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

Mormon.org FAQ: Political Parties

Hawkgrrrl August 24, 2010Mormon 95 Comments

We’ve explored a few of the mormon.org profiles’ answers to tough questions on polygamy and women & the priesthood.  Today let’s take a look at …

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Mormon.org FAQ: Women & Priesthood

Hawkgrrrl August 17, 2010Mormon 99 Comments

Last week we looked at some of the cool profiles on mormon.org that are part of a new effort to make members real and accessible …

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Why Do People Struggle? (With Poll!)

Hawkgrrrl August 3, 2010Mormon 33 Comments

Through my time in the church, I’ve known many who have left the church, many others who have seemingly never had an issue, and a …

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Facebook Declarations

guest June 5, 2010Mormon 15 Comments

Today’s guest post is by Matthew Workman.  I lived a few blocks from Venice Beach for many years, so I thought I’d seen quite a …

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Eternal Progress vs. Eternal Increase: A Poll

Hawkgrrrl June 1, 2010Mormon 30 Comments

One of the distinct LDS doctrines is that of eternal progression:  the idea that we continue to grow and develop as individuals throughout eternity unless …

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Church History: Principles

Hawkgrrrl May 18, 2010Mormon 78 Comments

There has been a lot of discussion in the b’nacle about what the church can do from a practical standpoint to address the thorny issues …

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Putting Things on a Shelf

Hawkgrrrl April 29, 2010Mormon 78 Comments

People like to talk about putting things that bother them about the church on a shelf.  Of course, the problem is that for some, the shelf …

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Buttprints in the Sand

guest April 23, 2010Mormon 20 Comments

Today’s guest post is from Glenn.  Some of you may have seen this before. I wish I could claim authorship, but no – it belongs …

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Temple Recommend Assumptions

Hawkgrrrl April 5, 2010Mormon 34 Comments

Maybe it was an upcoming family wedding.  Or maybe it came out some other way.  Have you ever been in a situation when you became …

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Radical Retention

guest April 2, 2010diversity, liberal, Mormons, politics, religion, sacrament meeting, Sermon on the Mount, social justice 78 Comments

Our guest poster, Jason M. Brown is a life-long ‘Niblian’ Mormon who grew up in Southern California. He served an LDS mission from 2001-2003 in …

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You’re the Bishop #5 (Poll)

guest March 9, 2010Mormon 42 Comments

Bishop Bill again, folks.  Now for one that has nothing to do with the ward.

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You’re the Bishop #4 (Poll)

guest March 2, 2010Mormon 115 Comments

OK, Bishop Bill here again with a really difficult situation.

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You’re the Bishop: Poll #3

guest February 18, 2010Mormon 48 Comments

Bishop Bill back with more.  We’ve had fictionalized situations in the last two installments with a YW and a YM.  Now, let’s have a situation …

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You’re the Bishop: Poll #2

guest February 4, 2010Mormon 34 Comments

Bishop Bill back with your next installment of “You’re the Bishop.”  Just to be clear, the examples I am using have been changed enough that …

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True or Bizarre: A Poll

Hawkgrrrl January 27, 2010Mormon 47 Comments

While there are moral truths that all religions tend to share (don’t kill, don’t steal, be nice to people, etc.), religions also include “bizarre” differentiators …

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You’re the Bishop: Scenario #1

guest January 21, 2010Mormon 86 Comments

Welcome to “You’re the Bishop,” a new installment at Mormon Matters.  My name is Bishop Bill.  Once every few weeks I’ll post a situation that …

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Mormon Matters on Kindle

Hawkgrrrl January 13, 2010Mormon 8 Comments

Just last week, Mormon Matters content became available to Kindle owners.  The only other b’naclers on Kindle are our buddies at By Common Consent.  So, here’s …

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Mormon Blogs – What’s OK?

John Dehlin December 3, 2009Mormon 68 Comments

What should be acceptable for a blog to be considered a “Mormon” blog?  All Mormon content?  Only that which is respectful to the church (not …

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Are You an Internet Addict?

Hawkgrrrl October 14, 2009Mormon 16 Comments

As church members, we have been cautioned about the internet:  ease of access to porn, its mind-numbing addictive qualities, the lack of high quality content, …

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In Praise of Elder Packer: ‘Let Them Govern Themselves’

Aaron R. aka Rico September 28, 2009General Authorities, LDS, Leaders, Mormon, theology, thought 41 Comments

It might just be the posts that I read, but Boyd K. Packer is not the most popular of Apostles in the Bloggernacle (or perhaps …

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“Moderation in All Things”: A Poll

Hawkgrrrl September 25, 2009Mormon 35 Comments

The phrase, “moderation in all things” is a euphemism usually (but not exclusively) associated (by Mormons at least)with the Word of Wisdom.  It usually means …

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‘I really think it would be best if you ended your remarks at this point?’

Aaron R. aka Rico September 24, 2009abuse, apostasy, Mormon, obedience, questioning, religion, reverence, sacrament meeting, thought 164 Comments

John Remy posted an interesting blog/video where a man, speaking about his concern with the Church’s practice and policy during the Prop 8 debate, was …

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Belief vs. Action

Hawkgrrrl August 13, 2009Mormon 100 Comments

Which is more important – belief or action?  Is faith without action better than action without faith?  Is belief without action better than acting despite …

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Church Doctrine is Like the Bloggernacle

Bored in Vernal July 15, 2009Bloggernacle, doctrine 13 Comments

Bloggernacle aficionados have been trying to define our little corner of the internet for years now. Everyone has a vague idea of what the term …

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Voting — 2008 Niblet Awards

John Dehlin July 6, 2009Mormon, Niblets

And the nominees are . . .

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Bloggernacle Rankings: BCC is #1!

John Dehlin June 23, 2009Mormon 16 Comments

According to alexa.com, By Common Consent is currently the top ranked site in the Bloggernacle.  Congratulations to our esteemed colleagues; you have earned the distinction …

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Bloggernacle Personality Survey

Hawkgrrrl May 23, 2009Mormon 40 Comments

The bloggernacle seems to attract a specific subset of Mormon culture, and as a result, opinions and comments are often different from those we hear …

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MM Poll: Your Favorite Scriptures

John Dehlin May 19, 2009Mormon 19 Comments

Mormon Matters has installed a new polling feature, so  thought I’d get the ball rolling with a fairly simple one, so here goes.

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In Praise Of Good Bishops

Shawn Larsen March 18, 2009Bloggernacle, Leaders, Mormon, Priesthood 73 Comments

Here’s the one lesson I learned from my 3.5 year stint as an Elders Quorum President:  never, ever aspire to be a Bishop.  Seriously, it …

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Lessons Learned (aka Thanks, Bloggernacle!)

Shawn Larsen August 1, 2008Bloggernacle, BYU, christianity, church, inter-faith, Mormon 13 Comments

Unfortunately, a confluence of factors — vacation, increased tasks at work trying to make up for said vacation, shuttling daughters to and from various summer …

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From the Great Wall to the Bloggernacle With Love

John Dehlin April 23, 2008Mormon 9 Comments

Clay Whipkey and I are in China — and visited the Great Wall 2 days ago. As we contemplated what to discuss on top of …

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Liberal Mormonism III: Prognosis

John Nilsson April 10, 2008Bloggernacle, church, Culture, curiosity, faith, historicity, LDS, liberal, Mormon, mormon, new order mormon, orthodox, religion, scripture, testimony, theology, thought 35 Comments

Count up all the liberal Mormons you know. Now, compare that number to the number you knew ten years ago. Now multiply the difference between …

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