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Congratulations 2011 X-Mormon of the Year: Joanna Brooks!!

03.22.2012 · Posted in Awards

One more time with the disclaimer: For the purpose of this award, the “X” is a variable standing for any category of exceptional Mormon — it does not imply the nominee (or winner in this case) has left the church. Sorry to be a broken record on this point, folks, but I’m sure we’ll have ...

Time to vote for X-Mormon of the Year 2011!!!

03.04.2012 · Posted in Awards

Which “X-Mormon” had the biggest impact in 2011? Note: We are not implying that any of the contestants here have left the church. Many are active, faithful members of the CoJCoL-dS. The “X” here is a variable, standing for any kind of exceptional Mormon. Let’s meet the contestants!! Joanna Brooks: The uncorrelated spokesperson for Mormonism. ...

Collecting nominations for X-Mormon of the Year 2011!!!

02.25.2012 · Posted in Awards

Which X-Mormon had the biggest impact in 2011?? Remember that — as always — the “X” is a variable that can stand for any type of non-traditional Mormon (eg. liberal-Mormon, New Order Mormon, etc.) — it’s not just for “ex” or former Mormons!! Here are some choices to start with: writer/performer Emily Pearson writer/performer Elna ...

Congratulations 2011 Brodie Winners!!!

02.16.2012 · Posted in Awards

The results are in!! Here are the Brodie Award winners of 2011: Year-long awards for people and websites: Best New Blog: Mormon Expression Best Discussion Forum: New Order Mormon Best Humor/Satire Site or Blog: LDS (Mormon) Stake Presidents Blog Best faithful-perspective Mormon Blog: Ask Mormon Girl Best LDS-Interest Audio/Video Channel/Series: Mormon Stories Best LDS-Interest Photo ...

2011 Brodies: Vote Here!!

02.01.2012 · Posted in Awards

** Edit ** Now that the polls are closed, the links don’t show up as links anymore. Therefore, I’m editing this post to add all of the nominees and their links. If you’d like to see how many votes everyone got, scroll down past the list of nominees and links. Year-long awards for people and ...

Last Call for 2011 Brodies Nominations!!

01.26.2012 · Posted in Awards

Don’t worry, you still have time — it will take me until Wednesday at the very earliest (and probably longer than that) to prepare the polls. And you can keep adding nominations until then. Here’s the current list, including my nominations. I have made a very serious effort not to swamp it this year with ...

2011 Brodie Award Nominations!!

01.15.2012 · Posted in Awards

It’s that time of year again — time for you to look back on the past year of posts and choose the ones that were the most excellent!! This is the third year of the Brodie Awards. Just have a look at the winners from the last two years to get an idea of what ...

Congratulations to William Law X-Mormon of the Year 2010: Monica Bielanko!!!

02.13.2011 · Posted in Awards

Congratulations to this year’s winner, Monica Bielanko!! This past year, she’s been sharing her pregnancy tales on Babble, in addition to continuing her photography, activism, and journalism (who could forget this tale surrounding Dallin Oaks’ understanding of civil rights?). So, congrats on a great year, Monica!!! And I hope you and the guest of your ...

And the lucky winners will receive….

02.10.2011 · Posted in Awards

There’s only one day left to vote for William Law X-Mormon of the Year 2010! And to add a little excitement, the Mormon Alumni Association has decided to award the winner a pair of tickets to God’s favorite musical!! I can’t wait to hear what the show is like! The two runners-up will receive cash ...

Vote for William Law X-Mormon of the Year 2010!!!

01.27.2011 · Posted in Awards

Which of these fabulous X-Mormons had the biggest impact in 2010? You decide!! William Law X-Mormon of the Year 2010online surveys For further info on the candidates, see the nominations thread. Remember that the “X” in “X-Mormon” is a variable (standing for different types of non-traditional Mormons), and doesn’t necessarily mean that the candidate has ...

Congratulations 2010 Brodie Winners!!!

01.23.2011 · Posted in Awards

Congrats on a great year of posts to everyone who participated — and congratulations especially to the following outstanding folks!!! Year-Long Awards for People and Websites: Best New Blog: Mormon Expression Blogs Best Discussion Forum: Post-Mormon.org Best Humor Site/Blog: Eliza R. Snitch Best Static LDS-Interest Site: MormonThink Best LDS Church Watch or News Reporting : ...

Time for William Law X-Mormon of the Year nominations!!!

01.20.2011 · Posted in Awards

So, which illustrious X-Mormon made the biggest impact in 2010? Remember that — for this award — “X” is a variable that can stand for all sorts of borderland Mormon categories (ex. “former” Mormon — but feel free to be creative when filling in the blank!). We had a great time when our winner Walter ...

2010 Brodies: Vote Here!!!

01.08.2011 · Posted in Awards

Awards for People and Websites: 2010 Brodies: Best New Blogonline surveys 2010 Brodies: Best Discussion Forumsurvey software 2010 Brodies: Best Humor Site/Blogonline survey 2010 Brodies: Best Static LDS-Interest Sitesurvey software 2010 Brodies: Best LDS Church Watch or News Reporting Person/Sitesurvey software 2010 Brodies: Best Bridge-Buildingsurvey software 2010 Brodies: Best faithful Mormon (Bloggernacle) Blogonline survey 2010 ...

Last Call for Brodies Nominations!

01.01.2011 · Posted in Awards

Thanks for all of the fantastic nominations, folks!! I’ve just spent the day compiling your nominations — and re-reading all of the posts I linked in “Sunday in Outer Blogness” over the past year to add my own nominations. There were so many great posts that I had a terrible time narrowing it down! Note ...