http://www.ryananddebi.com Public journal, baby stuff, travelogue, book reviews, and other stuff... (mostly written by Ryan) Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:00:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/07/23/re-joys-of-muslim-women-more-debunking/ http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/07/23/re-joys-of-muslim-women-more-debunking/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:25:27 +0000 ryan http://www.ryananddebi.com/?p=4883 Another relative (not my uncle this time), sent me the email below, but (I think smartly) asked me if it was accurate.  My response follows the email: This was written by a woman born in Egypt as a Muslim. This is not heresay, and it will scare the life out of you. Make sure you read [...]]]> http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/07/23/re-joys-of-muslim-women-more-debunking/feed/ 2 http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/07/19/new-email-from-my-uncle-jose-legal-vs-jose-illegal/ http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/07/19/new-email-from-my-uncle-jose-legal-vs-jose-illegal/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:53:59 +0000 ryan http://www.ryananddebi.com/?p=4875 So, I got another email from my uncle (well, Debi got it and forwarded it to me). Here it is: JOSE LEGAL VS. JOSE ILLEGAL You have two families: Jose Legal and Jose Illegal. Both families have two parents, two children and live in California. Jose Legal works in construction, has a social security number [...]]]> http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/07/19/new-email-from-my-uncle-jose-legal-vs-jose-illegal/feed/ 16 http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/06/29/ut-highlights-my-research/ http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/06/29/ut-highlights-my-research/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:01:19 +0000 ryan http://www.ryananddebi.com/?p=4750 My university did a little write up about one of the articles I published recently: http://www.ut.edu/Professor-Explores-Religion.aspx It’s a nice summary of the paper and the picture isn’t half bad either.]]> http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/06/29/ut-highlights-my-research/feed/ 1 http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/06/07/ive-been-shot/ http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/06/07/ive-been-shot/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:31:31 +0000 ryan http://www.ryananddebi.com/?p=4549 I was standing in line at the grocery store Friday night picking up some stuff for Toren’s birthday party.  The woman checking out in front of me was chatting with the employee scanning her purchases – I think they were discussing recipes.  I wasn’t really paying very close attention.  I put all of my groceries [...]]]> http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/06/07/ive-been-shot/feed/ 14 http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/04/16/homosexuality-in-popular-secular-and-religious-magazines/ http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/04/16/homosexuality-in-popular-secular-and-religious-magazines/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 01:14:35 +0000 ryan http://www.ryananddebi.com/?p=4390 Barringer, Mandi, Steven Knauss, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2010. “Homosexuality in Popular Secular and Religious Magazines.” Respondez!.]]> http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/04/16/homosexuality-in-popular-secular-and-religious-magazines/feed/ 0 http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/04/10/my-best-publication-yet/ http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/04/10/my-best-publication-yet/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:53:25 +0000 ryan http://www.ryananddebi.com/?p=4354 I don’t typically mention my publications on this blog, but this is one about which I am particularly proud.  I think it is a significant contribution not only to the study of Mormonism but also to theory in the Sociology of Religion as well.  I’m also proud of it because of the amount of time [...]]]> http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/04/10/my-best-publication-yet/feed/ 2 http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/02/24/mentioned-in-the-guardian/ http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/02/24/mentioned-in-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:53:58 +0000 ryan http://www.ryananddebi.com/?p=4213 Its over 6 months since it was published, but apparently I was mentioned in a news story in the Guardian, a prominent UK newspaper. Yeah for me!]]> http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/02/24/mentioned-in-the-guardian/feed/ 0 http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/01/13/peace-alternative-break-day-2/ http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/01/13/peace-alternative-break-day-2/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:09:45 +0000 ryan http://www.ryananddebi.com/?p=4068 Our second day in Southeastern Florida was mostly spent volunteering at Horses for the Handicapped.  We did a variety of things while there, from painting to picking up rocks to grooming horses, but mostly we cleaned up horse feces.  Horses defecate a lot.  I was happy to help, but I’ll be happy if I never [...]]]> http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/01/13/peace-alternative-break-day-2/feed/ 4 http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/01/05/racism-alive-and-well-in-the-u-s/ http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/01/05/racism-alive-and-well-in-the-u-s/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:53:58 +0000 ryan http://www.ryananddebi.com/?p=4050 I have a super-nice uncle who also has some very different views from those I have.  There’s certainly nothing wrong with having different views; in fact, I think that’s a good thing (or to quote a bumper sticker from my younger brother’s car, “You are perfectly entitled to your wrong opinion.”).  However, my uncle also [...]]]> http://www.ryananddebi.com/2010/01/05/racism-alive-and-well-in-the-u-s/feed/ 18 http://www.ryananddebi.com/2009/12/24/hail-the-conquering-hero/ http://www.ryananddebi.com/2009/12/24/hail-the-conquering-hero/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:05:34 +0000 ryan http://www.ryananddebi.com/?p=3890 It’s the weekend before Christmas and I’m trying to get all of my grading done when Debi comes into the office and tells me  that the clothes dryer is no longer working.  It heats up, but it doesn’t turn.  I was on track to have all of my grading  done so I could relax a [...]]]> http://www.ryananddebi.com/2009/12/24/hail-the-conquering-hero/feed/ 5