The Final Episode of Big Love, the Goddess and Alternative Family

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NOTICE: This post has been found in violation of H.R. 3261, S.O.P.A. and has been removed. I'd really like to write about HBO's Big Love, the final season of which is now out on dvd. But we're facing a world where my ability to write about such things becomes more perilous. My linking to something relating to intellectual property could harm Patheos under this law, and so Youtube music playlists, like the one I posted yesterday, would become a thing of the past. I can't physically make … [Read more...]

13 Things I Like About Mormons

So awhile back I did a post on 13 things I like about Protestants in what is meant to be an ongoing series. On a multi-faith site I think it's important to talk about what we really respect and admire about each other, even just on superficial level.  So here I take on the Mormons, and I think as we head into fall I may write about Catholics next. Each faith has it's own contributions to culture as well as deep spiritual insights. Protestantism is part of my past, but other faiths are … [Read more...]