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Where The Wild Mormons Are

Bored in V. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 10:06 am
This was cross-posted over at Mormon Matters. I took my 10-year-old and 2 friends to see the movie "Where the Wild Things Are," and I watched enthralled as they yawned, ate candy, threw popcorn, and ...
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Ma'aleh

Bored in V. posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 7:09 am
The prisoners shall go free-- I take their names And pin them to my wrist. I serve as a savior on Mount Zion for shadows. They pass me on their way through the veil. The prisoners shall go free-- B...
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Shlomo: A Key to Peace

Bored in V. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 9:25 am
This post was cross-posted at Mormon Matters. In today's economy, you have to be really sharp to stand out over all those other applicants competing for the job you want. For example, I've h...
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Ardi and the Rise of Mormon Symbology

Bored in V. posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 8:42 am
This post was cross-posted at Mormon Matters. With the advance of science and the study of more and more artifacts such as Ardipithecus ramidus, believing Mormons are faced with a challenge which be...
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Nuclear Disarmament Meets Mormon Patriotism

Bored in V. posted an article on - Sep 29, 2009, 9:36 am
Lately more and more Church members have begun to wonder why the Church is so supportive of the United States military. We've experienced a long tradition of this, beginning with the Mormon Batta...
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LDS Grass-Roots Interpretations of the Eve Archetype

Bored in V. posted an article on - Sep 22, 2009, 9:33 am
This was cross-posted at Mormon Matters. Since Eve is one of the most powerful archetypes for women, it's not surprising that this story is at the root of many discussions of womanhood. Feminist...
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The Sesame Street Approach to Primary

Bored in V. posted an article on - Sep 10, 2009, 5:56 am
originally posted at Mormon Matters The children's television series Sesame Street premiered November 10, 1969. I was just turning 10 years old, so I didn't watch it very much as a child. B...
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The Isle of Misfit Toys

Bored in V. posted an article on - Aug 9, 2009, 11:16 pm
Every year when I go to the Sunstone Symposium, I feel like I am going to the Isle of Misfit Toys. Remember that place in the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Christmas special? The place where you ...
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Why I Took the Facebook "What Kind of Boobs Do You Have?" Quiz

Bored in V. posted an article on - Aug 3, 2009, 5:26 am
Originally posted at Feminist Mormon Housewives. On Sunday I was checking my facebook and noticed that a friend had taken the "What Kind of Boobs Do You Have?" quiz. Her result was: "your boobs are ...
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FLDS Leader Explains UEP Trust Issues

Bored in V. posted an article on - Aug 2, 2009, 5:48 pm
Please, please listen to this link. KRCL Radio allows Willie Jessop and attorney Rod Parker to tell their side of the story of the FLDS UEP Trust. Learn how the Trust was started, who has contribute...
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An Outsider's Look at the United Effort Plan

Bored in V. posted an article on - Jul 29, 2009, 9:44 am
This was originally posted at Mormon Matters. What is happening to the financial affairs of the FLDS right now seems completely inexplicable, but I need to try to understand what is going on. And it...
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Some Must Push, and Some Must Pull

Bored in V. posted an article on - Jul 23, 2009, 11:09 pm
Since I didn't get my Pioneer Day fix in Sacrament Meeting this year, you'll have to indulge me as I commemorate the violently beautiful journey taken by a misunderstood and tragic people in 1...
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Church Doctrine is Like the Bloggernacle

Bored in V. posted an article on - Jul 13, 2009, 10:09 pm
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 encompasses, and some stand ready to provide a concise ...
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