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Posts on polygamy
By
Dave Banack
Between the FLDS events in Texas and the continued popularity of Big Love, polygamy (or plural marriage, as it is often termed) has been in the news lately. It has always been a topic of regular discussion on LDS blogs, where opinions are all over the spectrum. Here are a few recent posts.
Coming soon: Spanish LDS Bible
By
Dave Banack
LDS Public Affairs released a press statement announcing a soon-to-be-released Spanish edition of the “LDS Bible.” The 1979 English language “LDS Bible” used the King James Version for the text, but added new chapter headings, cross-references, and an LDS bible dictionary. The new Spanish language edition uses “the 1909 Reina-Valera edition of the Bible,” with…
Church without God
By
Dave Banack
No, it’s not the Unitarians. In the Salt Lake Tribune, “Godless ‘congregations’ planned for humanists.” Just another sign the religious landscape is changing. The monthly schedule is church-like, with its parenting classes, guest speakers and small group meetings to hash out shared beliefs. But God isn’t part of this Cambridge congregation. Greg Epstein, the humanist…
Conference protests or service day?
By
Dave Banack
A reliable-looking blog cites an email from the “outreach coordinator at the GLBT Drop-in center at the Unitarian Church in Ogden” announcing gay service projects over the upcoming Conference weekend (April 4-5). The email is trying to counter claims circulating by email that there are large protests being planned. I hope their service project is…
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