tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39039558107845809772011-07-28T21:11:01.131-07:00"Gather up all the libelous publications that are afloat; and that are [on] the [Internet] and [on] the [blogs]..." Doctrine and Covenants 123:4-5Orrin Porter Rockwellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903955810784580977.post-64919097134505244812010-08-18T12:15:00.000-07:002010-08-18T12:15:36.008-07:00Blog Post: "<a href="http://www.feministmormonhousewives.org/?p=3251">One of these things is not like the other</a>"<br /><br />Source: Feminist Mormon Housewives<br /><br />Quote: "the Church has got some explaining to do"<br /><br />Potential Problem: Presents a warped image of Church culture and priorities; criticizes and proposes drastically rejecting Church leaders and policies: "And then toss out the Proclamation on the Family."<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3903955810784580977-6491909713450524481?l=scmc-blog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Orrin Porter Rockwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903955810784580977.post-55962566823144572592010-08-18T12:11:00.000-07:002010-08-18T12:11:22.311-07:00Blog Post: <a href="http://mormonmatters.org/2010/08/09/a-new-church-the-new-mormon-org-campaign/">A New Church?--The New Mormon.org PR/Marketing Campaign</a><br /><br />Source: Mormon Matters<br /><br />Quote: "I guess I took the whole 'prophet, seer and revelator' thing a bit too seriously/literally….and I guess I’m feeling a little bit like a 'bait and switch' is happening under my nose."<br /><br />Potential Problem: Mocks citations from Church publications about gender and race and "the Lord requiring 'exact obedience'".&nbsp;&nbsp;Promotes the idea that the Church needs changing.&nbsp;<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3903955810784580977-5596256682314457259?l=scmc-blog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Orrin Porter Rockwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903955810784580977.post-17781420066695523242010-08-17T16:26:00.000-07:002010-08-18T16:27:37.698-07:00Blog Post: "<a href="http://www.feministmormonhousewives.org/?p=3250">Carol Lynn Pearson and Heavenly Mother</a>"<br /><br />Source: Feminist Mormon Housewives<br /><br />Quote: links to video interview; text unavailable<br /><br />Potential Problem: subject publicly opposes Church's official stance on Proposition 8 and speculates on pseudo-doctrinal issues.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3903955810784580977-1778142006669552324?l=scmc-blog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Orrin Porter Rockwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903955810784580977.post-8492368929331319862010-08-15T20:30:00.000-07:002010-08-15T20:30:12.008-07:00Blog Post: "<a href="http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2010/07/i-cannot-read-a-sealed-book-part-i-the-basic-case-for-making-public-the-handbook/">I Cannot Read a Sealed Book--Part I: The Basic Case for Making Public the Handbook</a>"<br /><br />Source: Times and Seasons<br /><br />Quote: "For these reasons, I would suggest that the handbook should be made available to church members, ideally by placing it on lds.org."<br /><br />Potential Problem: Publicly opposes an established Church policy and, therefore, advocates criticism of Church leaders.&nbsp;<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3903955810784580977-849236892933131986?l=scmc-blog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Orrin Porter Rockwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903955810784580977.post-13362683766424728202010-08-15T20:18:00.000-07:002010-08-15T20:18:04.302-07:00Blog Post: "<a href="http://mormonmatters.org/2010/08/14/sophia-of-the-proverbs/">Sophia of the Proverbs and the Feminine Divine</a>"<br /><br />Source: Mormon Matters<br /><br />Quote: "These passages affirm that Sophia was there when God made the earth and acted as a partner with God in the creation. This idea fits in well with my conceptualization of the male/female duality of the Divine."<br /><br />Potential Problem: Doctrinal speculation ("if one believes, as I do, that 'Elohim' consists of both a Mother and a Father God, the verses that follow add welcome insight into possible roles and characteristics of a Divine Mother Goddess.")<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3903955810784580977-1336268376642472820?l=scmc-blog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Orrin Porter Rockwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903955810784580977.post-60806300644063509722010-08-15T20:09:00.000-07:002010-08-15T20:09:14.519-07:00Blog post: "<a href="http://www.feministmormonhousewives.org/?p=3248">Power Corrupts</a>"<br /><br />Source: Feminist Mormon Housewives<br /><br />Quote: "the giddy possession of a power to which his sisters and I have no access."<br /><br />Potential Problem: promotes myth of gender problems in Church; explicitly mentions the Church as being "so full of inequity."<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3903955810784580977-6080630064406350972?l=scmc-blog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Orrin Porter Rockwellnoreply@blogger.com