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Death, the Fall, and Darwin: A More Harmonious Reading, Part 1 of 7 – By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog
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By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog. The greatest Mormon blog in the universe. Death, the Fall, and Darwin: A More Harmonious Reading, Part 1 of 7. May 8, 2013. 8216;There is nothing worse than death, Dumbledore! 8217; snarled Voldemort. 8216;You are quite wrong.’ said Dumbledore . . . 8212;————– Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. p. 718. Good Mormon Doctrine seems to be based more on a God that is much more contingent, much more temporal, and as I’ll argue much more emergent tha...
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grace/works – By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog
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By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog. The greatest Mormon blog in the universe. President Uchtdorf’s Theology of Grace. April 3, 2016. I mean this post to complement Tracy M’s reflections on the same talk. Go read them. If you haven’t already. Filed Under: General Conference. May 20, 2015. My wife and I recently watched “The Words,”. Filed Under: Film and Television. Navel-Gazing and Poetic Observation. Eliza R. Snow and the Gospel of Work. December 5, 2014. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners:. Feast of...
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RJH – By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog
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By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog. The greatest Mormon blog in the universe. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. June 12, 2016. Filed Under: Mormon Lectionary Project. God has not vanished. May 5, 2016. For Ascension Day 2016. Luke Skywalker has vanished. These are the opening words of the opening crawl of the new Star Wars film,. Luke Skywalker has vanished and the galaxy is suffering. The gospels also tell the tale of a vanishing and vanished hero. The original ending of the gospel of Mark has the women...
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Navel-Gazing & Poetic Observation – By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog
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By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog. The greatest Mormon blog in the universe. Early Morning Seminary and Sleep Deprivation. August 15, 2016. Is Early Morning Seminary worth it? Navel-Gazing and Poetic Observation. Theology, Doctrine and Policy. June 21, 2016. Navel-Gazing and Poetic Observation. Adam Miller’s Nothing New Under the Sun. June 12, 2016. I just finished reading Adam Miller’s latest modernization of ancient scripture: Nothing New Under the Sun. This is a very quick read, a modern vers...Because...
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Gender & Sexuality – By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog
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By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog. The greatest Mormon blog in the universe. Moroni 9:9 and Lucretia. August 11, 2016. With its claim that women can be deprived “of that which is most dear and precious above all things, which is chastity and virtue,” is something of an infamous scripture, and justly so, because it suggests that chastity and virtue can be passively taken from someone instead of actively given away. As EmJen explains. Still includes Moroni 9:9. Filed Under: Gender and Sexuality. May 24, 2016.
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My Belief – By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog
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By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog. The greatest Mormon blog in the universe. February 10, 2015. Apparently, in an interview today on Radio West with Doug Fabrizio, John Dehlin claimed that “people who blog at BCC” don’t believe in the historicity of The Book of Mormon. Laquo; Help thou my unbelief. When the Mormons met Darwin’s Origin of the Species. February 10, 2015 at 6:28 pm. Love this. Thanks. February 10, 2015 at 6:34 pm. I’ve got no opinion fully formed and ready to share on today’s eve...That̵...
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Mormon LGBT Outreach: Part I – By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog
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By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog. The greatest Mormon blog in the universe. Mormon LGBT Outreach: Part I. February 17, 2015. LGBT outreach was a good fit with our stake theme, Ezekiel 34:16, which reads:. I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick…. If you look up this scripture, you’ll see it doesn’t end there:. 8230; but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
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Mormon – By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog
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By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog. The greatest Mormon blog in the universe. Captain Moroni’s “Religious Freedom” Problem–and Ours #BOM2016. August 20, 2016. Scripture and Mormonism: A Brief Look at Some Useful Ideas. August 19, 2016. I want to point out some good reads in scriptural understanding here, and I’ll focus on the Bible since it’s the primary book of scripture on which other Mormon scripture comments, quotes, or critiques. Tagged With: biblical criticism. August 19, 2016. Into the MTC she goes.
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Unforced Errors – By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog
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By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog. The greatest Mormon blog in the universe. May 21, 2015. Even if their marriage cannot be solemnized in the temple, we can still treat them with dignity and allow them participation in our congregations, where, frankly, we need all the help we can get. Filed Under: Doctrine and Policy. Laquo; Writing and Revelation. In favour of substitutionary atonement, sort of (a postscript). May 21, 2015 at 1:49 am. May 21, 2015 at 2:18 am. May 21, 2015 at 2:44 am. The Handbook specif...
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John C. – By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog
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By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog. The greatest Mormon blog in the universe. June 27, 2016. Variable fallibilities and church leadership. April 12, 2016. Filed Under: Anciently Revealed. Let it be so resolved…. January 29, 2016. If polyandry is the thing you find most objectionable and unjustifiable about the Nauvoo period of Mormon Polygamy, then you are suffering from misogyny. November 23, 2015. Where do we draw the lines? Would “preside” by any other name smell as…um…. November 2, 2015. October 3, 2015.
