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Mormonism Has the Most Sexist Cosmology of Any Religion
Our planet's head support staff is comprised of three males: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Heavenly Mother gets an occasional sideways glance in current publications (and so do her sister wives if you go back a bit), but is never mentioned even once in any scriptural or liturgical text; she's a grainy mirage of a shadow in the corner of the family photograph, explicitly excluded from the Godhead and an inappropriate subject of veneration or invocation in ordinances. She does not communicate with us, nor we with her.
We know Abraham has become a god. Not sure what status Keturah has.
All known angels are male. So is the devil.
We know Peter James and John served our world before birth. They have no female equivalents.
If Eve existed before the creation of the world, we know nothing about it. If she participated in the creation, unlike that of Michael/Adam, her role is apparently too unimportant to mention.
Section 76, our most detailed outline of the afterlife, includes no mention of women in any kingdom, and gives clear indication that women are not in evidence in the celestial realm ("They [in the celestial kingdom] are they who are priests and kings, who have received of his fullness, and of his glory; / And are priests of the Most High, after the order of Melchizedek, which was after the order of Enoch, which was after the order of the Only Begotten Son").
Thanks to a single slender verse, we have evidence Eve and her daughters participate in the Great Beyond (see here; naturally in detail and attention, even here, they're dwarfed by their brothers).
Relying on a recipe of one part extrapolation and two parts wishful thinking, we've concluded from this promising panoply of attestations that women are Very Important in both the pre- and post-mortal existence, although, unlike their male counterparts, it's not clear they have any authority or any contact with us. Our canon and liturgy portray them as absent or barely marginal.
In the other monotheistic traditions, the universal God transcends gender. In polytheism, goddesses abound. Not so Mormonism! We believe both that gender is eternally significant and that the eternities are significantly masculine.
Here's my challenge to you, gentle reader. Point me to a religious tradition whose cosmology marginalizes women more than that of Mormonism.
- 20 April 2012
46 Responses to "Mormonism Has the Most Sexist Cosmology of Any Religion"
Are you sure this shouldn't be "Christianity has the most sexist cosmology of any religion?" Catholicism excepted, most traditional Christian religions don't have any additional "participation" by female entities (or even any equivalent acknowledgement of 'Heavenly Mother' type personages in the heavens at all).
Judaism has the same issues with Abraham and Old Testament gender roles — no female religious traditions that I'm aware of.
Islam is no different theologically (and in practice far more sexist than LDS culture).
I'm not sure having a theology that God is genderless actually makes any religious less "sexist" in practice. I think your real point is "all religions, including Mormonism, are sexist to one extent or another". I'm not sure where comparing Mormonism to all other patriarchal religions really gets us.
But I'm talking about cosmology specifically—not ecclesiology, not domestic gendered expectations, not even scripture.
For all its problems, Judaism at least has the Shekhina—and in no strain of Judaism of which I'm aware has Abraham been deified. Protestant God-language is traditionally androcentric, which is certainly problematic, but the Protestant God is not literally male and not even necessarily masculine. This is equally true of the transcendent God of Islam.
I'm not arguing that Mormonism has the only androcentric cosmology, by any means: just that Mormonism takes the cake.
I'm not sure having a theology that God is genderless actually makes any religious less "sexist" in practice.
I'd agree that it doesn't always make a difference, but it certainly has the potential to do so. For one thing, it gives you a theological basis for gender inclusive language when referring to God (for the traditions that have opted to make that move), which affects things like scriptural translation, hymns, and ritual. I think it also makes it easier to ordain women, because it's harder to make the case that males represent God in a way that females don't. Yes, there are major holdouts who haven't taken that route, but it's still worth noting that the potential is there (and feminists in those traditions are making exactly that argument).
A God who transcends gender also means that the image of God manifested in humans isn't connected to gender, which means there is no reason it can't be found equally in women and men. In Mormonism, by contrast, men are clearly in the image of God in a way that women aren't. And I think that inevitably shapes the way we talk and think about women and men.
As a philosophical exercise, you're probably right, but that seems to be only because Mormonism uses more gender-specific language from the beginning.
The paragraph about the "promising panoply of attestations that women are Very Important in both the pre- and post-mortal existence, although, unlike their male counterparts, it's not clear they have any authority or any contact with us. Our canon and liturgy portray them as absent or barely marginal." seems to indict virtually all patriarchal religions the same way, and having a 'genderless' God doesn't help much. Is proclaiming a Heavenly Mother but then marginalizing her through doctrine and speech really that different than believing there is no Heavenly Mother at all for women?
I'm not sure splitting hairs between 'cosmology' and 'ecclesiology' based on assigning a gender to God or angels affects much in practice. Certainly no Muslim woman with feminist leanings is going to think, "Islam has a way to go, but at least we're not Mormonism! Check out that sexist cosmology!"
(Islam still has the 'men get 77 virgins in heaven' doctrine as I recall, which doesn't imply any better an equitable destiny for women in the afterlife than the possibility of celestial polygamy does for us…)
As a philosophical exercise, you're probably right, but that seems to be only because Mormonism uses more gender-specific language from the beginning.
But the gendered language is rooted in theology, right? It's not happenstance. The Mormon God has a penis. He's the eternal role model to men exclusively.
I happily indict all patriarchal religions. There's a lot about Islam I object to. But I don't think I'm splitting hairs. Although we don't ordain women, I would never argue that Mormonism has the most sexist ecclesiology—that's manifestly false.
Is proclaiming a Heavenly Mother but then marginalizing her through doctrine and speech really that different than believing there is no Heavenly Mother at all for women?
No, it's not. And unlike the rest of the monotheistic world, we have people doing both.
You keep bringing it back to practice. I acknowledge that the interface between cosmology and practice is complex: there are religions with goddesses and female ordination but with more rigid gender norms than ours. But I reject the idea that we can only understand religion by focusing on practice. This particular post is on cosmology. I care about cosmology.
Oh, I think I misread the title. I thought you were saying we had the *sexiest* cosmology…
That too, Kevin. Eternal sex has more meanings than one.
I have spent study time and much meditation regarding the female role in deity, theology, liturgy. Having grown up in a nuclear family, I have the experience of especially strong female role models. My dad always treated my mother and both of my grandmothers with reverence and admiration. The conclusion I have come to as an LDS woman is this: we see how the world abuses even the name of God. Why would he expose our divine mother to such treatment? This is all my own opinion, but I think Eliza R. Snow said it best in the hymn "O My Father," LDS Hymns page 226 which speaks to the topic of our Divine Mother. One of my best friends practices Dine religion. He is an artist of some renown who urges us daily through word and art to show reverence for Mother (earth) and Father (sky). I don't follow his religion but it helps me define my own. A mother on earth is my calling. Womanhood is a sacred thing.
Not to threadjack, (I suppose it's related) but Connie, why would a Goddess require protection from her children? Why is she so much more special than God that she can't take it?
The idea that we need to shelter Heavenly Mother says far more about how we view women than how she actually is.
we see how the world abuses even the name of God. Why would he expose our divine mother to such treatment?
In addition to the problem May pointed to, this solution assumes God's authority to make unilateral decisions for Goddess, construing her as treasured property and not as an agent capable of making her own decisions.
Following this logic, one could argue that the holiest act of veneration would be to refuse to pray to God or to think about or talk about Jesus at any time lest we contaminate them with our earthly ideas and language. Ignoring is the ultimate act of worship.
Connie, did your (earthly) father love your mother enough to keep her kids away from her once they got to be sassy teenagers?
Another issue is that Goddess exists as a concept in our culture whether she's truly interacted with our world or not. I think the Wiccans already let the cat out of the bag. It's too late to protect her by preventing anyone from even imagining her existence (if that was God's goal).
Well, it's been speculated that the Holy Ghost is the mother….a female. The pattern of a Father, a Son (child) and a Mother seems to permeate throughout most of bilogical existence. It just may be that the "male" writers of scripture hid the female mother under the name of the Holy Ghost…..of course out of respect.
Also, surely manhood is a sacred thing too. Maybe the real question is, why doesn't Heavenly Mother love Heavenly Father enough to keep him away from us? Doesn't he ever get tired of being blasphemed and cast before swine?
As a side note, if I'm ever in a marriage where I find my husband treating me with reverence, I'm going to wear nothing but a Big Bird costume with little plastic devil horns and moonwalk everywhere I go until he STOPS IT.
I don't know, Jonathan. Is it more respectful to refer to a woman as a ghost than a woman?
The "Holy Ghost" solution poses so many problems for me. "Ruach" in Hebrew is masculine or feminine, though generally the latter; "pneuma" in Greek is neuter. Are we sure the Holy Ghost isn't transgendered?
I disagree that we have the most sexist cosmology. As you mention, women *are* granted a place in our cosmology. There is wording in D&C 138 as well as in the temple. Full female participation in divinity is both strongly implied, not sure how much it is discussed.
Now, how much of an androcentric approach to our cosmology we take is a different issue, and that is what you seem to be largely talking about. But then once again we don't come out as most chauvinistic. Perhaps God transcends gender in monotheism, but in practice He is Male.
Thank you for this. This expresses one of the biggest issues I've been having with the church lately. When visiting my husband's home ward last Christmas, I attended the gospel essentials class taught by my fabulous feminist mother-in-law. It was on Heavenly Father, and at some point in the lesson I made a comment about Heavenly Mother.
After church, my fabulous feminist father-in-law came up to me and kindly told me that I can't mention Heavenly Mother in a gospel essentials class where investigators and new members are present. I replied that I see no reason why that should not be addressed, and he answered that the doctrine of Heavenly Mother is "not essential." When I tearfully asked why not, he fairly admitted that he didn't know, with the air that it is troubling.
That's my question now: why is Heavenly Mother not essential? Why the hell not? Why is it not necessary that over half of the church have an inkling as to what eternity holds for them? Why do women not warrant role models, a mother, a goddess, a female angel or prophetess? When will the entirely male leaders realize that what we have isn't enough? It's not enough for me. I wish more women would stand up and admit it with me.
Thanks, Jenna. It's like being punched in the face to be told that the gospel is essential for everyone on earth because it teaches us who men are in the eternities. It's clearly not essential to us, but how can it not even be worth mentioning what women do in the eternities!?
Jared, I think we still come out ahead of conservative non-Catholic monotheists (the Catholics, with Mary, aren't even in the running in my view). Their God is male in practice but not in theory; ours is male in both practice and theory.
I'm grateful for the crumbs hinting women have souls—I don't discount those passages. But I disagree that it's "strongly implied" anywhere that women participate fully in divinity. The fact that the Godhead has three male members indicates exactly the opposite: that women specifically don't participate in divinity.
Jared, I don't think the problems Kiskilili is pointing out can be reduced to nothing but an approach to cosmology. The very fact that women are present in our cosmology but are so radically marginalized in every account thereof points to the deeply sexist nature of that presence. Just as one example, consider your own assumption that "full female participation in divinity is … strongly implied." I can make a case for that implication, but I can make just as strong a case for the opposite assumption, namely that full female participation in divinity is strongly precluded by our cosmology as represented in our scripture and liturgy. The very fact that such a case can be made demonstrates how sexist our cosmology is by nature and internally to itself without regard for how it is approached. If it weren't deeply sexist in and of itself, not just by virtue of our approach to it, then I don't think such a case could so very easily be made.
The nature of something does not result from how people approach that thing in the present. I suppose it could be argued that the sexist nature of our cosmology resulted from the sexist nature of past approaches to our cosmology, but that does not change the fact that the current problem is one of nature not approach. No matter how much we were to begin talking about Goddess, that would not change the fact that our cosmology itself marginalizes her and every single woman in the LDS church. I do think that changing our approach would help us also change our cosmology, but the former alone is not enough because the former alone is not the entire problem.
Spot-on analysis, Kiskilili.
(One minor quibble — as you note in comments, it's not exactly the case that "Our planet's head support staff is comprised of three males." The support staff is two men and one neuter entity. That entity may in fact be a woman, but as you note, that's not really much of a step up, if that woman's womanhood has to be concealed behind a neuter mask.)
I think we have to look upon this historical and present male-female earthly societal hierarchy and female Godhoodlessness in a much broader and eternal perspective. First off, God is limited in what He and She can do due to our free agency. God(s) cannot coerce anyone to do their will. Only persuade through the Holy Ghost. If human society choose to organize their religious and governmental society in a male dominated fashion, then all the Gods could do was work within that structure. If the cultural and religious environment 2,000 years ago would have allowed it, a man or a woman could have done what Christ did. But, all this aside, there does seem to be a practical earthly biological reason for the functioning (calling?) of a male and a female in this temporary earthly life cycle. And, as society evolves, it seems this separation of male-female function is becoming less and less. As it should. I venture to say, in the eternities there may be no separation at all. Let's agree that we do not know the whole eternal picture. But, I believe this….the Universe is fair to everyone and that the lowliest of human being that has ever lived upon this earth will have a chance for eternal life. That there is never an eternity of damnation or eternal suffering as this is an offense to an all loving God to think He and She would allow this. And, that there is no tragedy, no accident, no human unfairness, and no human atrocity that the God(s) cannot make right in the hereafter. The uniqueness of the Mormon belief is a pattern God gives to all living things which we see on this earth: As even seeds grow to become fruits or trees….God's children can become like their Eternal Parents. This is what all existence is really all about…..reproduction of Gods through the free will and training of Their children.
All of your comments are thought provoking. My earthly father didn't keep me from my earthly mother, he insisted on her being treated respectfully. I think the best way to explain my own relationship with female deity is in regard to some of my most sacred experiences. In the temple I do not feel left out or unnecessary to exaltation. When I gave birth to my children I felt an extreme closeness to the mother of my spirit. As a feminist-leaning woman, I would like the distinctions between monotheism and polydeism to be resolved in a way that all women could feel the love of our Heavenly Mother and not tolerate a society so tied to semantics that the tenet that as man is God once was, and as God men can be; surely there is not the king without the queen, God without Goddess. I guess I feel what I feel and if it is considered a topic of controversy I know where my beliefs lie. I realize my arguments will be viewed as childish, unsound, flawed. What can I say? I'm a student of life though past my youth.
To Connie on her reply:
There is nothing flawed or unsound in your feelings. You are part of the process of equalizing the rights and status of woman not only in this current earthly religious life, but in bringing about an afterlife awareness of the role of women thoughout eternity. Now, you will have to pay the temperal price, even in the Mormon Church. You do kinow that if you are too vocal you will be excluded from the Church. I am not saying this to tell you to keep your thoughts to yourself. Just the opposite. Be vocal in a respetful way, but, be vocal within the system. I don't think women in the Church will receive the priesthood in our life time, but I do think it is possible in the future. You are a Goddess. Now learn to be a political one. j -
Thanks Jonathan! I'm afraid my views generally land me in hot water. Today I received the answer I needed. It's so simple really. I have a firm testimony of the gospel, of the articles of faith. My meditation today was led to A of F 9. I don't need more than that. Will I cease to chafe against the idea that monotheism and mono deism are mutually exclusive? Nope. But it will give me no pain, other than that of a wish to understand and be understood. I have peace and that is all I require. For now
Oh my other point (mind over age 50-not as quick) I don't need the priesthood now. I have womanhood and as a completely deluxe bonus I have motherhood and grandmotherhood!
I think the weakness of your argument here is the assumption that there is a single Mormon cosmology. That is not the case. There is a Mormon liturgy and set of scriptures used in Mormonism; then there is a lot of guessing/speculating about how the universe really works based on those. But clearly there are some yet-to-be-revealed mysteries about the details of the universe.
So While I agree there are plenty of extremely sexist versions of Mormon cosmologies there are also some very egalitarian versions of Mormon cosmologies. The good news is that in the absence of binding revelation on the topic we Mormons get to make our best guesses on the real cosmology of our universe.
My Mormon cosmology happens to be a very egalitarian one.
The sacred feminine is everywhere present in Mormonism — nowhere more obvious than the female statue over the veil in the celestial room in the Salt Lake Temple. Most of Mormonism's sacred feminine has disappeared from the litergy and tradition since the restoration. Your perception of a sexist cosmology is misquided since you are unaware of Mormonism's profound cosmology, as are nearly all Mormons. You might want to look into it.
Yes, the sacred feminine is so omnipresent in Mormonism that she's essentially invisible to the average member who's just not enlightened enough about church history, Mormon cosmology, or the decorative elements of the Salt Lake Temple. All us silly feminists should stop worrying our pretty little heads about these concerns 'cause it turns out they're not actual concerns. Good thing we had a man come along to set us straight.
I guess I've only been studying the superficial cosmology! Any recommendations on where I might access the profound edition? (Is that sort of like having the teacher's edition of the textbook?)
Here's another way of looking at the problem.
Enemies of the church like to accuse Mormonism of teaching that Satan is Jesus's brother, implying there's something untoward about the ontological nature of their relationship.
This is true, but also misleading for the following reason: there's only one type of eternal being in the Mormon taxonomy. God, Jesus, the Holy Ghost, Satan, angels, devils, and men are all the same divine species, as it were.
(Plus, there are females. We're not sure what they're for, but we think it probably has to do with gestation.)
There's less ontological distance between God and man than between man and woman. It's as if men are caterpillars, women are worms, and God is a butterfly. We men and women might represent each other superficially, but the caterpillars are destined for something grand. The worms, in contrast, are destined to [this question is apparently not worth our consideration].
Obviously you are using hyperbole for effect Kiskilili. There is nothing in the Mormon liturgy that forces one to adopt the extremely sexist cosmology you are describing. In fact it would take an extremist to do so. But maybe your point is that it is possible to do so and that is the problem?
Jenna (#17): You echo how I felt in the church a few years back when you say you need "more" and wish other Mormon women would stand with you. I came to understand, however, that most Mormon women are quite content with how things are and they are not going to push for more (at least, not soon enough for me). I wish I had met more Mormon women like you back then. My answer was to leave the church and seek for "more" elsewhere, and it turned out to be a very good choice for me. But I understand that that isn't the course for everyone. Whatever course you choose, I wish you well in finding what you seek.
Amelia (#28): Thank you for making me laugh.
Geoff J (#30): I'm not sure what you see in Kiskilili's post that seems extreme to you. Can you name a female that the scriptures say has attained Godhood? Can you name a female angel? A female devil? Do you have the name of a female that participated in the creation of the world or an example of anyone communicating with a female deity? Not only are Kiskilili's observations not extreme, they're commonly accepted perspectives in Mormonism.
Thanks for the post Kiskilili.
Tam (#31),
The complaints you are making are related to the Mormon liturgy and scriptures. While all Mormon cosmologies use Mormons scriptures and liturgy as a launching point, not all Mormon cosmologies are sexist. in fact it takes real effort to come up with a Mormon cosmology as extremely sexist as the one Kiskilili came up with for this post.
I understand the value of such a reductio ad adsurdum approach of course. The problem is when folks pretend such and extreme version of a Mormon cosmology is mistaken to be run-of-the-mill. There are probably as many Mormon cosmologies as there are Mormons. How many Mormons believe the universe really works as K described here? Maybe 0.0001%?
Now I'm curious, Geoff J. How do you define/demarcate/delimit Mormon cosmologies? When you say that not all are sexist, can you bring specific counterexamples?
Is your refutation that, because we have an (in name, at least) open canon, we potentially will have (or could have) more revelation on the role of women? and that, therefore, this openness leaves room for nearly any non-sexist cosmology one might wish? I guess I'm curious about what you are accepting as your jumping off point for establishing what constitutes Mormon cosmology, if you are saying, as you appear to be, that the scriptures and liturgy play less of a defining role than Kiskilili posits.
Geoff J (#32): No complaints – just questions to ascertain why you thought the post described a cosmology that was somehow an extreme outlier from mainstream Mormonism. I see your point that there can be many individual Mormon cosmologies, but as a member of the church I was presented with essentially one accepted mainstream cosmology. Because that perspective was, to use your words, launched using sexist scriptures and liturgy, that mainstream perspective was pretty much what Kiskilili described.
My experience in the church appears to be quite different than yours. I think it's great that you have found/created a more egalitarian cosmology for yourself within Mormonism. I have to admit, I find it surprising that you encountered non-sexist cosmologies in the church – can you share any of them?
Geoff, if you haven't already listened to it, I think you'd really enjoy this podcast:
These are Mormons who are worshipping the quaternity Father, Mother, Son and Daughter, and suggesting, among things, that Goddess's Daughter, the Holy Ghost, is perhaps making as significant a sacrifice as God's Son. I'm not comfortable with everything in this cosmology by any means, but it is balanced, especially once you open up the possibility of prayer to Goddess. And it is Mormon (in the sense that the people advocating it are officially members on record).
Now we might disagree on how mainstream such views are. My impression is that it's on the fringe, but I'd love to hear that I'm wrong and that in current Mormon practice praying to Goddess and worshiping a gender-balanced Godhead (whether with 6 members or 4) is becoming more commonplace.
Good questions galdrlag. What I mean is that there are innumerable mysteries yet to be revealed about the nature and origin of intelligences/spirits, the nature and origin of God, and how the whole puzzle of the eternities fits together in reality. In the absence of a ton of clarifying revelation Mormons (at least those of us who think about such things) come up with widely differing cosmologies.
For example I am currently lean toward a cosmology that assumes there is only One God in existence and there will always only be One God in existence. This One God is not a single person though, it is the union of all divine persons. In other words I think "God" is an extended Godhead comprised of all divine persons. Divine persons include the the intelligences/spirits of women and men. So when I read about "The Father" I interpret it that to be another title for The One God.
I fully recognize that mine is likely a a fairly extreme Mormon cosmology too. But that is my point — Mormon scriptures leave a lot of room for us to choose the Mormon cosmology that makes the most sense to us based on the canonized evidence and our own personal revelations. Maybe I'm right or maybe I'm wrong in my theological and metaphysical assumptions — I expect to find out when I meet God. But I would bet the farm that my Mormon cosmology is closer to the truth than the one Kiskilili outlined in this post.
In any case I suspect the vast majority of Mormons, when pressed, would probably say they believe in a cosmology that is somewhat less egalitarian than mine but significantly less sexist than Kiskilili's.
Thanks for the link Kiskilili. I'll check it out.
Based on your description I would probably agree that their cosmology is not mainstream. My main point is we are given a lot of room to decide what our own Mormon cosmology will look like. Sounds like we are on the same page with that one point at least.
Regarding Heavenly Mother–I would think she could make herself more known if She wanted to. Since She is equal to Heavenly Father, She must be all right with the status quo.
If She wanted to play a more visible part as have the other members of the Goodhood, then She would. Perhaps it is us who don't understand how things really are and why.
She obviously does. -
I think our Parents are restrained by our choices. Plus, this status quo only exists within Mormonism. Goddess/Heavenly Mother is alive and well and kicking in other religions and is prayed to. The way I see it, She won't force communication any more than Her partner will. Our Parents will always stand in the same place; we are the ones who draw nearer or farther. Because Mormonism is so patriarchal, most members won't think to talk to their Mother. To me, this is a tragedy of epic proportions. Both men and women are damaged by this. -
Kiskilili ~ Speaking as one of the people who was in that Daughters of Mormonism podcast you linked, I just wanted to clarify something. We are active members of the church who have testimonies of Heavenly Mother, and have adjusted our concepts of theology accordingly. We *speculate* at length about other ideas that would honor femaleness more rather than leaving everything so male-centric (for example, who is the Spirit, was Mary Magdaline married to Jesus, and if so is she in the theology somewhere, etc). We are seeking more balanced understandings, because scripture says that God's house is a house of order, and so balance seems like a rational thing to expect.
I should say, balance seems like a rational thing to expect…even though patriarchy has worked hard for millennia to bury it.
My two cents' worth is simply this: if you feel strongly about Heavenly Mother, celebrate her, pray to her and enjoy her presence in your life.
This will not take away one jot from the reverence we give to her husband, our Heavenly Father.
I don't pretend to be an expert in theology, but I pray every morning to BOTH my heavenly parents. This enriches my life immeasurably, and no one on this earth can stop me or take it away from me. -
Violetta, that's a great perspective, and I completely agree. I also pray to both my Heavenly Parents. And I was inspired by a testimony I heard some years ago in my home ward where the woman bearer said that for all that she loved Heavenly Father, sometimes she just felt more comfortable talking to Heavenly Mother.
The problem is (I don't know if you're intending to imply this, and if not, I apologize for reading too much into your statement), is that the church by no means is willing to accept it. About a year ago, I was called on to say a prayer in Sunday School, and on a whim, I prayed to Heavenly Mother. A week later, I got called in to have an hour long conversation with my branch president who told me it wasn't my place to be changing doctrine, and gave me a talk from President Hinckley from 20 years ago (I don't remember its name off the top of my head) where he details all the reasons why he thinks it's inappropriate to pray to Heavenly Mother. I wrote all the reasons why I disagreed with him and returned them to my branch president (for example, Pres Hinckley cites a number of scriptures that specifically say that we need to be praying to our Father and uses it as an argument as to why we should be praying to our Father, but not our Mother; problem is, the scriptures came at times when people didn't even know about Heavenly Mother, so why would God be saying don't pray to Her?) and he never responded. I've since had a conversation with the first counselor in which he's said he respects my right to pray to Heavenly Mother, but as long as I do, they can't call on me to pray in church.
So whatever else, we are a long, long way from being able to accept in our mainstream the idea of Heavenly Mother being deity, and not the secondary companion of Her husband that needs to be protected by Him.
I suspect Lady Amalthea's experience—that praying to or invoking Goddess is socially transgressive in Mormon communities—is the norm and not the exception in the church.
It's true that Mormonism as it's lived on the ground has very little to do with canonized scripture or liturgy. (Correlation and BYU religion professors are shaping doctrine a lot more profoundly than scripture ever did.) But even if we throw out the canon and choose, as our methodology for determining "Mormon cosmology," the approach of a social scientist collecting information from ordinary members in the pews, I doubt we'd find an egalitarian cosmological outlook. I suspect the vast majority of Mormons believe in the all-male Godhead and the male devil Correlation has fed them; the place where I think we'd find doctrinal creep is on the question of the sex of angels, where we seem to be heavily influenced by Hallmark.
If Mormons don't recognize their beliefs in the cosmology I've outlined, they're either heretical or they're not accepting the uncomfortable consequences of their ideas.
Thanks for stopping by, Jenni B! I think your speculations are great, and highlight just how profoundly androcentric the mainstream Mormon outlook is.
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As cloud computing continues to gain international traction in the IT industry, standards will play a critical role in achieving interoperable cloud management between service providers and their consumers and developers. DMTF and CCSA will collaborate on relevant cloud standards development by utilizing best practices and feedback from both groups, with a specific emphasis on the specifications being developed by DMTF's Cloud Management Working Group, Cloud Auditing Data Federation Working Group and Network Services Management Working Group. This partnership will help ensure alignment within the cloud computing industry in China and the U.S.
"DMTF is excited to be partnering with CCSA to drive development and adoption of interoperable cloud management standards in China," said Mark Carlson, DMTF VP of Alliances. "China is a major focal point for telecommunications and cloud management technologies and we look forward to working together to ensure that DMTF's cloud standards have a big impact in this region."
"With many Chinese companies actively working in the cloud space, it will be important that we promote interoperable cloud management standards to encourage widespread, international adoption," said Yang Zemin, Secretary General, CCSA. "CCSA is looking forward to collaborating with DMTF to align our efforts in the cloud industry."
More information about DMTF's work on cloud computing is available at www.dmtf.org/cloud. For more information on CCSA's standards work, visit http://www.ccsa.org.cn/english.
About DMTF
DMTF enables more effective management of millions of IT systems worldwide by bringing the IT industry together to collaborate on the development, validation and promotion of systems management standards. The group spans the industry with 160 member companies and organizations, and more than 4,000 active participants crossing 43 countries. The DMTF board of directors is led by 17 innovative, industry-leading technology companies. They include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD); Broadcom Corporation; CA Technologies.; Cisco; Citrix Systems, Inc.; EMC; Fujitsu; HP; Huawei; IBM; Intel Corporation; Microsoft Corporation; NetApp; Oracle; Red Hat; SunGard Availability Services and VMware, Inc. With this deep and broad reach, DMTF creates standards that enable interoperable IT management. DMTF management standards are critical to enabling management interoperability among multi-vendor systems, tools and solutions within the enterprise. Information about DMTF technologies and activities can be found at http://www.dmtf.org.
About CCSA
CCSA is the Chinese state-level Information Communication Technology (ICT) standards organization with a membership of over 300 manufacturers, network operators, service providers, research bodies and academia in the communication field, which carries out research activities on information and communications technical standards. CCSA has the objective to adapt the Chinese communications market, to keep pace with global standardization progress, to promote the activities on communications standardization in China, and to make contributions to the global standardization work. For more information visit the CCSA website.
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Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.
ASUS presented the Transformer Book with Intel i7 Ivy Bridge core and Windows 8.
ASUS' Transformer Book is an ultra-portable mobile
PC that incorporates a powerful Intel i7 processor, a high quality
FullHD screen and SDD plus HDD storage options.
The Core i7 CPUs are certainly members of Intel ULV family of low power consuming processors.
even more impressive is the fact that the Taiwanese manufacturer is
offering discrete graphics processing units instead of the HD4000 iGPUs.
systems will come with USB 3.0 connectivity and a default 4 GB or RAM
and two HD cameras. The one on the back will have a 5 MP resolution
while the one on the front usually used for video calls will be just
The battery life has not been made public yet, but we
certainly hope that ASUS will provide batteries in both, the tablet and
the keyboard docking pad.
Versions in 11.6", 13" or 14" inches will be available. Pricing and availability not announced yet.


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Was stopping by for your 90th CD and see my Full Access got changed?? Would you mind changing it back. Probably a GB glitch. d.
Thanks buddy it looks so much better with the photos there. YB.Shep
Please give me full access, so that I can share photos with other buddies, also take a look at my Alaska album. Thanks. YB.Shep
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Our Valentine's Day party
I like Valentine's Day.
I get why some people don't, but I like it. And, as I told you l last week, I think celebrating Valentine's Day with the kids is a whole lot of chocolately fun in dull February when we can all use a little something to cheer us up.
Because we have company staying with us right now while their home is renovated, the playdates are basically built-in. (And so are the fights over Lego and light sabres, but that's another story.)
I'm going to save some shots for next year, but here's a peek at Valentine's Day morning at our place. All these photos are by my dear friend and current housemate, Kelly Smyth.
With plain newsprint covering the table - something we have handy because our dining room doubles as art space - each kid's place setting was painted with a heart and his or her name.
Most of the Valentines were waiting in the glass bowl at the end of the table.
There was a little poem for each child (almost 5-year-old Nolan shows off his above).
The visiting puppy, Marlowe, took a liking to this one.
A few treats were scattered about...
...including some chocolate-covered strawberries (you can probably recognize them by now, but those are my guys, Alister, 2, in the foreground, and Cameron, 6).
At the end of the meal, there was just enough pancake batter left in the bowl...
For this wee bit of canine indulgence.
Hope you had loads of lovey fun!


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All My Children
NEW: Susan Lucci isn't going anywhere, but you will be able to see her outside the Pine Valley environs this summer when she makes a guest appearance on the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland, starring Betty White. [STORY]
NEW: Look for Alicia Minshew to make her permanent return to AMC as Kendall on August 9th. [STORY]
NEW: In addition to Alicia, Thorsten Kaye will also be coming back as Zach Slater for a limited run beginning August 16th. [STORY]
Newcomer Trent Garrett has been cast as Asher Pike, who will initially be involved in a story with Colby and Damon. His first air date is Friday, August 13th. [STORY]
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Regarding the old Bianca: Young & Restless fans mostly would love for her to return to AMC or somewhere else. She has been given a role that she cannot do. Looking at Y&R posts you'll see lots of complaints about her acting.
I like Greenlee and Ryan. Especially like the new role of Caleb.
Kendall copied the old bianca's acting by the way she closes her eyes when she is about to cry...she completely copied the old bianca!
I don't like greenlee at all, her name is stupid and she stinks! her eyes are too big and she just looks and acts horribly!
kendall and zach are good lovers, there is chemistry - but somehow the show has been ok without them
So sorry to hear that Larry Keith has died
I hope AMC will do a tribute to "Nick Davis"
he was a great actor and human being
I'm glad Kendall is coming back soon. Hope she had a nice time off with new baby "Willow" I don't see TK (Zach) coming back just because of the whole CA move for AMC, not sure if his whole family is wanting to move, since Marty Saybrooke is on OLTL, isn't that is NY still? I wish he could, I love them together. I almost named my daughter "Kendall" but my hubby didn't want any "soap" children. LOL
I've missed Zendall so much. I can only hope that ABC gets Thorsten Kaye back as Zach for a permanent return to go along with Alicia Minshew's permanent return. I've missed Zach's devotion to his family, the way he plays with his boys, and the passion he shares with Kendall. Please make it happen, ABC.
Pleasea soap gods . . . get TK back for good. Don't let this amazing actor get away!!
I'm excited that Zach and Kendall are coming back and hope that this time they get a story that's fun and romantic and not some BS designed just to break them up.
I can't wait to see Kendall and Erica scenes again also.
I've missed them and will watch five days a week when they get back.
i love zach. amc isnt the same without him. and kendall gets annoying but when she isnt there its not as fun.
erica kane is stuckup. and thinks she is the best person ever. she is annoying and i dont care if she ever comes back. infact i think the show would be better without her. and jack can leave too along with maddison, scott, marissa, liza, jesse, angie. and amanda and jake (the only thing ther ever do is makeout and have sex. it gets really disterbing)
I am so glad Zendall is finally coming back.
Now all we need is for TPTB to sign TK to a new contract. A good story for both TK and AM might help this along.


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Days after Pakistan's insistence that the US withdraw its military personnel, Islamabad is now seeking Washington's help in countering terrorism and in setting up an academy to train law enforcement and counter-terrorism officials in the use of explosives.
This was discussed at a meeting of the Pakistan-US Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism in Islamabad on Tuesday. A 15-member US delegation led by US Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement William Brownfield met Interior Minister Rehman Malik, officials from the interior ministry, the police and counter-terrorism experts.
The meeting remained vague in terms of whether Pakistan would allow more US military personnel on its territory, even if it was just for training.
However, the interior minister sought US assistance in the fight against terrorism and in the capacity building of the country's law enforcement agencies against improvised explosives devices (IEDs).
"More than 11,000 Pakistanis have lost their lives to IED explosions. It is a deadly weapon in the hands of terrorists," said Malik.
Taking note of the easily-accessible and inexpensive fertilisers, the main raw material used in the making of IEDs, Malik said changes will be made to the Explosives Act to make it more stringent and effective against illegal production and distribution of fertilisers across the country.
Brownfield said his government was committed to continuing the strategic dialogue with Pakistan. "We have shared our objectives and interests. It will lead us to conclusions that will benefit both of us," he said. "There was a consensus here to fight the common enemy – the terrorists. We need to have a common strategy."
Speaking about the visa controversy, Brownfield said Pakistan was a sovereign state which could not be dictated to, while Malik reminded him that the "same laws that apply to people of other nationalities, apply to US nationals trying to obtain Pakistani visas".
However, the interior minister said that no US citizen was denied a visa, adding that some just got delayed due to procedural loopholes.
Responding to a question regarding the recent terrorist intrusion into Pakistan from Afghanistan, Malik said the matter had already been taken up with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and measures were being taken to tackle the issue.
"We take it seriously. I hope no non-state actors in Afghanistan have the same agenda as those involved in the Mumbai attacks which nearly brought Pakistan and India to the brink of a war," said Malik.
In a joint statement issued at the end of the meeting, the US agreed to assist Pakistan in ensuring that Pakistan's law enforcement officers are adequately equipped to combat the threat posed by terrorists.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 6th, 2011.
america should work to ease the plight of non-muslims in pakistan.The present america government is completely ignoring the atrocities against athiests,agnostics and ex-muslims in pakistan.Why don't they ask their counterparts in all their meetings that why is their still a death penalty for athiests in our country? why are we so adamant to keep on living in the dark ages,must we remain frozen in the times of the cavemen and stick to medieval laws??Recommend
@sadiq khalid:
if you are a muslim than here is a question for you… is America the Savior of the World?… you should have rather said,,, that there should be islamic law prevailing every sector and department of this country to bring about peace and justice equel for every person in this country… And if you are a non-muslim than again i would insist that you should study islam, islam offers a compelet solution to these problems, but unluckily we muslim are even ignorant of this fact…Recommend
@sadiq khalid:
Atheists are the most persecuted people in pakistan today.No one is treated as horribly as atheists are in today's pakistan.This keeping in your religion by force and threat of murder has to stop.Using coercion to keep someone muslim is barbaric,uncivilised and a violation of basic human rights in every sense.Recommend
@sadiq khalid:
Time is coming when issue like these will be questioned by the world, about Pakistan !!
Rest assure this is beginning to happen in Europe already, as to the treatment of minorities and their Institutional discrimination by the Govt of Pakistan.
Its a very Sad & Confused country, hoovering on the brink of bankruptcy and demise! !!
So much for Jinnah's Dream !!!Recommend
Pak-US talks: Main agenda saving lives
Yeah, 35000 and still counting. Rehman Malik knows all about saving Pakistani lives, doesn't he?Recommend
True, Indian army raped thousands of Sikh girls in operation shudi karan , massacred minorities in Punjab Kashmir and Gujarat. victims are still looking for justice, so sad for the people of Gandhi's Hindustan. Hope all those people who were suffered in the hands of Indian Security Agencies will get justice soon, and the killers and rapers in Indian army and Govt will be brought to justice.Recommend
this is the best way forwardRecommend
Why so much on atheism vis-a-vis the above article?? Beyond my comprehension. As to Frank's opinion, Rehman Malik inherited a well established Taliban in Pakistan, not of his making, yet, his ministry under duress, with meager means is delivering better than expected. In the past three years, Islamabad's security, collaboration between different government agencies, capacity building of the police force in effect is evident. One ought to give Rehman Malik his dues, considering the horrific internal security situation he inherited and I repeat, due to no fault of his.Recommend
please check the spelling it says OBAMA BIN LADEN :PRecommend
Mr. Malik is the right man for this sojourn in the American compound.His English when spoken with his amiable fluency sounds like American English but when American listens to him rather carefully they conclude that it smells like Edgewarian English.In fact,it is Trinidadian creole English.No wonder Mr.Malik is so successful a Minister.He is my choice for the Prime Minister of Great Britain.Recommend
Sice when has it become priority for Pak Govt to discuss such things as saving lives???
If that get their heads out their backsides they would have noticed that over 35,000 lives have been lost in past few years due their inaction !!!!
Some Govt the people of Pakistan elected !!!!
If this is the best you got in Pakistan, than there is no hope for the people, as these lot will soon disappear to their overseas homes to live in peace, while leaving the nation at the mercy of those Guests who are living in comfort in NW !!!!Recommend
I'm sorry but is our Interior Minister wearing lipstick?Recommend
hahahaha, what's up with Rehman Malik in this picture!?!? LOL Recommend
The US is not going to stop the production of drugs in Afghanistan as it covers the costs of their military presence there, says Gen. Mahmut Gareev, a former commander during the USSR's operations in Afghanistan.
By the late 1990s, Afghanistan was supplying 70 per cent of the world's opium. Then, in 2000, the Taleban government banned poppy cultivation and UN and US drug agencies determined that this led to an almost total – 96 per cent – reduction in acreage devoted to the crop in the 2001 growing season.
According even to an official UN report, opium production in Afghanistan has risen dramatically since the downfall of the Taliban in 2001. UNODC data shows more opium poppy cultivation in each of the past four growing seasons (2004-2007), than in any one year during Taliban rule. More land is now used for opium in Afghanistan, than for coca cultivation in Latin America. In 2007, 93% of the opiates on the world market originated in Afghanistan. This is no accident.
The crisis of drug addiction in Russia, now compounded by the post-2001 explosion of opium and hashish flooding the federation courtesy of US/NATO-occupied Afghanistan, was in no small measure inspiration for this lashing out. The last thing Russia expected when it opened its arms to America was to see the Taleban's zero-tolerance policy towards opium give way to a huge explosion of opium production and smuggling, presided over by US/NATO forces.
CIA and Contras cocaine trafficking in the US
The involvement of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in cocaine trafficking in Central America during the Reagan Administration as part of the Contra war in Nicaragua has been the subject of several official and journalistic investigations since the mid-1980s.
In November 1996 a Miami jury indicted former Venezuelan anti-narcotics chief and longtime CIA asset, General Ramon Guillen Davila, who was smuggling many tons of cocaine into the United States from a Venezuelan warehouse owned by the CIA. In his trial defense, Guillen claimed that all of his drug smuggling operations were approved by the CIA.
CIA and Kuomintang (KMT) opium smuggling operations
In order to provide covert funds for the Kuomintang (KMT) forces loyal to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, who were fighting the Chinese communists under Mao, the CIA helped the KMT smuggle opium from China and Burma to Bangkok, Thailand, by providing airplanes owned by one of their front businesses, Air America.
The scale and scope of the US banking-drug cartel alliance surpasses any other economic activity of the US private banking system. According to US Justice Department records, one bank alone, Wachovia Bank (now owned by Wells Fargo), laundered $378.3 billion dollars between May 1, 2004 and May 31, 2007 (The Guardian, May 11, 2011). Every major bank in the US has served as an active financial partner of the murderous drug cartels including Bank of America, Citibank, and JP Morgan, as well as overseas banks operating out of New York, Miami and Los Angeles, as well as London.
Welcome to the real world.Recommend
You actually forgot to mention the Godfather of these Banks, Namely one BCCI !! Ring any bells ??
Yes created by Pakistani, and managed by fellow Pakistanis, which incidently was at the time the largest money laundering operational bank in the world !! Do note this was in the days when an ordinary folks really did not even know such words as Money Laundering !!! They dealt with everyone from PLO to Cartels in Columbia to Panama, to giving out loans that did not exists !! They made Kabul Bank fallout look like kids stuff!!! All Pakistanis at top level in the organisation too !!
Of course not their own money but Arab petro dollars !!!Recommend
The more i see these white skinned people the more hatred i getRecommend
Can anyone say "photo op"? When you can't have substantive talks about corruption, support of terrorism, two faced dealings, terrorist sanctuaries, sheltering OBL, military and intelligence links to extremist groups, Mumbai massacre etc — your left with "photo op" meetings.Recommend
Would fighting IEDs include tipping off militants who take over schools and establish bomb-making factories in there?
Sarcasm aside, I hope they are finally seeing the light and make some progress on this.Recommend
Whatever happened to the 'No US Boots in Pakistan' policy announced a few days back?Recommend
@sadiq khalid:
They are inviting Americans just like they had invited OBL and the drones at the same time! My liberal friends, you are right. The US is already talking about the rights of Gays in Pakistan. They cannot openly talk about the rights or plight of minorities. This might give a tool to Mullahs to exploit.
Most people must have heard about Friends for democratic Pakistan. These donors would only give their money if it is used in an open, democratic and secular civilian use. There is no going back the genie is out of the bottle.
Mr. Patel, USA has already denied visa to Modi a criminal. Recommend
Better late than never. Pakistan mounted operations on Taleban in 2009 employing tanks, heavy artillery and aerial bombardment which are rarely used in any counter-insurgency operations but only in conventional warfare, most suitable against its neighbour. Indian army so far has never used any of these three armaments against militants in North-East or Kashmir. After two years of un-successful compaign against the militants, the military realised its shortcomings, has now decided to seek US's assistance in COINS which is a sensible decision. However, Pak military may or may not be aware that US military officers and personnel themselves are receiving specialised training in counter-insurgency operations from the Indian army after suffering reverses in Afghanistan. Recommend
ET, you are not publishing my blogs where I have stated the facts which can be counter- checked and Pakistanis need to know the truth. Thanks and regards.Recommend
I'm actually happy to see the request. I've never really known what to think of Malik. He's seemed more misunderstood and an easy target for cheap shots. Though peculiar, he has at least seemed to have good intentions. I gained some respect for him after reading this and have a more positive view of him now than an undecided one. Even if the request is small, it's big from my point of view. There was always something that annoyed me to no end about the way Pakistan has acted in regard to US support and offers. It's that they always seem to be calling for assistance though they may not even see it themselves every time a tragedy happens. Demonize the US as you may seem fit but, there is something that often gets ignored. They are aware of such hostile criticism/hatred. Even though you can debate hidden intentions, there are some things that do fall under the category of attempting to give you a shoulder to lean on when one of your legs break. But, instead of taking the offer, they don't just receive a simple "no." They receive further hostility and accusations. There are simply just too many things for someone to rightfully judge them all correctly as bad intentioned. If you open your eyes some more, you will actually find a number of things they gain almost nothing from and are just acts of good will. Also, sincerely helping Pakistan is in their interest, anyways. There's nobody fool enough to believe that not only attempting to create stability but also leave you better than you were are not requirements for their own objectives. It's helping the enemy if they don't. Too much time and too many lives would have been given to nothing.
If it makes it easier for those with hostility, you guys could always just look at it like you're "using" the US.
The whole world is not evil. It's statistically impossible for everyone to be against you at all times.Recommend
Ok ! but keep that Hatred in check, as without these as you called "white skinned" People, you and your nation may not have survived, as its their Aid and money that is keeping you going!!!
Allah has abandon you just like your so called Arab brothers!!!
I don't see them running up to you and offering anything at all at present!!!
So don't knock the very people who are generous enough to give you their Largesse, when your politicians go to visit them with their Begging Bowls !!!!!!Recommend
Pakistan as usual is saying the right things just to make a buck, what a shameRecommend
Yes I forgot the BCCI but I wouldn't call it Godfather of all banks, it was the only one that get caught.
Godfather of all banks is BIS, Bank of International Settlement which bankrolled the Nazis and Hitler's New World Order. This bank still operates today while VWs and Siemens of the world have to pay blood money no charges were made on the BIS.
All major bank launder money. How do Somalian pirates get paid? How do arm suppliers get paid? How do separatist movements get funding? Bank only get caught when it is time for it to die or merged.
Arab petro dollars go to American banks and they earn usury on it. It was the agreement by the monarchy to save itself in time of crisis. That is why you have American bases in Kingdom. Recommend
I dont think melanin has anything to do with evil and fassad.Recommend
There is no need for any type of training in our country. We only need "Rehabilitation and Correction Centers" for our all types of leadership. USA and EU must come forward because they are expert in these fields. If this is done then the rest will follow automatically. Recommend
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C.R.A.N.K. Mob | May 2012
For Pete's sake click the photos for more photos of the same event.
A Night Time Group Ride from a While Back
Wow, I haven't posted in a week, and I'm posting photos from a month ago. I've never been behind in my photos until recently. I'm stoked because it means I'm working hard.
West Side Mosey – KCARMAGEDDON
What a ride this was, huh!? Thankfully no one spent a night in jail. Click the photos (right here) for more, 44 in all.
To Live & Ride in LA Party Photos for Streetsblog LA
I shot the LA Release Party for To Live & Ride in LA at Royal/T out in Culver City for Streetsblog LA. Check out the photos they posted up, the ones down here are extras, and of course, fto see the whole 32 photo set, click on the photos to be redirected to my Flickr.
LA Weekly Promotes Bicycle Film "To Live & Ride in LA," Rando from SF Rants About my Mom
Tibby Rothman posted an article on LA Weekly's "Style Council" blog this morning promoting David Rowe's (director) film To Live & Ride in LA and it's worldwide premiere at the Royal/T in Culver City this Saturday ('book event). They interview TOLA blogger Sean Martin and fixed gear freestyle pioneer Keo Curry who are both in the film.
And as with most (bicycle) articles on the Internet, it comes with (bicycle) haters. This guy is so ignorant l think he might be a troll. Enter Sfsmuglefty (you may need to read the article to understand some of this):
5 things: 1-Bike in the photo not in bike lane or even on the right side as car behind approaches-cars did build the road he's on, 2- the guy in the story is riding on a busy shared street on a vehicle without brakes if it were any other vehicle it would be illegal, 3-the guy is riding without insurance which would also be illegal, 4-people do stupid acts whether a bicyclist running down a pedestrian or a car driver not looking before turning I ride here in SF I've bailed on bicycles and motorcycles and I've been hit by a car while in a car and as a pedestrian nearly run over by cars and bicycles I'm not whining about either. I surf there are several surfers who have been attacked by sharks they don't bitch about the shark's mistake if a surfer wants to ride a tsunami hey they'll go for it but the surfer isn't going to whine about the wave when they get beat up, 5- there is a difference between someone making a mistake and someone who chooses to do something stupid don't throw yourself into LA traffic without brakes and expect that tsunami to watch out for you-when you're in traffic you to have a responsibility to those around you even on a bike.
PS why are bicycle fanatics such a bunch of irresponsible cry babies-did your mothers stick helmets on your heads at birth cover your houses in padding and have one of those "baby on board" stickers in the rear window of her passive aggressively driven Volvo? Is that how you got such a warped perspective your mothers filling you with absurd expectations of what the World owes her little baby?
I shouldn't even give this the time of day, but since an intern from LA Weekly asked me to post their article, this was the funnest way I could do them the favor.
1 – The rider on the left, Sean Martin, is legally overtaking a slower cyclist occupying the right lane.
2 – But it's not illegal. And what is your point anyway? Fixed gear bikes have one brake (your legs resisting the direct drive), it's not a redundant system and can be safer (by adding cable brakes). If you think riding a fixie without brakes isn't right for you (which it shouldn't be for most people, the fad will fade), don't do it.
3 – Which would also be illegal in your fantasy world? It's not illegal to ride a bicycle without health insurance or insurance on the bike. And if it were illegal to ride a bicycle without health insurance, wouldn't it, in your fantasy world, be illegal for people to drive cars without health insurance too?
4 – People need to be held accountable to the predictable consequences of their actions. If a car hits a pedestrian or cyclist the consequence is usually much worse than if a cyclists hits a car or pedestrian. That's why bikes aren't supposed to be on sidewalks and deserve their own separated lane; so they don't hit pedestrians. It's your right to surf, it's not your right to drive. Driving is a privilege. As for being attacked by sharks. Isn't that a predictable risk of surfing? Driving is a privilege to make sure there aren't any sharks on our roads to kill innocent surfers, pedestrians, and cyclists.
5 – You're right. Everyone needs to be held to the predictable consequences of their actions. Drivers and cyclists need to respect each other (reciprocity) so we can all get where we need to go as safely and quickly as possible.
P.S. What's up with your Freudian analysis of cyclists? We expect too much because our mom's were over protective? I ride a bicycle because I can't afford a car.
Oh, and btw, fuck you.
The Return Of PIER PRESSURE! (2 of 2)
First off, you ever heard this song? I couldn't get the hook out of my head while I was shooting this crap. Play this while you check out the photos.
Oddly enough these dancing fools got a positive response from most of the cars they danced in front of, on top of.
Click the photos for more photos. 44 in all! And dancing in the street is dangerous. Don't do it.
The Return Of PIER PRESSURE! (1 of 2)
Pier Pressure has been one of my favorite rides since I moved to LA. The route is Santa Monica Pier to Venice Pier and the ride takes all day. We couldn't have had better weather and no one got arrested.
Click on the photos for more photos. Part 2 is coming soon. Will they be in black and white? Only Newark knows!
JonnyBoy's Birthday Party
Bike houses come and go. The West Side has four right now (that I know of): Casa de Angelopes, FISHMOUND, Hulk Lab, and Jurassic Park. Everyone dreams about pooling money together with their friends, and leasing an amazing apartment, compound, or warehouse (with a house inside of it), but few get their shit together and make it happen.
This time Jurassic Park was hosting, and it was my first time. Time to get clever.
JP is a compound. There is a main house and a finished garage house with an upstairs deck, all of which is surrounded by 7 foot fence. I entered through a side gate in-between the two main buildings. There were bikes everywhere. I kind of stood around in awe for a minute and then went in the garage and lost it. I just kept screaming and freaking out. I had heard that they built one, but two?!
Two electric assist bike cars with one giant speaker system. They have the chassis of a small dune buggy and the motor of a golf cart. And one of the cars has a flame thrower on top of it. They can go over 30mph and are seriously loud. People had drum machines, iPhones, whatever plugged in there throughout the night.
Then we ran out of beer. So Shues and I went to save the night. We got just enough money for three 12 packs. On our way back from the store we saw a couple of cops all sneaky cop walking towards the party so we turned around, walked away, and got on our phones to warn our friends inside. We took a slow walk around the neighborhood and by the time we came back the po po was gone gone. Back to the party, just a little quieter.
I hadn't even taken out my camera at this point. When I did all hell broke loose. It was one of those nights where people really wanted to get naked in front of a camera. Thank god I had one. We did Kryptonite's next ad campaign, drew on each others bodies, and slapped each others skin.
Fun was had by all. To JonnyBoy, P, and Shues, thanks for hosting a great party. It was a great pre-compression for Salton Sea 4.


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The Cabinet Office Strategy Unit published its much anticipated paper Food Matters on 7 July. The report, available from: www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/strategy/work_areas/food_policy.aspx, is potentially significant in Whitehall and attempts to set a course for food and farming policy over the next 20 years.The report paints a stark picture of the current failings of the food and farming system, both damage to the environment and to individuals health. It also recognises that the market alone will not provide a more socially and environmentally sustainable food and farming system and calls for a food strategy task force, chaired by a civil servant of Permanent Secretary rank, to oversee this shift. It also calls for the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to see sustainability as a core part of its remit, echoing a call that Sustain has made for many years.
However, the reports policy recommendations failed to match the rigour of its analysis, so the major proposal was a voluntary Healthy Food mark available to public sector caterers showing that a meal was both healthy and sustainable. The policy recommendations seem neutered because the report is unable to square this circle: it recognises that the market cannot solve the problems caused by global agribusiness, but the Governments policy imperative remains to ensure a global competitive market in food.
The Cabinet Office report formed the background to the annual joint meeting of Sustain's Council and staff held in July 2008. This was pertinent, given that several Council members had been involved with the Cabinet Office consultation, review and expert advisory processes.
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Sustain submitted a brief response to the Units analysis of the current food and farming system, published in January. It was based on our existing, well-supported policy proposals in a number of areas - such as on childrens food and on public procurement.Sustain also attended, along with others, two follow-up meetings held by the Strategy Unit to further explore a range of policy options.


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Maine couple perish in Barrington collision, local man seriously injured
According to State Police, John Shaw, 48, of Barrington, was traveling west on Route 202 when the 2002 Ford Ranger he was driving crossed the center line and struck a 2007 Ford Edge, traveling east driven by Joel McLain, 77.
McLain died at the scene, his passenger, Maxine McLain, 77, was transported to Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, where she later died of her injuries.
Shaw, according to police, was ejected from his vehicle during the crash. He is being treated at Frisbie Memorial for serious injuries.
Sections of Route 202 between Route 9 and Route 126 were closed for about 4 hours as Troopers conducted an investigation and the vehicles were removed. The cause of the accident is yet undetermined, according to police.
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