Show Notes for Episode 24
Intro
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Blog Comments/Forum Topics
Episode 22: comments regarding church growth and reporting. <http://www.mormonpotluck.com/2008/02/19/episode-22-constrasting-mormon-doctrine-with-church-policy/ >
News
Church grows steadily, with 1.56 percent increase in US membership last year. 1
National Council of Churches: 2008 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches report 2
Top 10s - Rumor or Reality: The Creatures of Cryptozoology. 3
"Cryptozoology is the study of animals that are rumored to exist. Such creatures are called "cryptids." Some, like the gorilla, giant squid and okapi, are no longer hearsay and legend but real creatures recognized by science. Others, like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, continue to tempt the hopeful and the adventurous with the possibility of their existence."
Survey indicates many Americans do not identify with a particular religion 4; reveals frequent turnover among membership of American faiths 5
Pew Forum: U.S. Religious Landscape Survey (referred to in articles) <http://religions.pewforum.org/reports >
In the Media
- American (Mormon) Idol report
David Archuleta amazes the judges with John Lennon's "Imagine"
Archuleta's 2/26/08 performance on YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpVuogzmWhg >
Brooke White sings Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" for Simon Cowell
White's 2/27/08 performance on YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo5XUxO_FAM >
Topic: Sunstone
Special Guest: Dan Wotherspoon, Editor, Sunstone Magazine
Misc
New poll: "My information diet consists mainly of..."
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Brother Sean's LDS Joke of the DayTM
Other Links
YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/ >
Sunstone Magazine <http://www.sunstoneonline.com/ >
References
1 "Church Continues Steady Growth, National Council of Churches Says" Newsroom Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 21 February 2008
2 "The NCC's 2008 Yearbook of Churches reports wide range of health care ministries" National Council of Churches USA online. 14 February 2008. http://www.ncccusa.org/news/080215yearbook1.html
3 Than, Ker. "Rumor or Reality: The Creatures of Cryptozoology" LiveScience online. http://www.livescience.com/animals/top10_creatures_of_cryptozoology.html
4 Conlon, Michael. "Many Americans religiously unaffiliated: survey" Reuters Newswire via Yahoo! News. 25 February 2008. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/usa_religion_survey_dc;_ylt=Aha0lCp.uUbd1t00TQa47K4DW7oF
5 Van Biema, David. "America's Unfaithful Faithful" Time Magazine online. 25 February 2008. http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1716987,00.html
