Call for Papers and Panels: Mormon Media Studies Symposium

June 1, 2010 By

Sponsored by BYU Department of Communications, BYU Broadcasting, and BYU Studies
In Conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of BYU Broadcasting
November 11 & 12, 2010
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
http://ce.byu.edu/cw/mmstudies
“Mormon Media Studies: Across Time, Space, and Disciplines”

**KEYNOTE SPEAKER: TERRYL GIVENS**

The full announcement, with additional information on submission guidelines, deadlines, conference and contact information can be found here.

As this is the first ever interdisciplinary Mormon Media Studies Symposium, the range of topics to be explored in paper and panel sessions is wide. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements, Mormon, Mormon Studies

Welcome to Sunny!

May 26, 2010 By

After three superb posts BCC is pleased to announce that Sunny Smart has agreed to contribute to the blog on a regular basis as a perma. We do, however, want to make it very clear that the fact that she refuses to be a Visiting Teacher had absolutely nothing to do with this decision. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Admin, Announcements

Contest: Starting a New Dialogue

May 26, 2010 By

Readers of Dialogue know how indispensable it is. Dialogue represents the best of independent Mormon thought available today. The product of a rich spiritual and intellectual heritage, today’s Dialogue is an immensely valuable tool in promoting interesting conversations and in fostering a thoughtful LDS community. I firmly believe that without Dialogue, sites like BCC would probably not exist today. And now, with some elbow grease on your part, you can win a subscription for yourself. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements, Mormon

SoCal Mega-Weekend: Bloggersnacker, Miller-Eccles, & Mormon Scholars

May 19, 2010 By

A fantastically eventful weekend is about to take place in SoCal for the Bloggernacle and Mormon Studies. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements, Mormon, Mormon Studies

New Perma!

March 30, 2010 By

Following his recent quintet of excellent guest posts, we are pleased to announce that Aaron R. (aka Rico) has agreed to join the Good Ship BCC as our newest permablogger.

Aaron R. brings many benefits to BCC, not the least of which is an end to Ronan’s tyrannical monopoly on sexy British accents in the bloggernacle. Therefore, please join us in welcoming Aaron R., and feel free to offer him the last chocolate in your box!

All Hail Aaron R.! [Read more...]

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BCC’s Newest Permablogger

February 26, 2010 By

By Common Consent is pleased to announce that after nearly a year of investigation, Matt Page, aka Brother Matsby, has agreed to be baptized and confirmed a member of the BCC permabloggers. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Admin, Mormon

The 2009 BCC Mutual Admiration Society

January 21, 2010 By

As our Fearless Leader once said,

It is January, and with it the season of review and reminiscence is upon us. How to combine BCC’s two great loves: lording our elitism over others, and blogging? Why, by gratuitously congratulating ourselves for a year of outstanding blogging. Read on, weaklings.

In that spirit, beloved readers, esteemed friends, civic and educational leaders, and officials from the Church Office Building, we salute ourselves this day. We now instruct you to pull up a chair, pour yourself a mug of Postum, and print out copies of this post for your personal Book of Remembrance as we pat ourselves on the back for the remainder of the day.

You are welcome and encouraged to join in the praise.

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Filed Under: Admin, Mormon, Navel-Gazing & Poetic Observation

Intern wanted.

March 4, 2009 By

Seeking intern on BYU campus to perform some lightweight research at the HBLL. No compensation but endless glory. Interns will have to share a glock between them. Apply within.
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Filed Under: Admin, Mormon Tagged With:

We’re back

February 17, 2009 By

For over a week, BCC has been struggling with the reality that we had gotten too big for our britches. [Read more...]

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… in with the New

November 24, 2004 By

Welcome to our new home!

rameumptom http://www.bycommonconsent.com was the big winner of our last poll, and so we bow before the voice of the people, and provide you with a new URL, a snazzy new interface, and a whole new BCC.  Explore a little –  we’ve added some features you may find interesting, such as:

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A Name and a blessing

March 13, 2004 By

OK, this post is to solicit votes on a permanent blog name. Suggestions thus far include:
The Rameumptom (or some related variations)
Zeezrom, Esq. (though that limits our followers to lawyers)
Cureloms & Cumoms (who knows what those are)
Navajo Taco
Wagonloads of Plates
By the Regular Sign

any other culturally pregnant and semi-irreverent suggestions? Winner receives a gift certificate to Chuck-A-Rama*.

I guess if I had to throw in a Church topic, it’s also to discuss the most uneasy and uncomfortable blessing in the Church, that of baby blessings. How are you supposed to do it, anyways — are you talking to God or to the baby? How are you supposed to segue from the naming to the blessing part? It’s such an awkward scene, too, because I think it’s the only blessing in the Church that’s public, except for confirmations. Does anyone know where the tradition came from for blessing infants? Is it something from the early days of the church, or more recent?

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Filed Under: Admin, Mormon, Navel-Gazing & Poetic Observation, Polls

Those Who Are About To Blog Salute You

March 12, 2004 By

What can we expect from this little blog? It will likely not bring us money, fame or praise–it may make us objects of the world’s derision and alienate our family and friends. We may be denied all of the good things that this abundant earth has to offer us because we set out our convictions in an attempt to sharpen the blade of truth. We test our ideas against others, selling our thoughts in that grandest of marketplaces, in an attempt to persuade–while remaining open to persuasion. If you will not accept our ideas, accept our blog. Our mission is to harvest the wheat and separate the chaff–because we are men and because men must blog. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Admin, Mormon

Test

March 12, 2004 By

Hi, everyone. Is this thing on?
(Taps microphone)
(Tap . . tap . . Loud feedback)
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Welcome all!

March 12, 2004 By

So this is an auspicious beginning: a liberal mormon blog that harshly rejects conservative viewpoints. Are we hypocrites for making such a blog? Probably. So be it. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Admin
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