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    Why we need Mormon Culture

    11.26.07

    A week ago the Washington Post took the unusual step of writing about the LDS Church in Nigeria, and in the process made a very interesting characterization of the Church there:
    Many scholars say the Mormons’ decision not to adopt more local customs — such as incorporating African drumming or dancing into Sunday services — [...]

    A Long Story

    11.20.07

    I recently tried to purchase a Zarahemla Books title at Seagull Book and Tape. Typically I would order directly from the Z Books website. But my sister gave me a SBT gift certificate for my birthday.
    “Impossible,” the salesperson told me.

    Looking at our Niche Comprehensively

    11.20.07

    Last week William, in the comments to his post on a reader-oriented ecommerce site, suggested that the site he was proposing needed to be restricted to just fiction. While such a decision should probably be left to whoever starts such a site (William made it clear he isn’t taking on the project), I disagree. It [...]

    Doubting Thomas

    11.17.07

    I probably shot myself in the foot, socially speaking, when I let my inner art snob accompany me on a recent date.
    We were looking at board games for sale and my date, a nice sciency fellow who knew I was into art and was probably trying to be congenial, pointed to a jigsaw puzzle for [...]

    J. Golden Folk Hero

    11.14.07

    J. Golden was talking with one of the Quorum members one time, and the “brother” said to him, “Brother Kimball, I don’t see how you can swear so much, Why I’d rather commit adultery than swear so much.” J. Golden answered, “Wouldn’t we all brother? Wouldn’t we all?”