Category Archive

Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “media”

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 …

Uplifting Non-LDS Music

jmb275 July 21, 2010Happiness, LDS, media, music, spirituality 32 Comments

I really like music. I like just about every kind of music. I like to choose it according to my mood to help me achieve …

Tackling the Mormon Myth about Alice Cooper

Mormon Heretic July 20, 2010Bickertonites, book of mormon, Folklore, history, media, Mormon, Mormons, music 54 Comments

If you’re Mormon, you’ve probably heard the myth that Alice Cooper was a Mormon. Most of you have probably dismissed the myth as complete hogwash. …

The New Mormon.org

Andrew S July 19, 2010art, church, LDS, media, Mormon, Mormons 28 Comments

Do you ever visit the church’s website for members (at lds.org)? I must confess, I rarely do. It seems so…austere. And somewhat…inorganic. So, I have …

How Being a LOST Fan and a Church Member is Pretty Much the Same

AdamF May 28, 2010media, Mormon, television 12 Comments

New Convert: “I watched them all back to back this year on DVD. And I’m very glad I did. And I’d do it again.” Dogmatic: …

Kudos to the Church!

jmb275 April 21, 2010accountability, church, depression, families, media, Mormon, pornography 70 Comments

We spend a lot of time in the bloggernacle analyzing, critiquing, and otherwise discussing the church and its culture. I think there is value in …

Bednar Was Wrong About Facebook

Arthur March 19, 2010Culture, fear, Humor, media, media manipulation, Mormon 51 Comments

Last year, Elder Bednar gave a talk at BYU-I on a subject that weighed deeply on his soul. At the time, I read his words …

The Fourth Purpose: Haiti, and Who is My Brother?

FireTag January 26, 2010Charity, christ, community of christ, media, missions, Mormon, pacifism, Peace, RLDS, theology, thought 19 Comments

An article from the Salt Lake Tribune listed in the Mormon Matters sidebar sometime ago noted the official elevation of “care of the poor and …

For God’s Sake, Blog!

Mormon Heretic January 24, 2010apologetics, apostles, catholicism, General Authorities, media, media manipulation, Mormon, President Monson 22 Comments

I wish I could claim credit for the title of the post, but it actually comes from this MSNBC article. Apparently the Pope is encouraging …

Did Mormon Influence Increase over the Decade?

Mormon Heretic January 2, 2010Culture, general, international, LDS, media, Mormon, mormon, Mormons 78 Comments

My wife brought this to my attention while reading the front page of the Deseret News: 2000s: The First Decade-Mormon Church Influence Soars. Without providing …

In the Shadow of the Temple by Guest

guest December 22, 2009apologetics, apostasy, apostles, baptism, Bloggernacle, book of mormon, burdens, christianity, church, cinema, Culture, curiosity, depression, Discrimination, doctrine, doubt, education, faith, families, Folklore, General Authorities, Happiness, historicity, LDS, Leaders, liberal, Logic, marriage, media, Mormon, mormon, obedience, ordinances, polygamy, questioning, resignation, righteousness, spiritual progression, temple, tesimony 283 Comments

A close friend of mine who wishes to remain anonymous recently saw in the shadow of the temple his story follows: In October, I was …

Brother Brigham Brother Young

James December 6, 2009abuse, adultery, Anti-Mormon, apostasy, apostles, baptism, blacks, burdens, Charity, christianity, church, Culture, curiosity, death, depression, Discrimination, doubt, eternity, excommunication, faith, historicity, LDS, Leaders, marriage, media, Mormon, Mormons, obedience, ordinances, polygamy, Priesthood, prophets, race, repentance, salvation, tesimony, thought, Utah, women 6 Comments

Recently I drove up Little Cottonwood Canyon with my brother and nephew. This is the canyon in which many of your ancestors pulled out the …

Hate Crimes up for Gays, Religious

Mormon Heretic November 24, 2009Culture, gay, homosexuality, media, violence 9 Comments

So, what do you make of this? This AP article says that Hate crimes up against gays, religious groups – “Overall, the number of reported …

Michael Smith Suspended for Iran Comments

Mormon Heretic November 21, 2009athletics, BYU, Humor, media, missionary, Mormon, racism, sports 56 Comments

Ok, I am when someone who get bothered when someone makes disparaging comments about another ethnic group. Fox suspended LA Clippers announcers Ralph Lawler and …

Pres Monson Accepts Honor From “School of the Prophets”

Mormon Heretic October 25, 2009Culture, General Authorities, Humor, LDS, Leaders, media, Mormon, President Monson, prophets, sports 12 Comments

I saw this interesting photo in the Deseret News today, and just had to share. In the paper edition of the Deseret News, President Monson …

Dancing Through the Sidebar

John Dehlin July 11, 2009Bible, book of mormon, BYU, children, Culture, families, gay, general, God, homosexuality, Humor, international, LDS, marriage, media, Mormon, news, politics, religion, sexuality 28 Comments

Comment on any of the following articles – or anything else from the sidebar – or any other article of interest to this forum that …

Heroes Are Hard to Find

Jeff Spector July 2, 2009accountability, Culture, families, Government, Leaders, media 29 Comments

With the recent revelation of unfaithfulness of some of our politicians (not that this is all that surprising), it seems that the circle of people …

Interfaith International British DJ

James May 13, 2009apologetics, Bible, Bloggernacle, book of mormon, books, burdens, catholicism, Charity, children, christ, christianity, church, Culture, curiosity, death, Discrimination, diversity, evangelicals, faith, families, fear, Folklore, general, God, Happiness, history, Humor, inter-faith, international, introductions, Jesus, LDS, Leaders, liberal, Logic, love, marriage, media, missionary, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, news, orthodox, parables, Peace, plan of salvation, podcast, polygamy, prayer, questioning, resolutions, scripture, Sermon on the Mount, service, spiritual progression, spirituality, television, theology, thought, women 10 Comments

OK Paul technically isn’t exactly an international DJ, not unless you consider that you can listen to his interviews on line.

Defining Lust and Chastity

Ray May 5, 2009accountability, adultery, Bible, Culture, Devil, feminism, media, Mormon, pornography, repentance, righteousness, sexuality, spirituality 29 Comments

Matthew 5:27-28 includes the statement: “Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.” Rather than …