Mormon Inquiry https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/mormoninquiry Mormon News and Culture Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:21:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 More blogs to enjoy!!! https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/mormoninquiry/2012/08/more-blogs-to-enjoy.html https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/mormoninquiry/2012/08/more-blogs-to-enjoy.html#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:21:45 +0000 http://blog.beliefnet.com/mormoninquiry/?p=205 Thank you for visiting Mormon Inquiry. This blog is no longer being updated. Please enjoy the archives. Here are some other blogs you may also enjoy:

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]]> This is the third post on Richard L. Bushman's Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2008). [See Part 1 and Part 2.] In Chapter Three, Bushman reviews the several meanings of the term "Zion" in LDS doctrine and...

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]]> The Pew Forum recently issued a detailed summary of survey information about Mormons gathered as part of a much larger survey of religious life in the United States. It is a very readable summary, noting that Mormons comprise 1.7% of adults in the US; 35% of Mormon adults live in Utah and 13% live in California; Mormons are more likely to be married and more likely to be a college graduate than a member of the general population; and so...

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]]> July 24th: Pioneer Day in Utah https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/mormoninquiry/2009/07/july-24th-pioneer-day-in-utah.html https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/mormoninquiry/2009/07/july-24th-pioneer-day-in-utah.html#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:38:50 +0000 http://blog.beliefnet.com/mormoninquiry/2009/07/july-24th-pioneer-day-in-utah.html July 24th is a state holiday in Utah, designated Pioneer Day. It commemorates the entry of the first wagon train of Mormons into the Salt Lake Valley in the summer of 1847. They came down Emigration Canyon, somewhat north of the present I-80 corridor which comes down Parley's Canyon. Brigham Young was part of that first company to enter the valley. Due to sickness, he was...

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]]> July 24th is a state holiday in Utah, designated Pioneer Day. It commemorates the entry of the first wagon train of Mormons into the Salt Lake Valley in the summer of 1847. They came down Emigration Canyon, somewhat north of the present I-80 corridor which comes down Parley's Canyon. Brigham Young was part of that first company to enter the valley. Due to sickness, he was...

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]]> A very interesting post at Mormon Matters, reviewing a 1989 book titled "Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up?" The book was written by an attorney who grew up a Jehovah's Witness, then became an Evangelical Christian. That lasted until he conducted a thorough reading the original writings of the pre-Nicene Church...

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]]> https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/mormoninquiry/2009/07/finding-heretics-in-strange-pl.html/feed/ 2 Reason and revelation in Mormonism https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/mormoninquiry/2009/07/reason-and-revelation-in-mormo.html https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/mormoninquiry/2009/07/reason-and-revelation-in-mormo.html#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:46:47 +0000 http://blog.beliefnet.com/mormoninquiry/2009/07/reason-and-revelation-in-mormo.html This is a second piece on Bushman's Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2008). [See Part 1.] Every faith and denomination has an approach for balancing faith and reason. In Chapter Two of the book, Bushman briefly outlines the LDS approach.

The context, of course, is how a faith or...

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]]> This is a second piece on Bushman's Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2008). [See Part 1.] Every faith and denomination has an approach for balancing faith and reason. In Chapter Two of the book, Bushman briefly outlines the LDS approach.

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]]> https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/mormoninquiry/2009/07/reason-and-revelation-in-mormo.html/feed/ 10 Boy Wizard rattles Christian cages https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/mormoninquiry/2009/07/boy-wizard-rattles-christian-c.html https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/mormoninquiry/2009/07/boy-wizard-rattles-christian-c.html#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:51:32 +0000 http://blog.beliefnet.com/mormoninquiry/2009/07/boy-wizard-rattles-christian-c.html Some, not all. Harry Potter is back in theaters this week, to the consternation of some conservative Christians. See the lengthy Wikipedia discussion under "Religious debates over the Harry Potter series" for a gentle summary. The Catholic position has changed for the positive recently: "Harry Potter Finally...

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]]> Some, not all. Harry Potter is back in theaters this week, to the consternation of some conservative Christians. See the lengthy Wikipedia discussion under "Religious debates over the Harry Potter series" for a gentle summary. The Catholic position has changed for the positive recently: "Harry Potter Finally...

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]]> https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/mormoninquiry/2009/07/boy-wizard-rattles-christian-c.html/feed/ 10 Different views of inerrancy https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/mormoninquiry/2009/07/different-views-of-inerrancy.html https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/mormoninquiry/2009/07/different-views-of-inerrancy.html#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:27:26 +0000 http://blog.beliefnet.com/mormoninquiry/2009/07/different-views-of-inerrancy.html It is sometimes difficult for Protestants and Evangelicals to understand that the LDS Church is not simply another Protestant denomination with a well-defined catechism or creed. It is expected to be well defined since, in the Protestant world, those with different doctrinal views quite easily split off to form their own denomination, movement, or megachurch affirming a slightly different set of well-defined doctrines. The idea that Mormonism is more like a religious tradition embracing a...

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]]> It is sometimes difficult for Protestants and Evangelicals to understand that the LDS Church is not simply another Protestant denomination with a well-defined catechism or creed. It is expected to be well defined since, in the Protestant world, those with different doctrinal views quite easily split off to form their own denomination, movement, or megachurch affirming a slightly different set of well-defined doctrines. The idea that Mormonism is more like a religious tradition embracing a...

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A gay couple says they were detained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints security guards after one man kissed another on the cheek Thursday on Main Street Plaza."They targeted us," said Matt Aune, 28. "We weren't doing anything inappropriate or illegal, or anything most people would consider inappropriate for any other couple."Aune and his partner,...

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]]> From the Salt Lake Tribune: "Gay couple cuffed, cited after kiss near LDS temple." A gay couple says they were detained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints security guards after one man kissed another on the cheek Thursday on Main Street Plaza."They targeted us," said Matt Aune, 28. "We weren't doing anything inappropriate or illegal, or anything most people would consider inappropriate for any other couple."Aune and his partner,...

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Pope Benedict XVI stressed the church's opposition to abortion and stem cell research in his first meeting with President Barack Obama on Friday, pressing the Vatican's case with the U.S. leader who is already under fire on those issues from some conservative Catholics and bishops back home.The 30-minute meeting Vatican audience was described by both sides as positive -- constructive talks...

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]]> Pope presses Obama on abortion, stem cells. Pope Benedict XVI stressed the church's opposition to abortion and stem cell research in his first meeting with President Barack Obama on Friday, pressing the Vatican's case with the U.S. leader who is already under fire on those issues from some conservative Catholics and bishops back home.The 30-minute meeting Vatican audience was described by both sides as positive -- constructive talks...

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