Monthly Archives: August 2010

Mormon Images of Christ

Posted on 29-August-2010 by

The recent official Mormon publication Ensign (Sep 2010) has six different depictions of Christ.  None of them is very realistic:

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George Orwell, Rejected

Posted on 24-August-2010 by

At first, George Orwell found it difficult to get published.  His masterpiece Animal Farm was rejected by the major publisher in the UK at the time,  Faber & Faber.  The 1944 rejection letter from T.S. Eliot (no less), who was … Continue reading →

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In Defense of Atheism

Posted on 22-August-2010 by

In its Faith section, the SLTrib (21 Aug 2010) has two of its local columnists defending atheists and their ilk.  First, Robert Kirby defends their right to sue over the use of crosses on highway memorials to fallen UDP troopers.  … Continue reading →

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The Power of Myth

Posted on 19-August-2010 by

There seems to be a strong bias against fact in this day and age.  James Poniewozik in Time magazine (23 Aug 2010) states: On Aug 4, Barack Obama, celebrated his 49th birthday.  Or at least, he did if you live … Continue reading →

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Sounds of Silence

Posted on 15-August-2010 by

I wrote this article in 1982 for a throw-away publication of the agency I work for: Situated in an isolated valley east of Ogden UT is the home of 37 Catholic monks.  They live in an austere quadrangle of quonset … Continue reading →

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Share Your @ssets

Posted on 15-August-2010 by

I recently made a presentation at the SLC Sunstone Symposium (2010)titled:  “Toward a Mormon Theological Justification for Environmental Activism.”  One of the recommendations made by the respondent, Dan Wotherspoon, and others was that I should make suggestions for action.  So … Continue reading →

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Time Banks

Posted on 12-August-2010 by

According Marjorie Kelly and Shanna Ratner writing in the report titled “Keeping Wealth Local:  Shared Ownership and Wealth Control for Rural Communities” for the Ford Foundation: In rural areas where time can be more abundant than money, time banks give … Continue reading →

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Living Economies

Posted on 11-August-2010 by

The following is a quote from an article written by Crystal Busenbark (“Our Common Humanity”) posted The Mormon Worker website: Localization of economics is a social and ecological imparative based on vibrant, resilient local economies, which support national and global … Continue reading →

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Mormon Environmental Theology

Posted on 10-August-2010 by

The following is quoted from an article by Jason M. Brown in the August 2010 The Mormon Worker: While I praise and have learned much from efforts to collect, understand and demonstrate the progressive earth-teachings of Mormonism, I hope to … Continue reading →

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Thomas Merton

Posted on 10-August-2010 by

Years ago, I would occasionally travel to the Cistercian monastery in Huntsville, Ut, for a personal retreat.  It was during one of these multi-day sojourns that I came across the writings of Thomas Merton, a monk who has been called a … Continue reading →

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