[…] he often did not know what to make of me and my ideas. He believed in hierarchy, order, and going by the book. We had had a couple of uncomfortable confrontations. When I was […]
[…] should surprise no one that Bolivians would also apply this same paradigm to the LDS Church. In order to fully appreciate this fear, we must understand the traditional role religion has played throughout Latin […]
[…] spirit of God.” They did not, he said, need to “knock the people in the Head in order to wake them.” Rather, he suggested, they ought to “get a Fatherly feeling & try to […]
Religious conflict, dissent, and schism rarely have been examined in a critical, balanced, and systematic fashion. Social order, harmony, cooperation, and conformity commonly are considered normal, desirable, and good; while social change, conflict, competition, […]
[…] child psychologist. He’s very good with people and always has been. At the Orange Julius counter we order two drinks and two California dogs. I open my purse, but Mom wants to pay, so […]
[…] should use that money to help the poor. That’s why God gave it to you, not to buy cars and clothes and big houses.” Tracy’s remarks were not well received. Old Brother Dixon harumpfed […]
Two years ago the Manhattan First Ward published a small collection of biographies chronicling the lives of nine senior ward members. Impetus for the project came when news reached Bill Cottam during his initial […]
[…] over alternate voices to impart the truth about doctrine, church governance, and the way to live in order to obtain the rewards of the celestial kingdom. As I have listened to and later read […]
[…] speaking too loudly, blushing as if I were making an embarrassing—albeit true—sexual confession. “I just wanted to order a drink with a little more dignity than a Coke. I’m always making mistakes,” I admitted. […]
<i>Dialogue 27.2 (Summer 1994): 15–40</i><br>It would seem that Mormons who have believed for over a hundred years in the real existence of the Goddess, the Mother in Heaven, should be far ahead of other […]