Earlier this month at the LDS Church’s General Conference, the head of the Relief Society Julie B. Beck praised the power in motherhood. She encouraged women not to postpone having children, and equated nurturing with homemaking. Her words re-ignited a controversy about the role of Mormon women, and within hours, LDS blogs were inundated with responses. Tuesday on RadioWest, Doug talks to LDS women about Beck’s remarks and what those say about women’s position in the LDS Church and culture.
Archive for October, 2007
#023: Mothers Who Know & Julie B. Beck (Radiowest)
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007#022: Surviving the Religion of Mao (Speaking of Faith)
Monday, October 22nd, 2007Author Anchee Min has won acclaim for her memoir of growing up in China under Mao Zedong. She’s also written several works of fiction in which she explores the human hunger to survive against extreme social brutality. In this conversation, Anchee Min tells us what she learned about the human spirit in the forced labor camp in which she spent her teenage years, and how she’s found healing in America.
#021: Mormon Fundamentalism
Monday, October 22nd, 2007I heart Anne Wilde and John Hamer (interview w/ Radiowest) .
From Monty Python’s “Meaning of Life”
Monday, October 22nd, 2007Anyone remember this song?
Fun stuff…now set to NASA animation !!!!
#020: Cornel West and Mos Def on Real Time w/ Bill Maher
Thursday, October 18th, 2007episode 107
Premiered September 7, 2007
Guests: Scholar Cornel West and rapper/actor Mos Def. Via satellite, consumer advocate Ralph Nader and Colonel Larry Wilkerson.