When the history of 20th century Mormonism is written, Paul Toscano will likely go down as one of the most controversial and divisive figures of that era. Paul is the husband of Margaret Toscano, and was excommunicated (along with 4 others and 1 disfellowshipment) during the infamous “September Six” incident in September of 1993....
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Archive for October, 2007
Mormon Stories #077-#083: “Understanding the September Six” — Paul Toscano Parts 1 – 7
Mormon Stories #076: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Pt. 8 — “Kingdom of God”: An interview with University of Utah student Ann Whittaker
In part 8 of our series on spirituality and the rising LDS generation, we interview University of Utah student Ann Whittaker. In this interview Ann discusses many aspects of her faith, including her exploration of church history and feminism issues within Mormonism.
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Mormon Stories #075: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Pt. 7 — “Conversion”: An interview with University of Utah student Caleb Proulx
In part 7 of our series on spirituality and the rising LDS generation, we interview University of Utah student Caleb Proulx. In this interview Caleb discusses many aspects of his faith, including his struggles as an anti-war activist within Mormonism.
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Mormon Stories #074: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Pt. 6 — “Grace”: An interview with BYU student Kimball Sanders
In part 6 of our series on spirituality and the rising LDS generation, we interview BYU student Kimball Sanders. In this interview Kimball discusses many aspects of his faith, including his experiences at BYU, and his struggles with church culture. He also emphasizes the importance of love, forgiveness and grace within Mormonism.
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Mormon Stories #073: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Pt. 5 — “Re-evaluation”: An interview with BYU student David Lassetter
In part 5 of our series we interview BYU student David Lassetter. David was raised in a home very well-versed in Mormon Studies (Dialogue and Sunstones abounding), and seems to have benefited tremendously therefrom. In this interview, David discusses some of his views on the atonement, evolution, church doctrine, and membership awareness of history...
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Mormon Stories #072: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Pt. 4 — “Honesty”: An interview with BYU Professor Chris Foster
In part 4 of our series we interview BYU Philosophy Professor Dr. Chris Foster. Dr. Foster was raised a “devout atheist” and then later converted to the LDS Church. In this interview, he discusses his conversion to the church, along with his views on faith, religion, the church, teaching at BYU, and the importance...
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Mormon Stories # 071: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Part 3 — Loyd Ericson on “Estrangement and Reconciliation”
In part three of our series on the Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation, we interview Loyd Ericson — UVSC student of philosophy. In this interview Loyd discusses his estrangement from, and eventual reconciliation w/ the LDS church. He also discusses his views on the LDS church’s approach to public relations and war. For...
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Mormon Stories # 069 & 070: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Part 2 — Ashley Sanders and “Transformation”
In part two of our series on the Spirituality of the rising LDS generation, we interview Ashley Sanders — former BYU student, english/philosophy major, political activist, and chief organizer of the BYU Alternative Commencement with Ralph Nader, in opposition to the invitation to U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. Ashley discusses her experiences with BYU,...
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Please Help Me Come Up With Good Questions for Levi Peterson
On Friday (during my trip to Seattle for Sunstone) I’m scheduled to spend 2 or 3 hours with Levi Peterson in a video interview (as part of the Sunstone video history project and Mormon Stories podcast). For those of you who know of (or about) Levi — I’d love your ideas/thoughts on the best...
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