Revealing Joseph Smith’s (Well-Known) Polygamy Doesn’t Address the LDS Church’s Bigger Problem
News that the LDS Church has now publicly acknowledged founder Joseph Smith’s polygamous marriage to…
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Romney Betrays Harold Bloom’s Fantasy Mormonism
The dread-to-insight ratio in this tedious NYT essay runs about 10 to 1.
Read MoreRomney on Israel: More GOP Than LDS
Theologically and politically, Romney parted ways with LDS views on Islam and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Read MoreLGBT Mormons Ask in Historic Temple: “If they could just see us, don’t you think they would change their minds?”
Affirmation meets in Kirtland.
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Why The Book of Mormon (the Musical) is Awesomely Lame
Ultimately it’s disappointing that Trey Parker and Matt Stone—two of the best satirists around—should have chosen such soft religious targets: missionaries from Utah. The finale to season 14 of South Park (the censured episode about the propriety of depicting Mohammed in a bear costume) was gutsier by far. By comparison, poking fun at clueless Mormon teenagers is a cop-out. It’s a waste of theatrical talent.
Read More“It’s the Mormon Moment”
Broadway musical puts LDS literalism under scrutiny.
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Frodo and Mormon Share Stage in South Park Mormon Musical
After years of anticipation, The Book of Mormon—the Broadway musical from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, and Robert Lopez, one of the people behind Avenue Q—is in previews; it opens March 24.
Read MoreMormon Feminism is Back
Here’s what Mormon feminists want you to know about our tradition.
Read MoreWho Says the Tea Party isn’t a Religious Movement?, Part II
How Glenn Beck and conspiracy theory re-enchant the world of Mormonism.
Read MoreWho Says the Tea Party is Not a Religious Movement?
In the Mormon West, the brew is definitely religious (and herbal).
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