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I'vestolen the title of this post from a book written by my grandfather over fifty years ago. Yet the content of the book, which serves essentially as a primer to basics in Mormon theology, has very little to do with what I'm about to write about, which might be more aptly described as "Why I'm ... Read more

TheZimmerman case has me in a funk, and not for the reasons you might expect.Outside of elections, current events usually don't have much of a bearing on my day-to-day life. I'm happy to argue for or against, but in practical terms, I still have to take out the garbage and do the dishes and put ... Read more

Isaw this graphic pop up on several friends' Facebook feeds this past week.It doesn't seem to matter to any of them that none of this is verifiably true. Trayvon's school has kept a tight lid on his records, so we don't know what his GPA was. He was too young to be applying for ... Read more

Well,I wake up in the morning and I start to sinSeven o'clock's about the time I beginI think of pouring some coffee, maybe downin' some teaAin't no hot drink that's off limits to meThey say a natural man'sAn enemy to GodThat's sure one slippery iron rodI can peaches on the Sabbath, it's a thing that ... Read more

"Lovewins!" "A great day!" "Finally! Personhood and dignity for all!" "Love is love!" "So proud to be an American today!" "Good on ya, Supreme Court!"Just a sample of the jubilant Facebook posts swamping my current newsfeed as the nation processes this landmark Supreme Court ruling. I have no desire to step on anyone's jubilation, even ... Read more

Mynephew accompanied my daughter and me to see "Now You See Me," a pleasant enough summer diversion in the form of a magic–themed caper movie. I won't reveal the twist to you, except to say that it didn't take very long to figure out what it was. My nephew, who had seen the movie already, ... Read more

We'vereached the tail end of my Gilbert Scharffs-esque, line-by-line refutation of Tea Party columnist Mike Adams' lambasting of a faith he both misrepresents and misunderstands. (If you must, you can read his original assault here.) And it's a good thing, too, because I'm getting really tired of this guy. Not the most Christlike of ... Read more

HappyFather's Day!Having recovered from yesterday's detour into the nascent DC Comics cinematic universe, we return to the Stallionic line-by-line response to Mike Adams, whose anti-Mormon rant against the possibility that Latter-day Saints are, in fact, Christians, was built on charged assertions that are either flat-out wrong, misleading, or irrelevant.He devotes over 450 words of his ... Read more

Pleasestand by for a special report.We interrupt our regularly scheduled Bible bash – I’ll pick up on polygamy et al as promised tomorrow – in order to bring you the Stallionic review of the movie that kept me up until 3:00 AM last night. I’m too old and crotchety for midnight screenings, but the ... Read more

AsI continue to dissect Mike Adams' assault on my faith, I find myself stuck on the words of Joseph Smith as he described his visit from an angel."He called me by name and said unto me that he was a messenger sent from the presence of God to me," Joseph recalled. "[He told me] ... Read more