Stallion Cornell

“Not that I am (I think) in much danger of ceasing to believe in God. The real danger is of coming to believe such dreadful things about Him. The conclusion I dread is not 'So there's no God after all,' but 'So this is what God's really like.'"- C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed Last ... Read more

SoI continue to wade into online and offline discussions about the church’s policy of denying crucial gospel ordinances to innocent children, and the consensus seems to be that I have “rejected the prophets,” in the words of one Facebook commenter who seemed really enthusiastic about getting the ball rolling on my inevitable excommunication. Privately, I’ve ... Read more

I'd never heard of Caitlin Flanagan. Apparently, she's an editor at The Atlantic who was raised in a home where voting for Democrats was more than mandatory."When I was young, my father told me what his father told him: If I got in the voting booth and so much as reached for the Republican lever, ... Read more

Somy frustration with the current LDS policy that withholds crucial gospel ordinances from innocent children has led me to a number of online discussions where I've encountered people just as angry, or far more angry, than I am over this state of affairs. What I've learned is that there is a template for many of ... Read more

Letme preface this piece by reiterating where I am with regard to presidential politics. I believe that the existing structural flaws of American constitutional government are irreparable, and that the very concept of the nation state is archaic and obsolete. I therefore see this election as a contest to determine who gets to ... Read more

Christmas comes to everyoneIn homes or holes or cavesAnd sometimes Christmas even comesTo those beneath the waves………Gather ‘round, children – come hear from a foolA truly remarkable taleof the Jewish leviathan saving the yuleMeet Schlomo, the Christmas whaleCHORUS:Schlomo, Oh Schlomo, from heaven aboveWe know that below where we sailWas Schlomo, Dear ... Read more

I think I would feel better about myself if I were to re-register as a political independent, since the number of national Republicans who don't nauseate me has dwindled to almost nothing. (Go Kasich!) I figure that when the standard bearer of your party is Donald Trump, it's probably time to leave your party.The problem ... Read more

IfI may depart from all things Mormon and address the other great issue of the moment..."The worldwide tributes to Paris are beautiful," an old friend wrote on Facebook. "The Empire State changed its colors to blue white and red.....people are able to change their Facebook profile pictures to the colors of the French flag...Saturday Night ... Read more

Yeah,me again. I left this blog untended for months on end, and now I can't shut up. Sorry about that.Members of my church are responding to this new policy change in a host of different ways, and several have thought it appropriate to post links to messages prepared by two of the most beloved leaders ... Read more

Iconfess that I haven't been particularly productive since last Thursday night. Even after the reassuring divine message I received while walking my dog, this new church policy has consumed my thoughts and overwhelmed my heart these past few days, to the point where I feel like I can neither talk or think of anything else.I ... Read more