Comments on: FID Conference (Day One)

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Spiritual versus Religious | — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:24:44 +0000

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Zelophehad’s Daughters | FID Conference (Day Two) — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:35:49 +0000

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By: Th.

Th. — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:08:24 +0000

Although I’m also disappointed that Porter didn’t stay through the end, I suspect that you are, at least a little, moderately relieved?

I would love to see a more indepth analysis of the every-Mormon-wants-to-be-a-Jew phenomenon. Really, I think that should be someone’s dissertation. How did it start? How does it manifest? How widespread is it? Where is it going? Is it good for us/them?

Ah, the things that keep me up at night . . . . .

By: Michael Towns

Michael Towns — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:51:13 +0000

Also, Lynnette, I apologize for misspelling your name.

By: Michael Towns

Michael Towns — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:50:22 +0000

Lynette, thank you for the friendly reminder. I will endeavor to avoid being snarky.

Could you elaborate on the nature of the challenge that the scriptures entail when framed as the words of Deity?

In terms of asserted vs. doctrinal unity of active LDS, I would have to say that we have never been more divided. Does that constitute a correlation fail?

By: Sterling Fluharty

Sterling Fluharty — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 04:56:18 +0000

Sometimes I find it more useful to become partners in community organizing and service and then the conversations will follow. I thought I was the only Mormon at the last few local Interfaith activities I went to. But just tonight I found out that one of my community heroes who was at the same activities just joined the church a month ago. I can’t wait to talk with her!

By: SmallAxe

SmallAxe — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:34:41 +0000

Yes, Chris H., but let us use our powers for good, and never for evil…

By: Chris H.

Chris H. — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:19:26 +0000

“It’s like the X-Men teaming up with Magneto to fight some super enemy. Once the enemy is conquered, it’s back to business the way it was before.”

Smallaxe,

I love you, man.

By: Lynnette

Lynnette — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:53:43 +0000

Michael Towns, I think it’s an interesting and valid question–scriptural texts in the voice of the Lord do pose some particular challenges. But your final paragraph suggests to me that you aren’t actually interested in conversation. Allow me to quote our resident Bouncer: just replace “be mean” with “label me as intolerant”:

Friendly request: the tactic of framing comments along the lines of, “I’m going to say this even though I know everyone is going to be mean to me as a result” is something we’d like to avoid here, as it loads the situation such that anyone who then does disagree can be immediately dismissed as “mean.” Those who continue to use it run the risk of having those parts of their comments replaced by random Star Wars quotes. You have been warned.

Hey smallaxe! I had a similar concern; I don’t want to frame interfaith dialogue as a way of uniting against a common enemy. It’s just replicating our (I think problematic) discourse of the church vs. the bad world out there, except with an expansion of who we’re including in our camp.

By: Lynnette

Lynnette — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:47:05 +0000

Thanks, Ziff and Eve. It’s only too bad I couldn’t drag along some ZDs.

The narrator, ah, that makes sense. That’s too bad; I’m sorry to hear it.

Kevin, I do seem to have a tendency to skip over my own presentations when I blog about conferences. I feel self-conscious or something. Which is a bit strange when I think about it, given that this is my blog and I quite frequently go on and on about my ideas, so maybe I should write up something.

But Fideline did a nice job of hitting some of my major points. (Thanks! And it was great to see you, as always.)