White Separatist runs for Sheriff

My wife and I were having a great conversation about how racism began in America, American racism versus other countries racism etc. The discussion reminded me of a video I watched earlier today on CNN.

White Separatist runs for Sheriff

I am interested in ya'lls thoughts...

Interesting Congressional Speech, Especially in Light of Today's Discussion on Race, Politics, and Scripture.

Pretty amazing video, again, especially in light of our discussion.

Great Article for Prospective Grad Students!

Check out this article if graduate school might figure into your plans at some point. I wish I'd read something like it back, before the dawn of time, when I was thinking through things.

Prof. Fluhman

Elder Holland at Harvard

Elder Holland recently spoke at Harvard.

Here's the Q&A (audio only):

Joseph Smith Papers Update

The Joseph Smith Papers are available online, and they've recently added some really cool stuff.

http://josephsmithpapers.org/

In a fantastic move, the JSP has also released this video explaining the 4 versions of the First Vision, in two minutes. It's not exhaustive, but it is easy to understand and informative. For a more complete version, Rough Stone Rolling by Bushman gives an excellent synopsis. I believe there's also articles from Milton V. Backmon if you're interested in more.

A Baptist Leader's Response to the 'Manifesto'

http://www.albertmohler.com/2008/05/12/an-evangelical-response-to-an-evangelical-manifesto-2/

Enjoy!

Mitt Romney raps?

Almost. I got a good laugh out of it.

CNN piece on Romney and Civil Religion

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/20/my-take-how-romney-could-transcend-mormonism-with-civil-religion/?hpt=hp_pc1

UVU Mormon Studies Conference

There are some great speakers at this year's UVU Mormon Studies Conference.

I'm going to go to Patrick Mason's lecture on Thursday evening.

Here's the schedule:

Here's the link:

http://www.uvu.edu/religiousstudies/mormonismandtheinternet/schedule/index.html

Church Explanations for Baptisms for the Dead: A Link to a Teryl Givens Paper

Here's the Church website...

http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/proxy-baptism-terryl-givens

Here is the full article.

http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/03/the-heavenly-logic-of-proxy-baptism

A different take on Romney and his Mormon heritage

My dad passed along this blog post.  I think it is pretty accurate and I love the last two sentences of the post. 

"In countries such as France, Germany and Japan, national identity is a given for most people, a stereotype to which they are pressured to conform. American identity is more fluid and personal, more experimental. It’s harder that way, but probably more rewarding as well."

Take a look: here.

India

Nice to see that India can describe Mormons as Bible believers who aren't Protestants. #Americanmediafail

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Bangalores-Mormon-community-keeps-the-faith/articleshow/12256812.cms

Conference on Methodism and Mormonism

As promised, here is a video archive of the sessions from the conference I described in Washington D.C. You'll not want to miss the theology or music sessions.

Prof. Fluhman

Church Release

Check out the new Church infographic. Interesting to see what they focused on.

http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/mormonism-101#C3

The McConkie Address

Here's a link to the McConkie address that I referenced in class ...

Church Historian on Church History

Davis Bitton, a former Assistant Church Historian, on the topic of Church History.

It's entitled "I Don't Have a Testimony of the History of the Church."

http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/review/?vol=16&num=2&id=560

Darius Gray Interview

Check out this podcast:

http://mormonstories.org/mormon-stories-026-blacks-and-the-lds-priesthood-an-interview-with-darius-gray-and-margaret-young/

It's very interesting. Maybe share your thoughts after listening? 

Memorable Blog Posts on Mormonism and Race

You'll want to read this blog post by my colleague and friend at the University of Utah, Paul Reeve. You might also want to read this one by scholar Max Mueller. This one is also worth reading. This one is by a BYU religion professor, Rachel Cope. One more from William & Mary law professor Nathan Oman.