Kinda fun. Sunstone magazine (or San-stone) was quoted today on NBC’s Meet the Press interview with Mitt Romney. You can access the entire interview here, and the question/quote begins around …
Trying to See the Positive in This Whole Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Lawrence O’Donnell Thing
Holy moly. This guy ( Lawrence O’Donnell ) is a maniac! He’s not backing down in the slightest — guns are a’blazin!!!! I knew this was coming…the whole “litany of …
Elder Ballard Encourages Mormon Blogging and Podcasting
Wow. This really is unbelievable. LDS Apostle M. Russell Ballard is openly encouraging faithful LDS Church members to blog and podcast, and is mentioning specific blogs. I’m truly speechless. There’s …
The LDS Church and FAIR Address the Teaching of Jesus and Satan / Lucifer Being Brothers
For those interested, the LDS Church has been very open/candid about the belief that Jesus and Lucifer are brothers. “On first hearing, the doctrine that Lucifer and our Lord, Jesus …
Calling All European Mormons: EMSA Conference 2008, Call for Papers
Hey…if my buddy Ronan is involved, it’s worth your time. What? The European Mormon Studies Association Annual Conference. Organized together with the Department of Comparative Religion at Åbo Akademi University, …
Baptist Press Does an Analysis of Mormonism / the LDS Church in the Context of Mitt Romney
This is kinda interesting. Baptist Press is doing a multi-part series on Mitt Romney and Mormonism. The currently released articles include: An Introduction: When Mormons Come Part 1: About the …
Jan Shipps: What made Romney’s big speech so Mormon
I love Jan Shipps AND the Christian Science Monitor (and thanks to Eric for the referral). What made Romney’s big speech so Mormon His tent vision fits his church’s bid …
Mike Huckabee: Women Should Submit To Their Husbands
It’s official. I definitely prefer Romney to Huckleberry (and yes…I know Romney some big weaknesses). By: Logan Murphy on Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 at 10:32 AM – PST Via Daily …
Mitt Romney Runs First Negative Ad of 2008 Campaign? — Against Mike Huckabee
According to the LA Times and WSJ, Mitt Romney has run the first negative ad of the 2008 Campaign (is this accurate?) — Against Mike Huckabee. Have a look. I …
Man….Keith Olbermann did NOT like Mitt Romney’s religion speech
Man….Keith Olbermann did NOT like Mitt Romney’s religion speech. (Warning….brief profanity)
A Great Overview on the History of 20th Century Mormon History
Wow! For a non-LDS publication, this is a pretty amazingly informed piece on the history of 20th century Mormon history. You really should check it out….if you feel so inclined. …
The McLaughlin Group on Mitt Romney’s “Faith in America” Speech (Lawrence O’Donnell comes unhinged)
This is definitely worth the watch….Lawrence O’Donnell, a liberal commentator, says Mormonism is “demented, Scientology-like” and is rooted in racism. Pat Buchanan defends Mormonism by noting that his Christian great …
The Golden Compass, The Holy Bible, the Book of Mormon, etc.
This is a somewhat fun comparison between The Golden Compass and the Holy Bible, which, at a minimum, tries to put into perspective the anti-Golden Compass rhetoric out there ( …
New Mormon Matters Series on Mitt Romney’s “Faith in America” Speech
For those interested…. Full audio of Mitt Romney’s “Faith in America” speech Part 1 of our analysis Part 2 of our analysis The best way to listen to these podcasts …
Growing Up Jehovah’s Witness
This is fascinating to watch as an active Mormon, raised in the church. It’s a young lady who discusses her experiences being raised as a Jehovah’s Witness, and ultimately choosing …
Christopher Hitchens on Romney’s Speech
Surprise, surprise. Christopher Hitchens didn’t like Romney’s speech. Can’t you be witty without being just plain rude? If you are so inclined, let Hitchens know how you felt about his …
Good Morning America and ABC News Go Crazy on Mitt Romney and Mormonism
Holy flip! Good Morning America and ABC News went crazy on Mitt Romney and Mormonism the past few days/weeks. Check all these out: Mormonism 101: What does it mean to …
Eugene England on David O. McKay
We’ve been working hard on renovating the Sunstone web site — and making it really easy to find back magazine articles (PDFs) and symposia audio presentations (MP3s). Anyway, while goofing …
New Web Site: BookOfMormonOnline.Net
I have a good friend named KC who is launching a new web site called: BookofMormonOnline.Net. KC’s intent is to help foster deeper discussion and analysis of the Book of …
Mitt Romney’s Mormon Speech This Week ( Podcast )
Here is a link to Mitt Romney’s “Symphony of Faith” speech as a podcast. ============== Mitt Romney’s giving the religion / mormon speech this week. Should be fun….