Sunday, April 3, 2022

Utah’s decision to give women the vote was later rescinded by the feds

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  Originally published in 2013 at StandardBlogs . In the 19th century, Utah’s polygamy was often described as one of the twin barbarisms of ...
Sunday, February 20, 2022

B.H. Roberts biography provides an interesting review of his public life

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  Review by Doug Gibson John Sillito, professor emeritus of libraries at Weber State University in my home city of Ogden, Utah, has done a r...
Sunday, January 23, 2022

Maher’s ‘Religulous’ is funny but not too complicated

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  B ill Maher’s “ Religulous ,” a film screed against religion, is very funny and has a lot of truth to it. Religion is pretty screwed up. M...
Sunday, January 9, 2022

So what exactly is a Son of Perdition?

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W e Mormons have a name for hell — it’s called Sons of Perdition. We’re pretty confident that Satan, Cain and Judas will be residents there,...
Sunday, December 26, 2021

I guess I was a missionary who wasn’t pressured to baptize

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(This piece was posted to the now-defunct StandardBlogs in July 2013 ). Before I get into my subject, memo to Sunstone fans; the June 2013 i...
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Sunday, November 28, 2021

Is it DeMille, Spielberg or Jackson who wants to direct a movie on Alma?

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(Originally published in 2010 on StandardBlogs) A lifetime of activity in the LDS Church provides more than just an average acquaintance wit...
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Thursday, November 11, 2021

All those Mormons who think R-rated films are taboo are wrong

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  Originally posted in 2009 at StandardBlogs A couple of years ago my oldest daughter’s accelerated fifth-grade class viewed a film version ...
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