Category: Doubt

To preach or not to preach »

By Stephen Carter on Dec 9, 2007 in Doubt, Missionary Work, Sunstone | 34 Comments

I was in charge of the priesthood lesson today. It took me a long time to get it together. In fact, I had to write it down to get it out. So I thought I’d share.
Getting ready for this lesson was very difficult. I couldn’t quite get a grasp on how to present it. After […]

Playing the Mormon game? »

By Jana on Dec 8, 2007 in Dissent, Doubt | 10 Comments

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how I have to “play the game” in order to move forward in my profession (to be specific, my current ‘game’ involves writing grant proposals and getting to know the ‘right’ people who can write letters of recommendation on my behalf).
There’s a part of me that just hates […]

Mormon Teens linked via Kottke »

By Jana on Oct 27, 2007 in Community, Dissent, Doubt, News, Sunstone, lds, testimony, youth | 20 Comments

Kottke.org, one of the best-known blogs out there, links to an interview of two Mormon teens in Idaho. It’s funny and a wee bit sad to see how much these girls feel stifled by their religious culture….
An excerpt:
What is the craziest thing about Mormonism?
The craziest thing about Mormonism is the garbage that supposedly […]

Mother Teresa’s Crisis of Faith »

By Rory on Aug 24, 2007 in Doubt, Faith, Rotation | 7 Comments

This topic deserves a more prominent notice than our sideblog. TIME magazine just published an article that details a new book about the private correspondence of Mother Teresa over a period of 66 years. It is interesting to see the two different faces - the public, faithful, resolute Mother Teresa masking her private, doubting, deep […]