have been kicked out of an organization…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Survey says edition!
This week’s Mormon news item is one where I can give the CoJCoL-dS some real praise! Setting a good example for drought behavoir, they let the temple lawn go brown. You can probably guess what happened next… Perhaps you’ve heard about the new Pew Study on American religious trends, showing…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Season for the reason edition!
Yes, earlier this week, we celebrated the National Day of Reason, and now today we celebrate the hand–wringingest holiday on the Mormon liturgical calendar: Mother’s Day!! Let’s have a look at this year’s rendition of this yearly spectacle: If you have all the mothers stand up to receive a gift…
Sunday in Outer Blogness:
It’s been a slow week in Mormon news. The biggest item seems to be that you can now pay your tithing online (though you still can’t keep the amount confidential from your local leaders). Remember, tithing is basically the most important thing to do. Oh, and don’t criticize the leaders,…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Changing of the guard edition!
The CoJCoL-dS has a very interesting way of including God in the process of deciding who gets to be the next supreme leader: of the eligible prophets, seers, and revelators, the president is the one with the most seniority that God hasn’t killed. Yet. Now it looks like God is…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Opposition Edition!
What’s up with those who voted “opposed” in conference? Maybe this interview will help explain it. One person who participated (in spirit) described some reasons: My main issue is that the church needs to have a way for the average member to bring up an issue without being demonized. He…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Conference Review Edition!
General Conference was last weekend, so this SiOB is the traditional wrap-up of the commentary after everyone’s digested it a bit. Especially the nardoo: My faith is starving, full of nutritionless spiritual nardoo but too weak to stand, and I’m scared that our tiny baby steps of progress—women praying in…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Easter Conference Drama Edition!
What’s the best way to spend a long holiday weekend? If you said “watching General Conference“, you may be Mormon! Normally the most boring activity known to man (the faithful give tips on making your kids watch and staying awake), this conference was livened up by five people who decided…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Y Be Free edition!
The challenge to BYU’s accreditation has hit the presses!! Let’s see what happens! Theoretically it’s OK to be gay at BYU, but not everybody got the memo. In the meantime, FreeBYU has started posting profiles. And what is the CoCJoL-dS up to these days? I mean, besides conference. Not what…