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- Book Review: Philip Metres’s Sand Opera
- 121 Psaltery & Lyre: Rachael Matthews, “Horsehead Nebula”
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- 120 Psaltery & Lyre: Rachael Matthews, “Return, pt. III” and “Gaia”
- Book Review: Claudia Rankine’s Don’t Let Me Be Lonely
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religion Archive
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47 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: A Faith like Mine
I now admit, somewhat sheepishly, that one of the reasons I voted for Obama is because of his religious beliefs. -
44 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Mormonism, Utah and Equal Opportunity
Utah is a state where, if you’re poor, your neighbors will bake you cookies, and then cheerfully go the ballot... -
Richard Dawkins, you’re an ass. Brandon Flowers, you don’t know what the hell you’re talking about.
When we hear that a belief is ridiculous, the first thing we should ask ourselves is: ridiculous to whom? -
26 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Joanna, Mr. Hancock, and Mormonism Lite
As parents, what do we value more from our four-year-olds? A paint-by-the-numbers portrait identical to what’s on the box,... -
24 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: “We know that. . .”
I pick it up, open it, and read this sentence on page 3: “We know that gender was set in... -
23 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: A Few Questions?
1) Why is it so hard, when it comes to women, for Mormons to understand that being valuable is not... -
21 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Half a Foot (or Church)
The “nicer” men are about the patriarchal structure of the church, the more likely it is to be perpetuated. The... -
20 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Half a Church
I have brought my daughter, dressed up and nervous with anticipation, gift in hand, to a birthday party where the... -
19 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Organizational Physics
So here it is. The one inmutable law of organizations. As long as #4 is greater than #2,... -
Santa and I
The year I turned four or five, we drove to my grandparents in central Wisconsin for Christmas. Actually, we... -
18 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: The Polygamy Problem
Polygamy is a system in which MEN “progress” and “expand their stewardship” by increasing their patriarchal reach. They do it... -
Favorites: Heroic Aspirations, Gay Marriage, and the Mormon Church
This is a guest post I wrote nearly a year ago. . . DHO is still running around arguing that... -
12 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Moral Imagination (Guest)
[Heidi, a fellow cheap-seater, still has the floor.] In an earlier Cheap Seats post, Brent asked “Why do we spend... -
09 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Faith is the Miracle
Faith doesn’t affect anything. It doesn’t cause anything. Faith is a commitment to see the world in a particular way.... -
08 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Painting by the Numbers
It’s about the process, not the outcome. Painting by the numbers, regardless of how carefully, isn’t the same as painting... -
We Are Pioneers
As I was telling my Kindergartner earlier this month that we’re all pioneers in some way. Whenever we stand up... -
Great Expectations
In 2006, Elder Nelson spoke of his first wife saying, “When people have asked her how she managed with ten... -
Joining the Jesus Freaks
Do we believe, deep down, that the poor are that way because God wants them to be? -
Angels with Power Tools
When you hear the words “Compassionate Service” what comes to mind? This is like one of those word association... -
Parallel Journeys
By Claudia On my personal blog, I am known as “The Faithful Dissident.” For the past three years, I’ve been... -
Talents: Addition and Multiplication
This is a guest post from a favorite reader and commenter, Corktree. It may sound simplistic (or just serving of... -
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... -
Hate
As an antidote to all the love around here lately, I thought I’d offer up a little bit of good... -
Adam-God Theory
What we believe truly matters. Most of what we believe has its roots in what we were taught as children... -
Leaving
I’m in the process of choosing to leave. I’m almost there. There’s only a consideration of the cost. -
The Trouble with Immaculate Contraception …
… is that there are always exceptions. Love to Jesus and Mo. -
Mirror
When the Universe ends-or re-begins?-how will we know? Who will write the history of it? And what is the basis... -
The Golden Rule
[UPDATED] I am bound and cannot escape. I live in shadows and mists along the edges of that magical world of... -
The Power and the Glory of Quirky Observation
I’ve recently been reminded of how some, more quirky observations can easily lead to delightful moments of wonder and a... -
Faith – Worth the Risk?
*The following is a guest post by Dan Ron Kauk is one of the world’s most renowned rock climbers. A... -
Bake-ru
‘Bake’ isn’t just about changing, its about the charm that transforms everyday innocuous items into unrecognizable, uncooperative objects through unknown... -
What The Church is Doing Wrong
Something’s better than nothing…. or is it? -
Lamb Chop In The Sky
If a boy becomes a man and can still feel the tug of an emotion from across 40 years, one... -
Let My People Go
My little Stuart has a bleeding heart. He is unusually quick, I think, to identify a person or an action... -
Penelope’s List
Is the desire to be happy a human universal? Or is it just another one of those preferences that arise... -
Lunch 5- Out of the Comfort Zone
We (and our children) have had to learn to be gracious guests at both cockroach infested decrepit apartments and mansions... -
Seminal Works — Gilead
This meditative novel is an examination of faith, humanity and the unbearable beauty of everyday life; it is impossible to... -
Blessed Eve, Mother of All Living
The opposite of life is not death, rather never knowing. Yet knowledge has been called a forbidden fruit and a... -
Top 10 Principles of Happiness That I was Never taught at Church
1. Don’t believe everything you think. Putting aside all past conditioning — if that’s even possible – ask yourself, “Who... -
A Man of Letters
Everything I have learned about God is written in a book. In fact, it’s difficult to imagine how my worldview...