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Jana Riess
This blog is on vacation for the last two weeks of July. It is going to Blog Camp where it will see its friends and brainstorm some new ideas. See you in August.
Quiverfull, the Duggars, and Reading Psalm 127
By
Jana Riess
Ever heard of the Quiverfull movement? Chances are you have and just didn’t know it. If you’ve ever watched 17 18 19 Kids and Counting with the Duggar family, you’ll be familiar with the basic premise: don’t use birth control, have as many kids as the Lord will send you, and be grateful for every…
Polygamy by Numbers: How Many Mormons Were Really Involved?
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Jana Riess
Last week I discussed the question of polygamy’s role in Mormon theology and whether the LDS concept of heaven still suggests it will involve plural marriage. I’m intrigued by the apparent gender breakdown of the comments on this post, on Twitter, and especially on Joanna Brooks‘s Facebook link, which had 92 comments as of…
We Are More Than Halfway through the Twible…
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Jana Riess
I don’t have any pithy thoughts on this week’s rather random collection of Psalms from the Twible, but I do want to say this: 1) We are almost finished with the Psalms. I love the Psalms, but man, I need a Selah. 2) We have passed the halfway point for the whole Twible project. And…
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