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Sunstone 2010 – A Feminist Recap

Mormon Heretic August 17, 2010community of christ, conferences and symposia, feminism, history, Mormon, polygamy, Priesthood, women 8 Comments

I really enjoyed the last day of Sunstone, since I was able to attend all day, rather than a session here or there. Don Bradley …

Hanging Out with Apostles at Sunstone

Mormon Heretic August 6, 2010apostles, community of christ, conference, conferences and symposia, Early Christianity, history, Leaders, Mormon, Restoration Groups, women 10 Comments

Sunstone has been going on since Wednesday here in Salt Lake City. It ends tomorrow, and I thought I would give a few words about …

The Moral Panic Causes Trouble in Zion

Mormon Heretic July 27, 2010cinema, community of christ, conferences and symposia, death, Discrimination, history, LDS, media, Mormon, movies, RLDS, violence, war 25 Comments

Kenny Ballantine is in the process of producing a documentary called Trouble in Zion. The documentary discusses the events leading up to the 1838 Mormon War …

A Schismatic End to the Mormon History Association meetings.

Mormon Heretic June 1, 2010apostles, community of christ, conferences and symposia, history, inter-faith, international, Leaders, Mormon, RLDS 20 Comments

I attended the Mormon History Association meetings in Independence, Missouri this past week. I thought I’d share some pictures. If you’d like to read more …

The Relational Definition of Sin

Bored in Vernal March 17, 2010conferences and symposia, doctrine, feminism, Mormon, theology, women 31 Comments

One of my favorite experiences at the BYU Studies Symposium was listening to a set of two talks on the subject of sin. That might …

Bombshell at the BYU Studies Symposium

Bored in Vernal March 13, 2010apostles, BYU, conferences and symposia, General Authorities, history, LDS, Leaders, Mormon, Priesthood, prophets, succession, testimony 15 Comments

A small crowd at the BYU Studies Symposium yesterday was on hand to receive Richard Holzapfel’s self-proclaimed Mormon history “bombshell.” He presented the morning plenary …