The Mormon Church arrested Derek Jones and Matt Aune for criminal trespassing, not for being gay.Nailed 'Em - Mormon Church Trespassing
The Mormon Church arrested Derek Jones and... more
A Mormon leader's open homophobia is meeting resistance from all quarters, including four gay advocacy groups. The groups, including Mormons and former church members, released a joint statement Friday taking exception to points made earlier this week by Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.A Mormon leader's open homophobia is meeting resistance from all quarters, including... more
Harry, you’re supposed to be a believer. A true Mormon would stand with his LDS leaders on the sanctity of marriage. How dare you come out publically siding with gays and criticizing Mormon officials saying “that resources should have been put to better use.” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints stands on principle, not politics. You’ve been in bed with Obama and Pelosi too long … it’s time you were kicked out.
-Harry, you’re supposed to be a believer. A true Mormon would stand with his LDS... more
Clergy Bridge was created by Masters of Social Work students at Brigham Young
University, and monitored by Dr. Michael Seipel, to help Mormon Bishops deal with mental health issues among members in their Wards and Branches.
Award Winning darkly comic indie horror about a suburban family who must feed their vampire daughter.Award Winning darkly comic indie horror about a suburban family who must feed their... more
What if faith is more a
grounding to the earth than
an aspiration to
heaven and what if the
expiation of Christ
is as personal as
it is universal?
-I’m Divining The Man
By Reid Baer
What if faith is more a
grounding to the... more
I’m going to the BEER SUMMIT with Obama, Crowley, and Gates because I gotta few complaints of my own – but I ain’t drinkin’ no real beer ‘cause I’m a Mormon. If you got somethin’ you want me to tell da president while I’m dare, den leave a comment. (btw, this is comedy …)
-I’m going to the BEER SUMMIT with Obama, Crowley, and Gates because I gotta few... more
I awake thinking of Jesus
this morning meditating in
a kind of grateful prayer pausing
before the chores motivate me
to action and so I allow
myself a moment to ponder,
to remember the Perfect Man
who is like none other – a God.
I fix my muddled mind on His
crystalline light and my heart fills
with direct hope despite my own
imperfections I sense a guide
nearby showing me better paths
by way of the Holy Spirit’s
heavenly inspirations through
today’s earthly expectations.
-On A Good Day
By Reid Baer
I awake thinking of Jesus
this morning meditating in... more
Mormon pioneer Alma Dayer LeBaron had a vision when he moved his breakaway sect of polygamists to this valley 60 years ago: His many children would live in peace and prosperity among the pretty pecan orchards they would plant in the desert.
Prosperity has come, but the peace has been shattered.
In the past three months, American Mormon communities in Mexico have been sucked into a dust devil of violence sweeping the borderlands. Their relative wealth has made them targets: Their telephones ring with threats of extortion. Their children and elders are taken by kidnappers. They have been drawn into the government's war with the drug cartels.
This month, a leader of their colony was abducted by heavily armed men dressed as police, then beaten and shot dead 10 minutes from town. Benjamin LeBaron, 31, whom everyone called Benji, had dared to denounce the criminals, while refusing to pay a $1 million ransom demanded by kidnappers who had grabbed his teenage brother from a family ranch in May.
Amid the blood and mesquite at the site of his last breath, Benjamin LeBaron's killers posted a sign that read: "This is for the leaders of LeBaron who didn't believe and who still don't believe."
"We're living in a war zone, but it's a war zone with little kids running all around in the yard," said Julian LeBaron, a brother of the slain leader. Like most members of the Mormon enclave, he has dual Mexican-American citizenship and speaks Spanish and English fluently.
more at link....Mormon pioneer Alma Dayer LeBaron had a vision when he moved his breakaway sect of... more
As more states take up the debate on same-sex marriage, some advocates of legalization are taking a very specific lesson from California, where the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dominated both fundraising and door-knocking to pass a ballot initiative that barred such unions.
With the battle moving east, some advocates are shouting that fact in the streets, calculating that on an issue that eventually comes down to comfort levels, more people harbor apprehensions about Mormons than about homosexuality.As more states take up the debate on same-sex marriage, some advocates of legalization... more
Great sufferin’ Moroni! The Mormons baptized Barack Obama’s dead mother without consent. One would think they're busy enough opposing gay marriage in California and keeping Utah under their pendulous thumbs, but Salt Lake, Orem, and Provo are small towns and there’s little else to keep them off the streets.Great sufferin’ Moroni! The Mormons baptized Barack Obama’s dead mother without... more
Quizno's homoerotic ad for the Toasty Torpedo is just one of the things Conor Knighton talks about in his weekly roundup of the crazy world of 24-hour media madness. This week he also looks at D.L. Hughley going bye-bye, TV Land's 'High School Reunion' going trashy, the Rock going all Miley Cyrus on the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, Oprah going to the Yearning for Zion ranch, the Shamwow guy going nuts, and a girl on the local news going down.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at current.com/infomania. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.Quizno's homoerotic ad for the Toasty Torpedo is just one of the things Conor Knighton... more
A new report filed Friday by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) lists more than $190,000 in expenses by the church in support of California's gay marriage ban, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Mormon leaders had previously recorded only $2,078 in contributions towards Proposition 8, the constitutional amendment that yanked back the right of gays and lesbians to marry in the state
The Mormon Church revealed in a campaign filing Friday that the church spent nearly $190,000 to help pass Proposition 8, the November ballot measure that banned gay marriage in California.
The disclosure comes as the church is being investigated by the state's campaign watchdog agency for violating state laws by not fully disclosing its involvement in the campaign before voters cast ballots on Nov. 4.
While many church members had donated directly to the Yes on 8 campaign - some estimates range as high as $20 million - the church itself had previously reported little direct campaign activity.
But in the filing made Friday, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints reported thousands in travel expenses, such as airline tickets, hotel rooms and car rentals for the campaign. The church also reported $96,849.31 worth of "compensated staff time" - hours church employees spent working to pass the gay marriage ban.
"As I read this report, it seems to raise more questions than it answers," said Fred Karger, who filed the initial complaint with the Fair Political Practices Commission on Nov. 13 that the church had not fully disclosed its involvement.
Roman Porter, executive director of the FPPC, confirmed that the agency was investigating the complaint, but declined comment on the specifics of the case.
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Is the church wrong to oppose gay marriage? Is the church wrong to withhold information on campaign spending? Should the church be allowed to retain tax exempt status?A new report filed Friday by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the... more
Mormon church officials, facing an ongoing investigation by the state Fair Political Practices Commission, Friday reported nearly $190,000 in previously unlisted assistance to the successful campaign for Prop. 8, which banned same-sex marriage in California.
The report, filed with the secretary of state's office, listed a variety of California travel expenses for high-ranking members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and included $20,575 for use of facilities and equipment at the church's Salt Lake City headquarters and a $96,849 charge for "compensated staff time" for church employees who worked on matters pertaining to Prop. 8.Mormon church officials, facing an ongoing investigation by the state Fair Political... more
Forests in the Pacific Northwest are dying twice as fast as they were 17 years ago, and scientists blame warming temperatures for the trend, according to a new study.
The study, to be released Friday in the journal Science, is the first large-scale analysis of environmental changes as contributing factors in the mortality of coniferous forests.
The data for this research was gathered by generations of scientists over a 50-year period at multiple sites in Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and southwestern British Columbia. Seventy-six forest plots, all more than 200 years old, were monitored by scientists doing some of the most rudimentary research -- counting trees.Forests in the Pacific Northwest are dying twice as fast as they were 17 years ago,... more
In a bizarre macabre account of divine intervention, Erik Larson amazingly encounters the All Mighty through a death proof hearse. Empowered to guide the lost, the Minister of Death mobs down the streets in his bequeathed vehicle of demise to enlighten the impressionable, the drug addicts, and the criminal element of the mortality that challenges them. Being scared straight may be the answer toward a future of sobriety.In a bizarre macabre account of divine intervention, Erik Larson amazingly encounters... more
"The Twilight series has created a surprising new sub-genre of teen romance: It’s abstinence porn, sensational, erotic, and titillating. And in light of all the recent real-world attention on abstinence-only education, it’s surprising how successful this new genre is. Twilight actually convinces us that self-denial is hot. Fan reaction suggests that in the beginning, Edward and Bella’s chaste but sexually charged relationship was steamy precisely because it was unconsummated—kind of like Cheers, but with fangs. Despite all the hot “virtue,” however, we feminist readers have to ask ourselves if abstinence porn is as uplifting as some of its proponents seem to believe."
We all knew that the Twilight Series was a fetishized version of Mormonism, but the real issue here is sexualizing NOT having sex. Is it healthier for kids ot get off on...not getting off?"The Twilight series has created a surprising new sub-genre of teen romance: It’s... more
California's political watchdog agency is investigating a complaint alleging the Mormon church failed to report non-monetary contributions to the Yes on 8 campaign, a state official said Monday.
The sworn complaint by a group called Californians Against Hate contends the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized phone banks from Utah and Idaho and sent direct mail to voters.
The complaint, filed four days after Californians voted to end gay marriage in the state, also alleges the Utah-based church transported people to California to walk precincts and distributed thousands of lawn signs and other campaign materials.
The church is also accused of establishing Web sites and producing commercials and other video broadcasts geared toward nonmembers.California's political watchdog agency is investigating a complaint alleging the... more
Since the Great Depression, church leaders have preached a doctrine of self-reliance and selflessness, calling on members to plan for their own future while tending to the needs of others.Since the Great Depression, church leaders have preached a doctrine of self-reliance... more
Listen to Mark Chapman tell his story about how it is to be homeless. Mark Chapman lives in the woods and stands at an intersection on a daily basis trying to make ends meet. Unfortunately for him, his living area is considered to be illegal as he is trespassing.
Please leave a feedback.Listen to Mark Chapman tell his story about how it is to be homeless. Mark Chapman... more
