I’m becoming a big fan of William Vanwagenen (of Mormon Worker fame) — and he’s at it again. As mentioned in today’s SLTrib, if your brand of Mormonism compels you to be inclined against (instead of towards) war, please consider signing this petition. Go William go!!!!
The Mormon Worker is an independent newspaper/journal devoted to promoting Mormonism, Anarchism, and Pacifism. The founders of the Mormon Worker feel that Mormon theology is not only compatible with, but genuinely supportive of, Anarchist political philosophy and pacifism, and are therefore interested in exposing fellow members of the Mormon Church to these political viewpoints. The Mormon Worker is not devoted to criticizing the institution and leadership of the Mormon Church, but rather to informing its members of the virtually forgotten radical elements of their religious tradition, as well as to providing Mormons with radical religious commentary on current political and…
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.
From Bored in Vernal: “Hi, Bloggernacle Friends, Some of us would like to do a Bloggernacle fast on Sunday March 4. We are fasting for for peace in Iran and that American and world leaders will be directed to work in peaceful ways for the solutions to political tensions. If you can support this, will you write a post on it and let your readers know? Thanks, Bored in Vernal”
For those interested, a book signing that included Jimmy Parkinson (my cousin), Lee Benson and Harold Poole will be televised on C-Span2 Book TV this Sunday evening at 12AM Sunday morning EST, 9PM Saturday night PST. This book signing included a special appearance by Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah (R). Some of you will remember Jimmy from my podcast with him. Also, I wanna know why more of the bloggernacle lawyers have not listened/commented on the “being LDS and a lawyer” part of the podcast. I think it’s definitely one of the more interesting parts. Click here for more information.…
