Anyway, you may be wondering what this blog is trying to accomplish or why in the world a nerd like me is starting one. So here's the story:
I'm a student at Brigham Young University. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's a mormon college. Yes, mormon. As in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. No, not polygamist. Just mormon. If you're still lost, it's okay, start following my blog! More on mormons later.
In attending said mormon college, I've run into many bright individuals who are very excited by the idea of diversity (who wouldn't be at a college where 91% of the student body is white?) If you ever want to make friends fast at BYU, go in black-face to class and sport a south african accent. Everyone will want to be your friend. I'm not kidding.
Anyways, all that aside, our college is also 98% mormon, with most students having been members of the church all their life. I'd consider my mormon colleagues to be predominantly open minded and eager to learn about other faiths. Upon discussing my own conversion story to the LDS church (see About Me) with other mormons, I almost always get the response: "WOW, that's so interesting! I wish I knew all that about other religions!"
Well unnamed individuals, you have inspired me. This blog is for you. It's an amusing doctrinal paraphrase of just about any religion you could think of (and probably even more that you can't) That being said, it's also a blog for me! I love religion - it is beautiful to me, and I happen to have been around the theological block a few more times than the average person. Here's to sharing, learning and sharing learning!
That being said, we'll start at the very beginning. A very good place to start.
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