Virtual Oases, June 24
- Margaret: Dying of a broken heart
- From the fabulous historian Ardis: Meet the Singing Mothers
- Allison at Mormon Momma shares the difficulty of her first temple experience to help other sisters who are contemplating attending for the first time.
- Cynthia strikes a similar theme: Stuff I Learned from my First Trip to the Temple
- Tracy M: Smoke and Mirrors
- Mormons really really really believe in heaven — and other fascinating graphs!
- FYI: LDS church letter about gay marriage in California; to be read this Sunday in CA services
- Mormon women and plastic surgery (Frankly, I’d feel more comfortable about plastic surgery if I could link to an article about Mormon men [or any men] and plastic surgery; I find the sheer prevalance of women going under the knife deeply, deeply unsettling.)
- I love posts where the beauty is simply in the honesty. Here is a mom reflecting on her daughter’s Down Syndrome.
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That Pew Study (Mormons really believe in heaven) was more disturbing to me than I thought. (I checked it out last night)
The worst was the question about holding on to traditional beliefs vs embracing new ideas. Mormon’s outscored the JWs on that one more than on any other question.
Jessawhy
June 25, 2008
that pew survey is absolutely fascinating. and a little discouraging in some respects. need to process a bit more. i wonder if there’s anyway to access past years of that survey for a comparative analysis. i’ll have to look into that.
amelia
June 25, 2008
Looks like Prop 22 again. Glad I’m not in LA this time around…but, oh, how I miss the beach…
Bree
June 25, 2008
Bree, yes, another Prop 22 is what we’re all afraid of. Though I have it on good authority that the leaders won’t be as systematic about getting people to make the calls and canvas neighborhoods with signs.
My friends will be wearing rainbow ribbons this week in church to show support for our gay friends.
Caroline
June 25, 2008
Just want to thank you for mentioning my article about the temple. It is appreciated, as is the rest of the service you provide.
Alison Moore Smith
June 25, 2008