The B'nacle has been so busy talking about the possibility of "inoculation," we might just have missed the real thing. That's the thought that occurred to me as I read a post entitled Should the LDS Church Deal With Its Controversial History? at an off-MA blog, Mormons Talk. The post notes that several rather direct historical articles have appeared in the Ensign and Church News this year, and the thought struck me ... it has begun. LDS leaders don't generally announce policy changes on sensitive topics, so we sort of have to guess what's going on. I suspect the PBS documentary "The Mormons" was a real catalyst on this one.
Other inoculation posts worth reading if you're interested: "The Mormons" and Inoculation (at BCC) and The Devilish Details of Inoculation (here at DMI, although I forgot about it until I did a 'nacle search at MA and it popped up). There are also a couple of podcasts, here and here.
"... it has begun."
It needs to be said slowly in a deep and ominous bass profundo. James Earl Jones if we can get him.
Kind of the opposite of this, but same voice.
Posted by: Nitsav | Sep 27, 2007 at 08:16 AM