From the Blawgernacle – October 27, 2009
It’s time for a long-overdue Blawgernacle round-up, and this time there are some excellent guest posts. Peter LLC, a guest writer and frequent commenter on By Common Consent, wrote about the Mormon section of the city cemetery in Vienna, Austria. This cemetery section is one feature of the Austrian government’s regulation of public religion that is very foreign to Americans. It also represents one of the privileges the Mormon Church now enjoys, having obtained a recognized status in Austria similar to that sought in Italy.
Marc Bohn of Times & Seasons posted a very entertaining (if nerdy) piece by Eric Taylor Woodbury entitled “The Doctrine of Revelatory Justiciability.” It’s probably borderline heresy to apply legal concepts such as standing to prayer, but that’s what we law nerds do sometimes. Be sure to read the comments as well.
Finally, there were quite a few posts around the larger Bloggernacle about Elder Dallin H. Oaks’ address about religious freedom. Geoff B. of Millennial Star wrote one of the first posts, followed by Steve M.’s series of posts on Dissenting in Part. I also recommend Kaimi Wenger’s post in Times & Seasons about claims of intimidation by both Mormons and gays.
