I haven’t mentioned it around here (although the ad has been over on the right for months), but I’ve been putting lot of effort into organizing Writers Cantina this weekend. I’m giving two presentations: The annual Lousy Book Covers exhibition — “learning from the worst.” And this one:
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
I was out of town for the Independence Day weekend, so you only get four.
“Why do you care if people call you Christian?”
[Another in the series of “Responding to Bumper Stickers,” or “Long Answers to Short Questions,” in which I try to give a Latter-day Saint response to a question or claim commonly lobbed against us on X.] If you’ve seen any of the X discussions (and, let’s be honest, clashes) between Latter-day Saints and other Christians,…
“You don’t pray to Jesus.”
[Another in the series of “Responding to Bumper Stickers,” or “Long Answers to Short Questions,” in which I try to give a Latter-day Saint response to a question or claim commonly lobbed against us on X.] This was a stunner to me. Someone posted on X a list of the standard reasons why MoRmOnS aReN’t…
What is a cult?
[Another in the series of “Responding to Bumper Stickers,” or “Long Answers to Short Questions,” in which I try to give a Latter-day Saint response to a question or claim commonly lobbed against us on X.] In three parts: I had had this topic on my to-post list for a bit, and then I got…
“First called Christians.”
[Another in the series of “Responding to Bumper Stickers,” or “Long Answers to Short Questions,” in which I try to give a Latter-day Saint response to a question or claim commonly lobbed against us on X.] Like the “At Jerusalem” objection, this one is rather silly — it’s a nitpicky accusation that the Book of…