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		<title>True Glue</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/05/06/true-glue/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/05/06/true-glue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 01:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As far as I can tell, religion&#8217;s function, up until about Christianity, was basically to hold a culture together with a unified narrative. In other words, it gave meaning to workings of a group of people. No one thought to question it. That would be like questioning air. The people&#8217;s belief in the religion (or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robots in Disguise</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/04/03/robots-in-disguise/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/04/03/robots-in-disguise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I watched The Merchant of Venice a few weeks ago, the one with Al Pacino (Shylock) and Jeremy Irons (Bassanio). It&#8217;s really an outstanding film. I just wish it didn&#8217;t have period prostitutes in it so I could show it to my class.
I had forgotten just how tautly Shakespeare draws the tensions in that play. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunstone Announces Search for new Editor, new Outreach Director</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/03/31/sunstone-announces-search-for-new-editor-new-outreach-director/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/03/31/sunstone-announces-search-for-new-editor-new-outreach-director/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We are seeking candidates for two positions: Director of Publications and Editor, and Director of Symposia and Outreach. These positions will report to the Sunstone Board of Trustees and will be expected to work and coordinate closely with each other.]]></description>
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		<title>Big-time blogger</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/03/20/big-time-blogger/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/03/20/big-time-blogger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[At a recent SXSW (read: geek conference), blogger Heather B. Armstrong, was awarded a lifetime achievement award and her blog, dooce.com, was recently named in the top 5 of most influential blogs by The Guardian.
So, why should you care?
Because Heather is a SAHM living in Salt Lake City, a BYU grad, a post-Mormon. Her website [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personal Reflections on Sunstone Symposium West</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/03/19/personal-reflections-on-sunstone-symposium-west/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/03/19/personal-reflections-on-sunstone-symposium-west/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Contributor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Zenaida regularly contributes to the Exponent II blog. Her bio may be found here. 

I am awash in ambivalence. I attended my first Sunstone Symposium on  Saturday. I anticipated the symposium with both excitement and reservation. I  had friends who shared my excitement and friends who intensified my reservation.  The Symposium was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Mormons Should Celebrate Holy Week</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/03/16/why-mormons-should-celebrate-holy-week/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/03/16/why-mormons-should-celebrate-holy-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sunstone Magazine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The week between Jesus&#8217; triumphant entry into Jerusalem and his triumphant resurrection from the dead is the most significant week in human history. Beginning with the early church, Christians celebrated the events of this week and for two millenia they have been the focus of annual celebrations of what has been called the Passion of [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>The week between Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem and his triumphant resurrection from the dead is the most significant week in human history. Beginning with ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>The week between Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem and his triumphant resurrection from the dead is the most significant week in human history. Beginning with the early church, Christians celebrated the events of this week and for two millenia they have been the focus of annual celebrations of what has been called the Passion of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Beginning with Palm Sunday and moving through Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, Christians throughout the world mark the last great events in Christ's life. All of these holy days lead us to the great drama of Easter Sunday when the angel rolled back the stone from the tomb and said to his disciples, 'He is not here, for he is risen."

Latter-day Saints celebrate the last of these holy days, but not the others, and yet there is no doctrinal reason why we cannot join with other Christians in offering our devotions throughout this week. This presentation offers an historical overview of Holy Week and presents the case that Latter-day Saints, especially with the Church's new emphasis on being the Church of Jesus Christ, should join with other Christians in making this an annual holy festival.

From the 2001 Salt Lake Sunstone Symposium, August 10, 2001

Paper: Robert A. Rees
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		<title>The Making of The Mormons: My Four Years as a Stranger in the Strange Land of Mormonism</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/02/27/the-making-of-the-mormons-my-four-years-as-a-stranger-in-the-strange-land-of-mormonism/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/02/27/the-making-of-the-mormons-my-four-years-as-a-stranger-in-the-strange-land-of-mormonism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sunstone Magazine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[From genesis to completion, the creation of The Mormons did not happen in six days; more like three-and-a-half long years. As Lou Reed sings, "Between thought and expression lies a lifetime." Or as T. S. Eliot puts it, "Between the idea and the reality . . . falls the shadow."]]></description>
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		<title>Dude, Where&#8217;s My Tribe?</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/02/27/dude-wheres-my-tribe/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/02/27/dude-wheres-my-tribe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since I joined the Association for Mormon Letters email list the main author that has been held forth as a model for good Mormon writing is Chaim Potok. We like him because he managed to take an insular, idiosyncratic community (Hasidic Judaism) and craft novels that can speak to a wide audience.
A few days [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE: Details for SunstoneWest Symposium - March 14-15, 2008 - Claremont</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/02/13/details-for-sunstonewest-symposium-march-14-15-2008-claremont/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/02/13/details-for-sunstonewest-symposium-march-14-15-2008-claremont/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: The final program for Sunstone SymposiumWest is now available. This symposium is co-sponsored by the Claremont Graduate University School of Religion and the Claremont Mormon Studies Student Association.
&#8211;&#62; SUNSTONE SYMPOSIUMWEST - Final PDF &#60;&#8211;



 14–15 MARCH 2008
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA

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		<title>Sunstone Call for Stories and Reflections about President Hinckley</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/02/08/sunstone-call-for-stories-and-reflections-about-president-hinckley/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/02/08/sunstone-call-for-stories-and-reflections-about-president-hinckley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Friends,
Thank you so much for the terrific response to our call for short essays on Mormonism and politics.  We&#8217;ve received more than thirty reflections, and we look forward to creating a great section out of these responses in the coming magazine issue.
I&#8217;m writing now to ask for anecdotes, experiences, and observations about President Hinckley.
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		<title>Political Ashes and an Eroding Culture</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/02/07/political-ashes-and-an-eroding-culture/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/02/07/political-ashes-and-an-eroding-culture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been watching the reactions among the LDS blogging community, and I’m encouraged a little by the results of the Super Tuesday primaries. I certainly don’t wish Mitt Romney any ill will, nor have I really hoped he would lose. But the momentum took a turn for the worse, and he suspended his campaign today.
From [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call for Mormon Reflections on 2008 Election Issues</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/01/29/call-for-mormon-reflections-on-2008-election-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/01/29/call-for-mormon-reflections-on-2008-election-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A new Sunstone magazine issue is in the mail, and we&#8217;re now working on a special issue about Mormonism and politics to go to press in three weeks. We’ve commissioned several pieces exhibiting a variety of approaches to this theme, and we are excited by what we received.  
We’d very much like help with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your favorite flicks?</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/01/23/your-favorite-flicks/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/01/23/your-favorite-flicks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In my younger years I was quite strict about not watching R-rated movies.  I rarely even watched PG-13.  Lately, however, I&#8217;ve decided to expand my cinematic horizons and watch films irrespective of their MPAA ratings.  So I&#8217;m compiling a list of &#8220;Must-See&#8221; movies for my netflix queue.
Would each of you be willing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Richard Dutcher&#8217;s &#8220;Falling&#8221; Opening in Salt Lake City</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/01/16/dutchers-falling-opens-in-salt-lake-city/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/01/16/dutchers-falling-opens-in-salt-lake-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A note from Richard Dutcher:
Dear Friends,
I want to personally invite you to see my latest film, Falling, which opens at the Gateway Megaplex in Salt Lake City on Friday, January 18.
Falling is the story of a Hollywood videographer (and lapsed Mormon) in spiritual freefall. Dan Nailen of Salt Lake Magazine calls it “relentless” and “shocking.” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>and I rarely cry&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/01/05/and-i-rarely-cry/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2008/01/05/and-i-rarely-cry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today my family attended a Bat Mitzvah service in a reconstructionist congregation.  Before the service began, the rabbi explained that the prayers in the service were amended from the traditional ones to be gender inclusive.  Also, when a prayer offered a blessing on the Jewish people, a clause was added to extend the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mormonly Unique</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/12/31/mormonly-unique/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/12/31/mormonly-unique/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Buying new underwear is always a good idea. So I bought some underwear last weekend. I found my favorite neck cut (round) and material (cotton-poly ribbed), made sure the bag was blue, and took my basket up to the cash register.
I’ve always derived a mischievous pleasure from purchasing my underwear from nice old ladies who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2008 Sunstone West&#8212;Call for Proposals</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/12/18/2008-sunstone-west-call-for-proposals/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/12/18/2008-sunstone-west-call-for-proposals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Please mark your calendars for the 2008 Sunstone West Symposium! It will be held on 14-15 March on the Claremont Graduate University campus in Claremont, California.  
Most of you already know that CGU has recently named Richard L. Bushman to a visiting professorship in Mormon studies to begin fall 2008, with plans for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To preach or not to preach</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/12/09/to-preach-or-not-to-preach/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/12/09/to-preach-or-not-to-preach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Playing the Mormon game?</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/12/08/playing-the-mormon-game/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/12/08/playing-the-mormon-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=274</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lately I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot about how I have to &#8220;play the game&#8221; in order to move forward in my profession (to be specific, my current &#8216;game&#8217; involves writing grant proposals and getting to know the &#8216;right&#8217; people who can write letters of recommendation on my behalf).
There&#8217;s a part of me that just hates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunstone Magazine Digitization Project, and Sunstone Web Site Renovation (Please Support)</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/12/04/sunstone-magazine-digitization-project-and-sunstone-web-site-renovation-please-support/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/12/04/sunstone-magazine-digitization-project-and-sunstone-web-site-renovation-please-support/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dehlin</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=273</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Friends of Sunstone,
Thanks (in part) to those of you who were able to contribute during our midyear fund-raiser, we (the staff plus a few gracious volunteers) have been working very hard over the past several months on 2 major initiatives for your benefit (in addition to the regular delivery of magazines and symposia):

Sunstone Magazine Digitization [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Equality in LDS Marriage</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/11/25/equality-in-lds-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/11/25/equality-in-lds-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Women's Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=272</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My spouse and I married 15 years ago in the temple&#8211;a ceremony that reinforced differing gender roles for men and women.  However, my marriage has been fairly egalitarian from the beginning.  For example, my husband (John) and I both wore engagement rings&#8211;simple gold bands on the appropriate finger.  When we married we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ordination for Women?</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/11/12/ordination-for-women/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/11/12/ordination-for-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=271</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;ve tried ordaining women to the priesthood?  If there are such groups and there was any public demonstration of such (as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>God Loveth All Children — Reactions to the New LDS Pamphlet on Homosexuality</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/11/12/god-loveth-all-children-%e2%80%94-reactions-to-the-new-lds-pamphlet-on-homosexuality/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/11/12/god-loveth-all-children-%e2%80%94-reactions-to-the-new-lds-pamphlet-on-homosexuality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SunstoneBlog</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new pamphlet about homosexuality appeared on the  church’s website in late July, 2007. The pamphlet is entitled God Loveth His Children, and, among other things, says that the Church does not know what causes same-sex attractions but does not believe sexual abuse and sexual experimentation in childhood are responsible. It declares that same-sex [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catholic-Mormon Dialogue: Some Recent Events</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/11/06/catholic-mormon-dialogue-some-recent-events/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/11/06/catholic-mormon-dialogue-some-recent-events/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sunstone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=268</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the most recent issue of Commonweal Magazine, a lay Catholic publication, Mathew N. Schmalz writes about his experience relating to Mormons through Sunstone, and teaching about other religions in his capacity as associate professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross. The article, Meet the Mormons, can be found here.
Also, Dan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sideblog - Sunstone Northeast</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/11/05/sideblog-sunstone-northeast/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/11/05/sideblog-sunstone-northeast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=267</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mormon Mentality
Sunstone Northeast Symposium Roundup 
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		<title>Guest Post: How Can We Be Saviors on Mt. Zion?</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/10/31/guest-post-how-can-we-be-saviors-on-mt-zion/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/10/31/guest-post-how-can-we-be-saviors-on-mt-zion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Contributor</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Eugene Kovalenko
Having been twice excommunicated in such a way as to embarrass my youngest son at BYU (see this recent Mormon Stories podcast) and win the Clifton Jolley award for &#8220;Most naïve person of my acquaintance,&#8221;, I should like to nevertheless offer a recent insight into one of Joseph Smith&#8217;s most famous and unique [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mormon Teens linked via Kottke</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/10/27/mormon-teens-linked-via-kottke/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/10/27/mormon-teens-linked-via-kottke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=263</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kottke.org, one of the best-known blogs out there, links to an interview of two Mormon teens in Idaho.  It&#8217;s funny and a wee bit sad to see how much these girls feel stifled by their religious culture&#8230;.
An excerpt:
What is the craziest thing about Mormonism? 
The craziest thing about Mormonism is the garbage that supposedly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stem cells, cloning, and abortion</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/10/25/stem-cells-cloning-and-abortion/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/10/25/stem-cells-cloning-and-abortion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Jepson</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=261</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Hey everyone, sorry I&#8217;ve not been on much.  Especially, Eugene:  I know we have two or three big conversations to finish (I&#8217;ll try to combine and restart all of them at once by the end of the week).
Dan let me run a Bounds &#038; Conditions column piece in the most recent SUNSTONE issue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunstone Boston 2007: Harvard Divinity School (November 1-3, 2007)</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/10/18/sunstone-boston-2007-harvard-divinity-school-november-1-3-2007/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/10/18/sunstone-boston-2007-harvard-divinity-school-november-1-3-2007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dehlin</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=259</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As noted at BCC, Sunstone is holding a regional symposium in Cambridge, MA on November 1-3, 2007, at the Harvard Divinity School.
The full program (still in draft form) can be found here.   Some highlights include&#8230;.
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		<title>Seeking Reactions to &#8220;The Mormons&#8221; (Helen Whitney/PBS Documentary) for December Issue</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/10/18/seeking-reactions-to-the-mormons-helen-whitneypbs-documentary/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/10/18/seeking-reactions-to-the-mormons-helen-whitneypbs-documentary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dehlin</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=258</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Friends of Sunstone,
We&#8217;re writing to ask for your assistance for the December Sunstone issue, which we hope to send to press just before Thanksgiving. In addition to Sunstone&#8217;s regular magazine features, for this December issue, we&#8217;re planning a cluster of pieces about the Helen Whitney PBS documentary, The Mormons, which aired 30 April/1 May. Helen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iChurch</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/10/14/ichurch/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/10/14/ichurch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=256</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This comment by Chris Bigelow, about &#8216;texting&#8217; during Priesthood session, made me think about all of the men that I&#8217;ve seen occupied with their PDAs during church meetings.  I can&#8217;t say that I see the same phenomenon with women at church.
Of course one could assume that the PDA-ers are just reading the scriptures and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fed by the Priesthood</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/10/09/fed-by-the-priesthood/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/10/09/fed-by-the-priesthood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=255</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This last Saturday it suddenly occurred to me that it was 6:30 and that the priesthood session of conference was already well underway.
Even though I admit somewhat shamefacedly that conference doesn’t do much for me, something inside me wanted to pull on my tie and walk over to the stake center (it’s right out my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symposium vs. Retreat</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/09/29/symposium-vs-retreat/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/09/29/symposium-vs-retreat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Socialization]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=254</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In August I attended the Sunstone Symposium.  In September I attended the Exponent II Retreat.  Both were amazing experiences in their own way.  At Sunstone I mingled with old friends, enjoyed intellectual panel discussions, and met people from the Bloggernacle.  At the ExII Retreat I stayed up (too) late enjoying the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing Sunstone 2007 Seattle and Boston Symposiums</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/09/13/announcing-sunstone-2007-seattle-and-boston-symposiums/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/09/13/announcing-sunstone-2007-seattle-and-boston-symposiums/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dehlin</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=253</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are incredibly excited to announce two upcoming Sunstone Symposiums:

Sunstone Seattle on 10/13/2007 (with a workshop on the night of 10/12/2007):  Details here. Registration should be available in the next few days.
Sunstone Boston on 11/3/2007: Please mark your calendars. We are working on the program and venue now. We are hoping to draw from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Decision to Serve</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/09/05/the-decision-to-serve/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/09/05/the-decision-to-serve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elise Eggett Johnson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Missionary Work]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=252</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In an article I am working on with the hopes of eventual submission to Sunstone for publication, I will explore the decision processes used by today&#8217;s young men and women as they decide whether or not to serve a full-time mission. For some, this decision is a simple one. For others, it may require a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Local Sunstone Community Coming to a City Near You!</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/09/03/new-local-sunstone-community-coming-to-a-city-near-you/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/09/03/new-local-sunstone-community-coming-to-a-city-near-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 03:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SunstoneBlog</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sunstone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=251</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sunstone Folks,
Based on requests from many of you, we are starting up a few local, city-based Sunstone communities.  The idea is:

Provide the means for Sunstone-type folks within a specific region to communicate via email, and maybe even get together occasionally (or regularly) in the city where you live.
This will involve, at minimum, an email [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pre-2005 Sunstone Symposium MP3s Free Again for Download</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/09/03/pre-2005-sunstone-symposium-mp3s-free-again-for-download/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/09/03/pre-2005-sunstone-symposium-mp3s-free-again-for-download/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dehlin</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=250</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Friends of Sunstone,
Recently we decided to &#8220;set free&#8221; all pre-2005 Sunstone Symposium MP3s.
You can access them here.
We hope you enojoy this service.  If you do, please consider supporting Sunstone &#8212; either via a magazine subscription, or though a donation.
Sincerely,
The Sunstone Staff
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		<title>J. Bonner Ritchie: The Case for Sunstone</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/28/j-bonner-ritchie-the-case-for-sunstone/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/28/j-bonner-ritchie-the-case-for-sunstone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dehlin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=249</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve put together a short, 10 minute video on the case for Sunstone &#8212; as told by J. Bonner Ritchie: retired BYU professor, active member of the LDS church, and avid Sunstone supporter.
We hope you enjoy!  Please consider supporting Sunstone today &#8212; either by subscribing to the magazine, purchasing some MP3s or making a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TIME Mother Teresa’s Crisis of Faith</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/24/time-mother-teresa%e2%80%99s-crisis-of-faith/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/24/time-mother-teresa%e2%80%99s-crisis-of-faith/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TIME:
Mother Teresa’s Crisis of Faith 
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		<title>Mother Teresa&#8217;s Crisis of Faith</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/24/mother-teresas-crisis-of-faith/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/24/mother-teresas-crisis-of-faith/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=247</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Little Mr. Sunshine Inc.</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/23/little-mr-sunshine-inc/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/23/little-mr-sunshine-inc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The stake we live in had a fast at the beginning of July. Apparently we hadn’t been getting enough &#8220;moisture&#8221; (Mormon parlance for rain). So we were all supposed to repent and fast the next Sunday so that God would send moisture to our parched valley.
Well, I forgot to fast, but I did want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Falling - Notes on Richard Dutcher&#8217;s Tragic Mormon Film</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/21/falling-notes-on-richard-dutchers-tragic-mormon-film/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/21/falling-notes-on-richard-dutchers-tragic-mormon-film/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Contributor</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=245</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest post by Bruce Jorgensen

I attended the private screening (and later discussion) of Richard Dutcher’s Falling at Sunstone on 9 August 2007, spoke very briefly about it with two friends later that afternoon, summarized it as best I could for my wife that evening, wrote a paragraph of somewhat more articulate thoughts to one friend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pearson Article</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/18/pearson-article/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/18/pearson-article/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SanFran Chronicle:
Carol Lynn Pearson tries to separate church and hate
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		<title>KCPW Story</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/17/kcpw-story/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/17/kcpw-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=243</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[KCPW:
Story on the Bloggernacle topic at Sunstone Symposium
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		<title>How Effectively Does the Bloggernacle Represent Mormonism?</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/15/how-effectively-does-the-bloggernacle-represent-mormonism/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/15/how-effectively-does-the-bloggernacle-represent-mormonism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=242</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2007 Symposium was a great four days - if you missed it, you can begin downloading sessions soon on sunstoneonline.com
In the mean time we are going to be very nice and offer up a few sessions for free. Considering the interest in the bloggernacle, this one is a no brainer. We&#8217;ve been prepping for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Falling: The Beginning of Something Interesting?</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/14/falling-the-beginning-of-something-interesting/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/14/falling-the-beginning-of-something-interesting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Carter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sunstone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=241</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the reasons Richard Dutcher’s films appeal to me so much is because of how he can take familiar concepts and uncover new depths of meaning in them. States of Grace, for example, brings a deeper meaning to the concept of individual forgiveness, while Brigham City explores the concept of communal forgiveness. The reason [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Violence and Richard Dutcher&#8217;s &#8220;Falling&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/13/on-violence-and-richard-dutchers-falling/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/13/on-violence-and-richard-dutchers-falling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Thurston</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Mormon Cinema]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=240</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If Richard Dutcher’s latest film Falling ever sees the light of day in the form of a limited theatrical release, which seems debatable at this point, it will certainly alienate the last of his mainstream LDS fan base. Though the comments from the audience during the Q&#38;A discussion following the private screening rang fairly universal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Southern California Get-Together &#8212; August 15th, 7pm in Encinitas</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/13/sothern-californial-together-7pm-in-encinitas/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/13/sothern-californial-together-7pm-in-encinitas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dehlin</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=239</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We’re having a get-together Wednesday night in Encinitas, CA.  7pm.
The topic will be “the future of Sunstone” — and how we can work together to make it happen.
If any of you are interested in coming, please shoot me an email.  We’d love to have you there!!!
John Dehlin
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		<title>James E. Faust passes away at 87</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/10/james-e-faust-passes-away-at-87/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/10/james-e-faust-passes-away-at-87/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=237</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Salt Lake Tribune:
  James E. Faust, second counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has died today.  
Church officials say the 87-year-old died at 12:20 a.m.

He reportedly passed away surrounded by his family. Church officials say he died of &#8220;causes incident to age.&#8221;  
You may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symposium 2007: Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/09/symposium-2007-open-thread/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/09/symposium-2007-open-thread/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sunstone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=238</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Several sessions have focused on Helen Whitney&#8217;s documentary&#8211;my favorite was the showing of &#8220;Faith and Doubt,&#8221; which included footage of several interviews not included in the final documentary.  If you missed the Review Panel session discussion of The Mormons, you can listen to the mp3 here.  Enjoy!
Some logistical tips for those of you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today&#8217;s Interview on KCPW About This Week&#8217;s Symposium</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/07/todays-interview-on-kcpw-about-this-weeks-symposium/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/07/todays-interview-on-kcpw-about-this-weeks-symposium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dehlin</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=236</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For those interested, here&#8217;s a link to today&#8217;s interview on KCPW about this week&#8217;s symposium.
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		<title>SLTrib Coverage</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/04/sltrib-coverage/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/08/04/sltrib-coverage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=235</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Salt Lake Tribune: Symposium to focus on Public Faces of Mormonism
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		<title>From Lehi’s Dream Diary</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/07/30/from-lehi%e2%80%99s-dream-diary/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/07/30/from-lehi%e2%80%99s-dream-diary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=233</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[And it came to pass that I did look up and beheld a sea of vans called mini encircling a great and spacious building. And lo, inside I beheld multitudes clinging to a rod of iron. And the rod led them through the foyer, past the rooms of rest, and up unto two angels that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SideBlog - LA Times</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/07/25/sideblog-la-times/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/07/25/sideblog-la-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=232</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[L.A. Times - Religion beat became test of faith
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		<title>Approaching Scripture</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/07/18/approaching-scripture/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/07/18/approaching-scripture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=231</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My timing is impeccable. Last week I was asked to speak in sacrament meeting on the topic &#8220;Scripture&#8221;. It&#8217;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&#8217;m late to the party, but I&#8217;m here). I found that my study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SideBlog, Myth</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/07/17/sideblog-myth/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/07/17/sideblog-myth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=230</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Cultural Hall: Where does History End and Myth Begin?
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		<title>Two Faces of Obedience</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/07/08/two-faces-of-obedience/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/07/08/two-faces-of-obedience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=229</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was kind of ironic. I was assigned to teach the lesson on obedience this Sunday. The word obedience makes me cringe in any context, but especially in a Mormon one. I still remember that mission conference where our leaders told us, “If you don’t want to be obedient to that which the brethren have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June 2007 Sunstone Issue</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/07/03/june-2007-sunstone-issue/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/07/03/june-2007-sunstone-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=228</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m posting to alert everyone that the June 2007 issue of Sunstone is now in the mail.  We&#8217;ve also posted two pieces from it online.  They are:
&#8220;Loving a Killer Whale,&#8221; by Joanie Ellis Tidwell.  This is a beautiful, very emotional but ultimately triumphant story of the author&#8217;s coming to terms with her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 2007 Salt Lake Sunstone Symposium</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/07/02/the-2007-salt-lake-sunstone-symposium/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/07/02/the-2007-salt-lake-sunstone-symposium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sunstone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=227</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The preliminary program for the Salt Lake Sunstone Symposium has just gone to press.  Here is an online version. This version will be updated periodically in the weeks between now and the symposium as we continue to add panelists and respondents to some of the sessions.  
This year’s symposium will be held 8-11 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 99</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/06/29/the-99/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/06/29/the-99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Missionary Work]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=226</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My mission president drove me nuts. He was dedicated to the work, he would push us incessantly, and he was goal oriented. Granted, I suspect just about every other mission president was also this way. Those are the traits you can expect. Those you can deal with. What drove me nuts was how much tolerance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ever After</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/06/09/ever-after/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/06/09/ever-after/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2007 22:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=225</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was standing on the beach with one of my mentors, a professor who forecasts much doom and destruction awaiting the human race.  My children were playing in the tidepools in front of us.  His wife was at home, nine months pregnant with twins, his beloved other two children halfway across the globe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Duty</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/06/05/duty/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/06/05/duty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elise Eggett Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=224</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Growing up in a family of all girls, I never knew much about boy scouts, other than knowing it wasn’t a group that concerned me. It wasn’t until just recently I even realized what the Boy Scout motto entailed. We received an invitation for an Eagle Scout ceremony in the mail that included the Boy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moms</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/05/12/moms/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/05/12/moms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2007 18:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elise Eggett Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Women's Issues]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=223</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The greatest gift my mother gave me as a child was the nurturing of my natural curiosity. I feel a twinge of sadness when I see busy mothers respond to a child’s question of “why” with a quick “just because” or something equally as trite. Even as a child who probably used the word “why” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This I Believe</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/05/09/this-i-believe/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/05/09/this-i-believe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 15:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=222</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I enjoy listening to the This I Believe segment on National Public Radio.  If you haven’t heard it before, you can see an archive here.
What strikes me about these essays is their positive nature, with the authors stating what they do believe. It seems that we, in this community, struggle sometimes to share our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Mormons&#8221; Running Commentary (Pt. 2)</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/05/01/the-mormons-running-commentary-pt-2/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/05/01/the-mormons-running-commentary-pt-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2007 06:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Thurston</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=221</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Back again, this time with a pint o&#8217; Wavy Gravy, toggling between a couple of pre-show warmup programs: American Idol and the Warriors-Mavericks game. I like Blake Lewis to go the distance in the former and Golden State in the latter. Okay, it&#8217;s 9:00, let&#8217;s get started!
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		<title>&#8220;The Mormons&#8221; Running Commentary (Pt. 1)</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/04/30/the-mormons-running-commentary/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/04/30/the-mormons-running-commentary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 06:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Thurston</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=220</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sitting here in my favorite t-shirt with a pint of Phish Food and my MacBook waiting for the PBS/Frontline documentary &#8220;The Mormons&#8221; to start. Thought I&#8217;d take a stab at keeping a running commentary&#8230;
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		<title>The Third Path: Gay, Mormon, Married</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/04/24/the-third-path-gay-mormon-married/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/04/24/the-third-path-gay-mormon-married/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Contributor</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=219</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Third Path: Gay, Mormon, Married
by Ron Schow
A few days ago Matt Thurston created a blog here on Sunstone called the Fourth Path: Gay, Mormon, Celibate. Matt lays out the four paths for gays in Mormondom, as he sees it, and the Third path is heterosexual marriage. I’ve been following the discussion here and I’m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I want a new Mormon</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/04/19/i-want-a-new-mormon/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/04/19/i-want-a-new-mormon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=218</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m no different than any other Mormon. I’ve been actively following the conversation around Richard Dutcher’s announcement that he’s moving on from Mormonism -
But of course, that’s only one way of putting it, a way that a whole bunch of people would take issue with. They would prefer me to say he’s spiraling downward, that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Fourth Path: Gay, Mormon, Celibate</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/04/17/the-fourth-path-gay-mormon-celibate/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/04/17/the-fourth-path-gay-mormon-celibate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Thurston</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=217</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A fascinating discussion is taking place over at Mormon Mentality with regard to recent changes made to the BYU honor code on the subject of homosexuality.  Most interesting to me is the news that a group of gay BYU students took an active part in initiating and approving the changes to the honor code. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Losing Dutcher</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/04/14/losing-dutcher/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/04/14/losing-dutcher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=216</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When John and I started letting people know that we were no longer active in the church, many people replied that it wasn’t much of a surprise.  They knew we were active in Sunstone, and in Mormon feminism, and that we didn’t believe in the version of church history espoused in church manuals.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pascha</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/04/06/pascha/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/04/06/pascha/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2007 06:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elise Eggett Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=214</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BYU Circumcised</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/03/26/byu-circumcised/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/03/26/byu-circumcised/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Thurston</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=213</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been capsized, synthesized, de-emphasized, and frequently cut-down-to-sized (by my wife); I’ve been asked my suit size, shoe size, hat size, and cup size (for baseball); I’ve exercised, Mousercized, and once even jazzercised (long story)… but a couple of weeks ago was the first time I’ve ever been downsized (by my employer).  As such, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miracles</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/03/24/miracles/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/03/24/miracles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elise Eggett Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=212</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A family member and friend shared with me today the way her prayers and fasting were answered - literally overnight - through the healing of her son. Skeptical as I am, I still find such simple faith beautiful and intriguing. I&#8217;m not sure whether I believe it or not, though I lean toward not. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bad Hometeacher (Me)</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/03/22/the-bad-hometeacher-me/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/03/22/the-bad-hometeacher-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=210</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday the stake installed a new elder’s quorum presidency in our ward. When the outgoing president said his farewell words he told us that during his tenure hometeaching stats had plummeted to an all time low. I thought it was odd that he would admit to such a thing, but I admired his candor.
I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Limits of Language, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/03/22/the-limits-of-language-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/03/22/the-limits-of-language-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=209</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In my previous post, I discussed how language limits our ability to describe our spiritual experiences.  I appreciated the responses to my initial query.  After I posted my thoughts, I had one of those Doh! forehead-hitting moments where I realized that what makes an event spiritual is its ineffability.  If it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Limits of Language</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/03/17/the-limits-of-language/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/03/17/the-limits-of-language/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2007 05:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=208</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I was a younger the phrase “burning in the bosom” always made me giggle.  I mean, it was hard to say the word ‘bosom’ without thinking of large-breasted great aunts with names like “Deloris.”  As I got older and realized the difficulty of using language to describe my own spiritual experiences into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who needs truth?</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/03/08/who-needs-truth/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/03/08/who-needs-truth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the most recent Sunstone there’s an interesting little story in Jeff Burton’s Borderlands column. It’s about a husband and wife who are finding their way back into activity in the Church. They talk about going on a pioneer trek reenactment with their daughter:
“The feeling of the Spirit was tangible at that trek. It occurred [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunstone Classic: A Christian by Yearning</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/03/06/sunstone-classic-a-christian-by-yearning/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/03/06/sunstone-classic-a-christian-by-yearning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 23:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Thurston</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=205</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A blog post about Levi Peterson&#8217;s recent autobiography over at The Cultural Hall reminded me that I had intended to post Peterson&#8217;s classic 1988 Sunstone symposium speech (and later Sunstone magazine article) &#8220;A Christian by Yearning&#8221; shortly after posting my own blog post on the subject.  Peterson borrows the name of his 1988 address [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conforming Thoughts and Behaviors (Authentically)</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/25/conforming-thoughts-and-behaviors-authentically/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/25/conforming-thoughts-and-behaviors-authentically/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elise Eggett Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=204</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I like reading Oprah Magazine better than I like reading the scriptures.
There, I said it. I find a lot of inspiration, motivation and truth in…..Oprah Magazine. My husband makes fun of me for it (lovingly, of course) and I’m sometimes a bit embarrassed at the confession of being a die-hard Oprah fan, but I guess [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sideblog - Segullah Fashion</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/21/sideblog-segullah-fashion/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/21/sideblog-segullah-fashion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Fun Fashion at Segullah: A little cleavage never hurt anyone!
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		<title>Teaching our Children</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/17/teaching-our-children/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/17/teaching-our-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2007 02:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=201</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ A rather random comment from my not-Mormon brother-in-law was a catalyst in changing my feelings about raising my children in the church.  He said something to the effect of: “I would never allow my daughter to participate in an organization or an institution that discriminated against her because she’s a girl.”  What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Misfit Mormons</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/16/misfit-mormons/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/16/misfit-mormons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scot Denhalter</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=200</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some time ago I visited a web site for Mormon misfits (www.misfitmormon.com).  As I read through the posts there, I wondered to myself, “What kind of eldritch creatures might these ‘Morms Out of the Norm’ be?&#8221;
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		<title>Has Sunstone Gone &#8220;Soft&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/15/has-sunstone-gone-soft/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/15/has-sunstone-gone-soft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=199</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There have been a few exchanges about Sunstone on one of my email discussion groups in the past several days that have given voice to a sentiment I hear from time to time: that Sunstone seems to have gone &#8220;soft.&#8221; The main protagonist in that online conversation claimed that it “seems the era of challenging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of Trodding Zoramites, or How Korihor got Screwed</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/12/beware-of-trodding-zoramites-or-how-korihor-got-screwed/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/12/beware-of-trodding-zoramites-or-how-korihor-got-screwed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the thirtieth chapter of Alma we are treated to the story of Korihor. While reading this account recently I found myself quite sympathetic to him. It’s rather disturbing to sit in Sacrament meeting reading Alma and identifying with an antichrist, but identify I did.
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		<title>The First Choice We Can&#8217;t Remember</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/10/the-first-choice-we-cant-remember/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/10/the-first-choice-we-cant-remember/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elise Eggett Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=197</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the current issue of Sunstone, Jody England Hansen describes faith as “…knowing that anything is possible in life. And that what I do makes a difference.” She describes the first condition for creating this kind of faith as choice. She had a powerful learning experience when a leader pointed out that there are three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Richard Bushman on the value of Dialogue, Sunstone, and Mormon Blogs</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/07/richard-bushman-on-the-value-of-dialogue-sunstone-and-mormon-blogs/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/07/richard-bushman-on-the-value-of-dialogue-sunstone-and-mormon-blogs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent series of interviews with John Dehlin at Mormon Stories, Richard Bushman made some comments about Sunstone and the Sunstone Symposium that strike at a number of challenges those of us in this community face. I don&#8217;t want this post to overshadow the significance of the content of these interviews, as the comments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Announcement&#8212;Call for Proposals for the 2007 Salt Lake Sunstone Symposium</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/07/announcement-call-for-proposals-for-the-2007-salt-lake-sunstone-symposium/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/07/announcement-call-for-proposals-for-the-2007-salt-lake-sunstone-symposium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re just now sending out the Call for Proposals for our 2007 Salt Lake Sunstone Symposium to be held 8-11 August at the Sheraton Salt Lake City Centre Hotel. Proposal deadline is 1 May 2007. For those interested in details about how to propose a session, here is the official Call for Proposals flier.
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		<title>Mythed</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/05/mythed/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/05/mythed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading Robert Rees’s “The Cost of Credulity: Mormon Urban Legends and The War on Terror,” in the most recent (and very hip) Sunstone, made me realize what a gullible kid I am.
The article dissects some of the Mormon urban legends that have been popping up during America’s invasion/liberation of Iraq, including tales of a battalion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sideblog: No More Goodbyes Review</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/05/sideblog-no-more-goodbyes-review/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/05/sideblog-no-more-goodbyes-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BCC:
Taryn Nelson-Seawright reviews No More Goodbyes
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		<title>Announcement: Sunstone West Call for Proposals</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/02/announcement-sunstone-west-call-for-proposals/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/02/announcement-sunstone-west-call-for-proposals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2007 23:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunstone is calling for proposals for the Sunstone West symposium to be held at the San Francisco Airport Clarion Hotel on Saturday, 21 April.  The symposium will be a one-day affair with two to three breakout sessions per time slot, along with a luncheon and a plenary session.
Proposal deadline is 28 February.  For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Shame on the Los Angeles Times!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/01/shame-on-the-los-angeles-times/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/02/01/shame-on-the-los-angeles-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Thurston</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[“SHAME ON THE LOS ANGELES TIMES!”-Clifton Jolley, 2006 SLC Sunstone Symposium
With his voice rising and falling like a street preacher possessed by the Holy Spirit, and in a talk that can only be characterized as a degree or two shy of “performance art,” Clifton Jolley may have stolen the show at the 2006 SLC Sunstone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Announcement: Job Notice for a Position in Mormon Literature</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/01/31/announcement-job-notice-for-a-position-in-mormon-literature/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/01/31/announcement-job-notice-for-a-position-in-mormon-literature/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick note to celebrate a neat development in Mormon studies and to help spread the word for potential job seekers.  UVSC is a terrific school that is steadily growing a religious studies program that includes courses on Mormon topics.
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		<title>Faith Seeking Understanding</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/01/27/faith-seeking-understanding/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/01/27/faith-seeking-understanding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2007 05:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elise Eggett Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=188</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Faith Seeking Understanding.
That phrase encompasses a lot. According to Sunstone’s history, it includes the spiritual, intellectual, social, artistic, historical, contemporary, and pro-active passions that many of us have:
“Under the motto, &#8220;Faith Seeking Understanding,&#8221; we examine and express the rich spiritual, intellectual, social and artistic qualities of Mormon history and contemporary life. We encourage humanitarian service, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing our newest contributor: Elise Eggett Johnson</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/01/27/introducing-our-newest-contributor-elise-eggett-johnson/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/01/27/introducing-our-newest-contributor-elise-eggett-johnson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2007 01:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m happy to announce that our list of contributors continues to grow! Please welcome Elise Eggett Johnson, a recent college grad who works in the public sector as an accountant. She and her husband of just over a year currently reside in Orange County, CA.
Elise became interested in Sunstone about five years ago while a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SideBlog - Ronan at BCC</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/01/25/sideblog-ronan-at-bcc/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/01/25/sideblog-ronan-at-bcc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BCC:
Ronan is cultivating a future (and bright!) generation of Sunstone subscribers.
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		<title>Maturing Views of the Sacrament</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/01/20/guest-post-maturing-views-of-the-sacrament/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/01/20/guest-post-maturing-views-of-the-sacrament/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2007 05:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elise Eggett Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=181</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Rascal and a Christian</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/01/18/a-rascal-and-a-christian/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/01/18/a-rascal-and-a-christian/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Thurston</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I read Levi Peterson’s two short story collections, The Canyons of Grace (1982) and Night Soil (1990), as well as his two novels, Aspen Marooney (1995) and the incomparable The Backslider (1986) during the summer of 2005. At the time Peterson’s stories provided fuel for my mind and salvation for my soul. Both responses surprised [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Living and the Dead</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/01/11/the-living-and-the-dead/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/01/11/the-living-and-the-dead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scot Denhalter</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunstoneblog.com/?p=177</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ *
John Remy’s article “Saving the Dead: A Comparative Study of Post-funerary Rites in Japanese and Mormon Culture” in the November issue of Sunstone came to me, rather serendipitously, at a time I had been thinking about the very anti-Reformationist relationship we Mormons have with our dead.  Like the Roman Catholics, we perform an obligation we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Behind Brother Brigham</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/01/10/behind-brother-brigham/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/01/10/behind-brother-brigham/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In November of 2006 a new publisher, Zarahemla Books, launched its first title, Brother Brigham by D. Michael Martindale. It’s a fast-paced novel about Cory Horace, a young married guy stuck in a dead-end job, who starts receiving visitations from his great-great-great grandpappy Brigham Young. It turns out that Brother Brigham has a few commandments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alma 32 and Logical Fallacies</title>
		<link>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/01/03/guest-post-alma-32-and-logical-fallacies/</link>
		<comments>http://sunstoneblog.com/2007/01/03/guest-post-alma-32-and-logical-fallacies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Contributor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Readers are welcome to submit posts or ideas for posts to SunstoneBlog by sending an email to info@sunstoneblog.com. 
The following post is submitted by one of the participants on this forum. &#8220;Questions&#8221; has been a lurker here for some time, and a reader and subscriber of the print magazine for many years. He/she prefers to [...]]]></description>
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