Episode #102 – Pornography 2: The End of Porn
Get Back in France
Stop SOPA now! Listen in for details.
A photo of Mitt Romney possibly leaving mission boundaries sparks controversy… because Geoff started it.
PEW releases a landmark study of Mormons, with some pretty interesting results.
Does BYU curb religious freedom via the Honor Code? The Student Review says yes, and we’re inclined to agree.
Pornography will end because of condoms. You heard it here first. Listen in for details.
Businessweek alleges that the “I’m a Mormon” campaign is really an effort on the Church’s part to elect a Mormon president.
Assorted news: The Paris Temple looks like a strip mall; Jon Heder won’t do sexy; the Daily Universe ceases to be daily; beware of giving your wife your Facebook password.
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Loved the infographic. I feel like it highlights one of my pet peeves in LDS culture… not drinking coffee or watching R rated movies (which always makes me laugh, because outside the US, that is basically irrelevant) made the 'essential' list, but kindness and tolerance don't rate a mention. Only 43% of men have served missions, but 82% have a cupboard full of excess canned food. Do we work way too hard on the little things that are practical and 'easy' to quantify and accomplish, but don't reeeeaaaalllly matter as much as the whole picture of constant Christian living? Maybe this is something that hinders public perception of Mormons. It goes both ways, though – I wish my coworkers would ask me less about what I'm allowed to eat and drink and do on a Sunday, and more about what about my religion makes me passionate enough to live a such a disciplined lifestyle.
FYI According to the honor code, former LDS students are not eligible for any sort of ecclesiastical endorsement. So they couldn't just get a new endorsement.
That's awful.