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Who’s holding the microphone???

chanson, April 7, 2012April 7, 2012

Molly recently left a comment here that, I think, expresses a question on a lot of people minds: Must admit to having trouble understanding why Joanna Brooks is taken so seriously. Her work is very softball, and frequently skirts meaty issues or downplays legitimate problems completely. This was largely in…

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Mitch Mayne and the Church’s PR machine

Alan, September 4, 2011October 1, 2011

I wanted to get my two cents in on this topic, including the way the topic is being handled. Thanks to chanson for bringing together the links. A quick summary: Last month, Mitch Mayne, an openly gay man in a San Fransisco ward was called to be ward executive secretary,…

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Mythbusting, Mormon-Style!

chanson, August 8, 2011

As we recently discussed, Deseret News was lamenting confusion in media news coverage about Mormons and polygamy — while simultaneously helping it along by providing additional confusing misinformation on the subject. I give them irony bonus points for this statement: And despite confusion in some media coverage, there is no…

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