I have created a brand new tag just for Mormonism! There are more entries on the topic than I had thought.

mormonism
Entry focuses on the LDS church.

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The Sims 3 is scheduled for release the Tuesday after next, and don't worry about this hysteria overwhelming my journal for much longer. After I actually get something, the obsession wears off. I only want what I don't have.

I thought that Maxis had forgotten about the Roomies family, a couple of Sim women named Chris and Melissa who debuted in ( Read more... )

New quotes in bold.

"The state must declare the child to be the most precious treasure of the people. As long as the government is perceived as working for the benefit of the children, the people will happily endure almost any curtailment of liberty and almost any deprivation."
Adolf Hitler

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"The Wyoming House has voted down a bill that would have allowed Wyoming voters to decide whether to amend the state constitution to deny state recognition of same-sex marriages."

Well wouldn't that be stupid given Wyoming's motto?

By the way, Utah's "motto" is terrible. And I like Oregon's.

A Wisconsin teacher is guilty of sharing a thought-provoking questionnaire with her high school senior students. These questions were written by Dr. Martin Rochlin back in the 1970's, and are a ripoff of my own journal post I wrote in October:

• What do you think caused your heterosexuality?
• When and how did you decide you were a heterosexual?
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I am enjoying Spore more. It's a super fun game. It may be because I finally figured out all the features and strategies and where to find hacks. I'm just a sandbox guy.

Here are the days left until some important events (amazing how much time has passed since Spore was released ( Read more... )

"Although they live a continent away from California, LDS Church members Gregory and JaLynn Prince, of Washington, D.C., still have felt the backlash from their church's involvement in the traditional marriage initiative known as Proposition 8. Their daughter, Lauren, a Boston University student, has lost friends over the issue, while their son, an ( Read more... )

Miami Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman ruled Tuesday there was "no rational basis" for prohibiting gays from adopting children. Religious conservatives expected to punch bags of puppies in fits of sanctimonious rage. No worries, Christianists, irrational bases will triumph. it's Florida!

Thought of the day: There's nothing helping to make us cynical like advertising. Whenever we see "FREE!", we always look for the tiny asterisk that tells us that it is not actually free in any sense of the word. The use of the word "free" should be banned in marketing.

Today, all over the country, there are huge gay protests against inequality in ( Read more... )

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