By Jana on Nov 12, 2007 in Dissent, Ordinances, Ritual, Women's Issues | 48 Comments
Just spied this article about two more women who were ordained as Catholic priests. They are being threatened with excommunication for their heretical activities.
My question:
Does anyone know of any groups/movements within Mormonism that’ve tried ordaining women to the priesthood? If there are such groups and there was any public demonstration of such (as […]
By Rory on Jul 18, 2007 in Ritual, Rotation, Scripture, Spirituality, Sunstone | 56 Comments
My timing is impeccable. Last week I was asked to speak in sacrament meeting on the topic “Scripture”. It’s a fairly broad topic, but one that I felt comfortable with.
While in a masters program in 1999 I first encountered biblical criticism (hey, I’m late to the party, but I’m here). I found that my study […]
By Elise Eggett Johnson on Apr 6, 2007 in Faith, Ritual, Rotation, Spirituality | 14 Comments
Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!
-Traditional Pascha Greeting
Do you remember the first time it hit you that you are going to die? Maybe it was a sudden blow as a child, or maybe it didn’t really set in until you had your first child. I have not yet lost anyone close to me to […]
By Elise Eggett Johnson on Jan 20, 2007 in Faith, Ordinances, Ritual, Rotation, Spirituality | 7 Comments
Our Orange County Mormon Studies Group got together on Wednesday and discussed our views and experiences about the sacrament. We talked a bit about doctrines and read 1 Corinthians 11:24-34. We also talked about the culture of the LDS sacrament. Kids who are so loud that their parents (and pew neighbors) miss the entire event; […]
By John Remy on Oct 17, 2006 in Ordinances, Ritual, Rotation, Sunstone, Women's Issues | 30 Comments
Mormons have a abundant ritual life. Some observers of Mormonism say that it lacks a ritual richness outside of the temple (especially when compared to traditions like Catholicism or Islam), but I think that it does. In addition to the sacrament, there is the ritualistic recitation of testimonies on Sunday, closing each affirmation […]
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