What with one thing and another I cannot say I have dipped much into either–the plots fail to grip, dash it, the Wooster taste literaire running rather more to clues and sprightly murders–but is the Book of Mormon really all that similar to the Lord of the Rings? Mine eyes goggle like billy-o. At 20-1 the idea is still a rank outsider.
Ross Douthat does his best to sound Mormon.
“I have been converted to the Scouting program.”
President Monson’s closing talk is going to be one that’s worth returning to, time and again. (more…)
This is an interesting problem for missionaries. Being a missionary is wierd. It is not “just like you.” But if the missionaries do too much to overcome this barrier, its not obvious that they have anything different to offer. Maybe its not coincidence that in Spain most of the members came from the minority of Catholics who took Catholicism pretty seriously.
On the sweetness of Mormon life. (more…)
Mormon SF readers will enjoy this First Things essay.
I’m not one of those chappies that as a regular thing gives gallery owners more than a civil how-do-you-do and a lift of the chapeau, but I’m not above parting with a bit of the Wooster plenty to encourage art of the right sort.
I just picked up an audio copy of Past Imperfect on the recommendation of Orson Scott Card. I’m really liking it so far. (more…)
Temples may have led to cities and then agriculture, and not the other way around.
On the sweetness of Mormon life. (more…)
This kind of stuff worries me. Not because I disagree with it. I don’t. But modern America is completely messed up on issues of sex, identity, and equality. I bet 40 years ago people were starting to say similar things about homosexuality.