'Prophet' Relies More On Faith Than on Fact
"American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith" premeired on Friday,
November 26th on PBS stations around the U.S., but the Washington Post's
Richard Leiby was not impressed with the documentary, saying that it
left out too much about Joseph Smith, leaving viewers with the
impression of a persecuted man without an understanding of why he was
persecuted.
'A Pecular People'
While legal scholar Kenneth Anderson's article in Sunday's Los Angeles
Times purports to review Richard N. and Joan K. Ostling's book "Mormon
America," it ends up as more of a personal reaction to LDS teachings and
the LDS Church, but in doing so, Anderson gives a intellectual and
thought-provoking description of the state of the LDS Church and the
challenges that intellectuals in the Church face.
'Jack Mormons' Speak Out: Author Finds Many Who Have Left Church Still Feel Some Pull
James W. Ure's soon to be published book,
Leaving the Fold: Candid Conversations With Inactive Mormons, exposes
political, doctrinal and personal issues as the reasons people give
for leaving the Mormon faith. Ure acknowledges that his study is
purely anecdotal and personal, not scientific. He embarked on this
project to determine his own place in the social landscape of
Mormonism.
'Halflives' reveals author's wild center
"Halflives: Reconciling Work and Wildness" is a story of Brooke
Williams' journey from plumbing supplies salesman to accomplished author
and revered naturalist. Through a series of trying events, Williams
managed to marry his love for the wilderness with his need to work.
Korean Choir to Take Part in Mormon Christmas Tradition
More than 350,000 lights were illuminated at
the Los Angeles Temple on Saturday, November 27th. A holiday program
entitled "Christmas on Temple Hill," featuring the Southern California
Mormon Choir and a Korean Choir, singing a rendition of "Silent Night"
in Korean, provided entertainment.
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