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September 2008 Entries

At The Movies: Forever Strong (B+)

By: The Baron

posted @ Tuesday, September 30, 2008 7:24 AM | Filed Under [ The Baron General Mormon Culture ]

XXX Marks the Spot

By: The Baron

One of the constant battles of the Internet age has been between adult content and filtering software.

One idea that has been tossed around for years--and revisited this year by ICANN as part of a general domain name expansion--is the creation of an .xxx domain, specifically for sites with pornographic material.  The theory is that having a 'porn domain' would make it much easier to (a) find, for those who are interested, or (b) filter out, for those who are not.

posted @ Friday, September 19, 2008 7:01 AM | Comments (3) | Filed Under [ The Baron General Mormon Culture Politics Family ]

Called to Repent for Political Views: Mormon Obama Supporters = Apostates?

By: Téa

posted @ Monday, September 15, 2008 5:02 PM | Comments (40) | Filed Under [ General Mormon Culture Politics Téa ]

Gospel Pop Culture: Kanye West "Jesus Walks" (part 1)

By: Téa


(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the Devil trying to break me down
(Jesus Walks with me)
The only thing that I pray is that me feet don't fail me now
(Jesus Walks)
And I don't think there is nothing I can do now to right my wrongs
(Jesus Walks with me)
I want to talk to God but I'm afraid because we ain't spoke in so long.

Overflowing with gospel topics, any discussion of "Jesus Walks" by Kanye West warrants more than one post. Part 1 focuses on the personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Part 2 explores what we believe about how "Jesus walks" with other people. Part 3 deals with Kanye's thoughts on religion in the music business and society at large. (Please note that these posts will not cover the initial parts of the narrative talking about crime and interacting with the police)

Kanye's lyrics touch on various different sides of our relationship with our Savior.

posted @ Tuesday, September 09, 2008 1:39 AM | Comments (3) | Filed Under [ General Mormon Culture Theology Téa ]

Charity Never Faileth: The Purpose of "Black Holes"

By: The Baron

Every ward has one.  (Oftentimes, more than one...)

Charity 'black holes'.

Just like real black holes that suck in all forms of light and don't release anything out again, a "charity black hole" in the Church is a person or family that constantly consumes resources, charity, and service from other church members without ever offering anything back.

posted @ Monday, September 08, 2008 12:50 PM | Comments (7) | Filed Under [ The Baron General Mormon Culture Scripture Family Theology ]

The Key Word in "One True Church"

By: The Baron

Many personal and online conversations about the Church involve the phrase “One True Church”.  Here’s an important consideration.

The key word in the phrase “One True Church” is not “One”, and it’s not “True”.

It’s “Church”...

posted @ Tuesday, September 02, 2008 7:58 AM | Comments (6) | Filed Under [ The Baron General Scripture Theology Missionary Work ]

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