I wish I were only talking about Halloween (and the travesty of trick-or-treating — “Trunk-or-Treat” — that is foisted upon Mormon youngsters, especially when Halloween falls on a Sunday…). Actually, Halloween has traditionally been good fun for Mormons, as long as we’re remembering our traditions correctly. (Those other holidays always…
Local Utah TV reports on Same-Sex Attraction in the Mormon Church (Part Two)
KUTV interviews Sister Dottie S. Dixon: Former LDS Homosexual Says Church Shouldn’t Ask For Change (who writes these headlines?) How much longer before mainstream Utah news orgs adopt the same frame as the rest of the country, namely: LGBT folks often grapple with their received religion for good reason (i.e.,…
Local Utah TV reports on “Same-Sex Attraction” in the Mormon Church (Part One)
Here’s the video report from KUTV 2News (tip o’ the hat to Faith-Promoting Rumor for the heads up): Excerpts from KUTV’s report: “I am a LDS mother, a wife and I struggle from same sex attraction, said Misty, whose name has been changed to protect her kids. … Evergreen International,…
“It’s dj vu all over again” … God orders Mormon therapist to copulate with patient
The Salt Lake Tribune reports: A woman has sued LDS Family Services for not taking action against a therapist she said convinced her that having sex with him would help her overcome a history of sexual abuse and the demons inside her. Holbrook told [Jacobsen] that he had prayed in…
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…
Mormon homophobia is so pass
Even major corporations in Utah have seen the benefits of equality, like Intermountain Healthcare, which extended “domestic partner” benefits to same-sex couples last week. Props to IHC! Of course, what I mean by pass is that it is really only pass in corporate America to be homophobic. That same is…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: in-group-out-group edition!
Lucky for us exmos, we’re so sexy! So we don’t have to worry about whether we’re popular, do we? Well, it looks like everybody’s sometimes in and sometimes out… Let’s take the Mormons, for example: Why try so hard to join a club that doesn’t want you? Even being part…
Why are exmormons so sexy?
Because we used to be Mormons. Duh. Just look at what I stumbled upon after a cursory Google search: And speaking of navel-gazing … And now look here, I’m going to be blunt about it, and I don’t give a sh-t about the fact that fashion-conscious Mormons will look down…
Religious Stereotypes Venn Diagram According To Google: Expanded Mormon Edition
I’m still working on the expanded LDS-inclusive diagram la BLAME IT ON THE VOICES, but in the meantime, here’s the raw data for your perusal. Tip o’ the hat to Joe.My.God: When you begin a Google search with the question “Why are [Christians, Jews, Muslims, fill-in-the-blank] so …” – you…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: back to normal edition!
The previous two editions were pretty lively (if not scandalous) so it’s nice to finally be able to relax and take it down a notch! Aah. Still, the BKP scandal has a few last gasps to report on. Through the official channels, the CoJCoL-dS released a better statement than the…