I am re-posting this post in solidarity with Kirk Van Allen who is being threatened with a disciplinary council for authoring it. This is posted with Kirk’s permission. ======== What I’m about to say …
Is Polygamy Still Mormon Doctrine?
Stephen M and his comments about the recent PR film put out by the church entitled “Mormon Myths and Reality” inspired this post. Today’s LDS Doctrine and Covenants Section 132:61 …
Salt Lake Tribune “Day in the Life of a Polygamous Mormon Family” Screencast
This is really cool (from an “understanding them” perspective). It’s from the Salt Lake Tribune, and it’s a “Day in the Life of a Polygamous Family” multimedia screencast. For those …
U.N.L.V. Forward Does Not Lack Family Support ( Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy Meets NCAA Basketball )
NY Times: LAS VEGAS, March 4 — (Again from Paula) When the cheering section for Joe Darger is at full strength, it includes his father, his mother, his 18 siblings …
Understanding Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy Part 2: The Rise of Mormon Fundamentalism
Please click here to support Mormon Stories by “Digging” this podcast, or click on the post link above to find the “Sustain This!” button. In part 2 of this 5 …
Understanding Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy Part 1: Polygamy Within The Early LDS Church
Please click here to support Mormon Stories by “Digging” this podcast, or click on the post link above to find the “Sustain This!” button. This video begins part 1 of …
Polygamy Primer
Hey! I’m gonna co-host KVNU’s For the People tonight with Tom Grover, and the topic will be the recent capture of Fundamentalist LDS leader Warren Jeffs. To prepare for the …
Progress on my “Top 10 Tough Issues in Mormon History” Site
Hey, For an HTML class I’m taking for my masters at USU, I’ve been creating a web site dedicated to laying out the “facts” surrounding 10 of the top issues …
Preparing for the “Polygamy Podcast”
OK…I’m ready to do the “Polygamy Podcast.” My plan is the following: I’d like to use as a framework for the podcast this collection of facts I’ve assembled–all drawing from …
The Polygamy Thing
OK…..my polygamy article is now ready as well. You can acccess it here. Please read what I’m trying to do here before you comment.
A Primary Source for Joseph Smith’s 1831 Plural Marriage Revelation?
I’m looking for hard evidence of Joseph Smith’s 1831 plural marriage revelation. There are lots of anti-Mormon sites that mention it, but I’m looking for non-anti-Mormon primary sources. Some leads …
Why people leave the LDS Church, and what we can do about it
Recently a stake high councilman came to me very concerned about a family that had just decided to leave the church, and have their names removed from the records. He …
Please help us promote God’s Army 2 (al la Blair Witch Project)–A historical bloggernacle opportunity
As some of you may have gathered, I feel like ‘God’s Army 2 – States of Grace‘ is a critical movie for the Mormon culture/community. It explores race, forgiveness, redemption, …
Mormon Studies Wiki Now Released!
OK….the Mormon Studies Wiki is now released. You can access it at this URL: http://www.mormonstudieswiki.org This project is not to "compete" with the FAIR wiki, but to be complimentary to …
Online Academic Survey on Polygamy
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