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Archive for November, 2009

Being Cautious about Helping the Homeless and those in Need

Posted in Christianity, tagged , , on November 26, 2009 | 11 Comments »

It was a cold, fall morning as we pulled up to church and were just a bit late (Mormon Standard Time).  As I was unbuckling my seatbelt, I looked up and noticed someone out under the pavilion.  He was wearing shabby clothing and it looked like he was cooking on the barbeque grill.  My thoughts were: [...]

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The Appalling Performances at the American Music Awards

Posted in Spirituality on November 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Am I getting old or are music performances and songs getting totally out of control?  I just watched the American Music Awards today with some of my family and was shocked.  Janet Jackson kicked it off with some good up-beat songs and the performance was good (with the exception of one crotch-grab), Daughtry gave a [...]

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Instead of Counting Blessings, Be A Blessing

Posted in Christianity, tagged , , on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

In the last LDS General Conference, the President of the Church of Jesus Christ, Thomas S. Monson, gave an address entitled “What Have I Done For Someone Today?”  Much of his talk came from an article written by Dr. Jack McConnell about how he came out of retirement to help those in need of healthcare [...]

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Worshipping Obama

Posted in Politics on November 12, 2009 | 39 Comments »

This is somewhat older news that came out a month ago and somehow I missed it.  This is a video of school children chanting a “praise Obama” song mentioning that “black or white we’re all the same in his sight.”  Also there is a clip of the kids singing a “praise Obama” song with the [...]

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Do LDS Members Lack Faith if they Remove their Garments?

Posted in Spirituality on November 6, 2009 | 29 Comments »

While reading the Millenial Star blog, I noticed an article on the side that caught my attention that was about Joseph and Hyrum Smith and John Taylor taking off their garments before going to Carthage, where Joseph and Hyrum were killed.  The reasoning behind them doing it varies, but it is either because they didn’t [...]

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Al Gore would be a Good Mormon

Posted in Politics on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Glenn Beck was poking at Al Gore the other day for being insincere because he eats meat.  When Al Gore was confronted about this, his response sounded very similar to the LDS’ “Word of Wisdom” revelation.  Along with not drinking alcoholic drinks, the revelation admonishes LDS memebers to eat meat sparingly and eat a lot [...]

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