Category Archive

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

What do you think of a Mosque at Ground Zero?

Mormon Heretic September 28, 2010christianity, Islam/Muslim, Mormon, Peace, Utah, violence, war 80 Comments

I posted this at my blog, but wanted to see reactions here at MM. Over the past few weeks, I have driven by a billboard …

Reform Mormonism a Poll

James May 4, 2010Charity, church, diversity, doctrine, doubt, faith, families, feminism, LDS, liberal, Mormon, mormon, religion, testimony, theology, thought, Utah 59 Comments

I have recently come across a group called Reform Mormonisim. I thought their views were interesting and as I mentally answered some of their questions …

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 …

Trading Polygamy for Statehood

Mormon Heretic September 27, 2009civil disobedience, history, marriage, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, politics, polygamy, temple, Utah, women 67 Comments

If one searches around the bloggernacle, you’ll find a snarky comment about how the church traded polygamy for statehood, or that the church just wimped-out …

An Outsider’s Look at the United Effort Plan

Bored in Vernal July 29, 2009Discrimination, FLDS, news, politics, Utah 97 Comments

If you were in downtown Salt Lake City today, you may have noticed a large rally of over a thousand peacefully protesting polygamists. What is …

Temples Unbuilt

Jeff Spector April 30, 2009community of christ, General Authorities, LDS, Mormon, Mormons, temple, Utah

I happen to be cruising around the LDS Temple website the other day and I was looking at the Temples under construction. I was wondering …

Nepotism in the Church: 2009 Update

Jeff Spector April 21, 2009General Authorities, Mormon, Mormons, Utah 27 Comments

Last time, I did a lengthy post on Nepotism in the Church, which you can find here. This is an update for this year so …

Big Love -Big News

James March 10, 2009abuse, adultery, Anti-Mormon, apologetics, apostasy, baptism, Bloggernacle, book of mormon, burdens, Charity, children, christ, christianity, church, Culture, curiosity, Discrimination, diversity, doubt, education, faith, families, fear, FLDS, general, God, Happiness, history, inter-faith, Jesus, joseph, marriage, media, meetings, Mormon, Mormons, movies, news, obedience, ordinances, orthodox, polygamy, Priesthood, prophets, religion, resignation, RLDS, salvation, scripture, spirituality, television, temple, testimony, theology, thought, Utah, women 33 Comments

Is Mormon Culture Depressing Utahns?

Andrew March 9, 2009depression, LDS, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, obedience, Utah 113 Comments

Ever since I read the MHA study ranking Utah as the #1 most depressed state in the U.S., I’ve been asking my Mormon friends and …

Why aren’t Mormons Green?

James February 23, 2009apologetics, Bible, Bloggernacle, book of mormon, BYU, Charity, children, christ, christianity, church, conference, Culture, curiosity, doubt, education, faith, General Authorities, General Conference, geography, God, Government, Happiness, international, LDS, Leaders, liberal, Logic, media, Money, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, obedience, politics, prophets, questioning, religion, resolutions, reverence, righteousness, sacrament, salvation, service, surviving, testimony, thought, Utah 56 Comments

Jesus for President!

Hawkgrrrl February 18, 2009Asides, christ, church, Culture, curiosity, evangelicals, faith, Government, Humor, inter-faith, Jesus, LDS, liberal, media, Money, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, news, politics, questioning, religion, thought, Utah 21 Comments

Many view the Second Coming as a time when Jesus will personally and politically reign, not just host lamb & lion mixers. So what do …

The Problem with Authority

Hawkgrrrl January 20, 2009Anti-Mormon, apologetics, Asides, books, church, civil disobedience, Culture, curiosity, diversity, doubt, fear, geography, international, LDS, Leaders, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, prophets, questioning, religion, service, surviving, theology, thought, Utah 35 Comments

Mormons are sometimes criticized for their unquestioning obedience to authority. Statements like “When the prophet has spoken, the thinking is done,” and the Primary song …

Nipples, Sexism and Racism

Hawkgrrrl January 6, 2009adultery, apostasy, church, Culture, curiosity, diversity, fear, feminism, Folklore, Humor, LDS, marriage, missionary, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, news, pornography, questioning, race, racism, religion, sexuality, thought, Utah 95 Comments

There was an interesting article in Time recently about Facebook’s censorship of pics with nips, specifically eliminating pictures of breastfeeding moms (and, in their defense, a few …