Yep, that literary paragon of virtue is hurting thanks to the downturn in the economy (see link below). The Proctors are asking for $10 donations. As for me, the laughter I experienced after reading one article's title -- "Uranus Testifies of Christ" -- alone was worth $10.
"Moving beyond apologist persuasion, LDS polemicists furiously (and often fraudulently) attack any non-traditional view of Mormonism. They don't mince words -- they mince the truth."
-- Mike Quinn, writing of the FARMSboys, in "Early Mormonism and the Magic World View," p. x (Rev. ed. 1998)
I think they need to reconsider their choice of cover model.
Did you catch the part where they beg for money because homosexuals hacked their site:
Meridian has been hacked into twice this past year, costing us dearly and underlining the need for us to move to the next level of technology. Reporting on the family and marriage, from our value system, has made us a target.
Daniel Peterson wrote:Uranus is a source of inexhaustible humor to eight-year-old boys.
What do Captain Kirk and toilet paper have in common?
They both went to Uranus to wipe out Klingons.
That is the Joseph Smith translation of the original!
The original:
What do the USS Enterprise and toilet paper have in common?
The both circle Uranus and get rid of Klingons
Another Star Trek fav, though you must know the first episodes fairly well, at least the beginning part:
What did Spock see in the toilet?
Captain's log
... our church isn't true, but we have to keep up appearances so we don't get shunned by our friends and family, fired from our jobs, kicked out of our homes, ... Please don't tell on me. ~maklelan
Meridian commits the two cardinal sins of internet Magazines: poor design and fuzzy vision. I wouldn't contribute to a Meridian bailout unless they publicized their vision for cleaning up the website design, and bringing greater focus to their content.
cinepro wrote:Meridian commits the two cardinal sins of internet Magazines: poor design and fuzzy vision.
None of that would matter if the people who ran Meridian were faithfully paying their tithing. My guess is either someone didn't pay a full tithe this year, or they did so grudgingly.
"We of this Church do not rely on any man-made statement concerning the nature of Deity. Our knowledge comes directly from the personal experience of Joseph Smith." - Gordon B. Hinckley
"It's wrong to criticize leaders of the Mormon Church even if the criticism is true." - Dallin H. Oaks
Daniel Peterson wrote:Uranus is a source of inexhaustible humor to eight-year-old boys.
Whose anus is a source of humor? Rollo's?
"We of this Church do not rely on any man-made statement concerning the nature of Deity. Our knowledge comes directly from the personal experience of Joseph Smith." - Gordon B. Hinckley
"It's wrong to criticize leaders of the Mormon Church even if the criticism is true." - Dallin H. Oaks
Daniel Peterson wrote:Uranus is a source of inexhaustible humor to eight-year-old boys.
C'mon, Dan, admit you chuckled when you read the title of that article.
"Moving beyond apologist persuasion, LDS polemicists furiously (and often fraudulently) attack any non-traditional view of Mormonism. They don't mince words -- they mince the truth."
-- Mike Quinn, writing of the FARMSboys, in "Early Mormonism and the Magic World View," p. x (Rev. ed. 1998)