When I was in graduate school (2001-2007), my department regularly held symposia. Most of the symposia were members of our department or faculty at our university presenting their research. But occasionally we would bring in outside scholars to talk about their research. One of those scholars was Frances Fox Piven,…
Category: Glenn Beck
Im with shuck face
The Salt Lake Tribune reports: Deseret Book wont carry Utah authors latest novel This latest book from James Dashner contains language some of our customers would find offensive, said Gail Halladay, managing director of marketing at Deseret Book … The Scorch Trials, the story of teenagers trekking across a dystopian…
Glenn Beck Fandom
How many of you have been in a discussion/debate with a “current Mormon” (in contrast to a former Mormon, of course) and they have denied being fans/acolytes of Glenn Beck? I’m sure some of them are honestly not fans. But given the political leanings of Utah, I have to wonder…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Can’t We Get Along? Edition!
I whole-heartedly support the advice not to burn too many bridges on your way out of the LDS church. But, on the other side of the coin, it’s hard when believers take your disaffection too personally … to the point of debating whether it’s offensive to order coffee in an…