The top 15 SHAFT posts of 2011

This year has regrettably been my least prolific. I’ve been busy with work, guitar, and family and friends. Though worthwhile expenditures of my time, they’ve come at the expense of my writing—as you have doubtless noticed (and hopefully lamented ha ha). But I’ll endeavor in the coming year to strike a more harmonious balance among my interests such that I can find time to blog again.

My recent inactivity here notwithstanding, I am still proud of what I and others managed to write for SHAFT this year. Below are the top 15 SHAFT posts of 2011; I think this list compares favorably to last year’s.

Trends in General Conference talks: 1851-2010

The development of LDS temple worship

Gay marriage: A slippery slope to polygamy?

The loneliness of atheism

Jane Manning James: Latter-day Saint and Servant

A gay Mormon’s experience at BYU

Why I like (most) LDS temples

A new focus in the gay rights debate

Two displays of crazy at Sundance

Why it’s probable we live in a simulated reality

Did the Gold Plates exist?

In defense of religious brainwashing

Am I anti-Mormon?

My testimony: A response to Bruce D. Porter

An adult discussion about pornography