Yep, seems that it does.

I must be getting old. I read that and it did not stick in my mind. Thank you and sorry about the question. Perhaps there is a lesson in this.

The other day a presumably unloaded semi-automatic 9mm hand gun was placed on my desk less than 2 feet in front of me in the course of, shall I call it a stressful conversation and the barrel was pointed almost in my direction. The gun had nothing to do with what was being discussed. But you might think that the gun would hold my full and undivided attention. I do not carry a hand gun but some of my coworkers do and I am not that relaxed around them. Then a few minutes later I noticed the gun had mysteriously vanished. I had no recollection of who had taken it or when. In fact I wondered if I had not imagined it ever being there.

So my lesson is that even eye-witnesses are not always very reliable. Just because you read something through, you might not understand it. Our minds constantly filter what sensory data is presented to us and to an enormous degree. This can be a bigger problem than we think and it probably goes a long way in explaining why people have such strong but divergent thoughts about Obama and McCain.

I used to think Segullah was smack dab in the center, but I’ve been hearing the funniest stories lately about our raging radicalism …

And yes, any LDS pub can join the blog, as long as the editor knows the secret handshakes.

I do disagree with the observation that they all have a “liberal” bent. From what I see, Irreantum, Segullah, and Mormon Artist are pretty much a-political. Just because you discuss the arts doesn’t make you liberal.

Is the idea behind the Red Brick Store to let anyone running a magazine or journal for a Mormon audience join?

As for the Red Brick Store, I hope that a spirit of kindness will prevail.

I watched McCain’s speech, and I agree with your assessment (even if his audience booed him on that point). I hope his supporters will follow his counsel.

mike, the purpose statement quoted in my post answers your question.

mmiles, so glad you’ve been stopping by!

Kaimi, thanks for the thumbs up.

Not to be a wet blanket, but all the participating groups lean toward the left of the political spectrum. It’s easy to “talk about cooperation and unity” when your candidate has won.

By contrast, I’ve seen a surge in really ugly, hateful comments by conservative Latter-day Saints against the new president-elect. I hope I don’t have to put up with four (or eight) years of “that guy in the White House” comments in Sunday Schools.