Seaweed, Fermented Cabbage & the Spirit of God
Nate Oman | January 31, 2005
I find that in those dark times of the soul when I need peace and a nearness to God, I turn to seaweed and fermented cabbage.
Joseph Smith, Justice Frankfurter and the Great Writ
Nate Oman | January 28, 2005
It is time for the post that you have all been waiting for, the one of the place of Mormonism in habeas corpus jurisprudence.
The English Nature of the Mormon Constitution
Nate Oman | January 24, 2005
The Church has a certain amount of constitutional law, by which I mean norms and rules that govern and control its institutional structure. What is the nature of this constitutional law? I would submit that the Church ends up being more English than American. Priesthood quorums illustrate why this is so.
Against the Teachings of the Prophets
Nate Oman | January 11, 2005
I strongly, strongly disapprove of the teachings of the prophets and it is all John A. Widstoe’s fault. Now just for the record, I think that John A. Widstoe is a very cool guy. Indeed, when people ask me about my goatee, I always respond that I am simply trying to look like [...]
The Bankruptcy Code on the Nature of Tithing
Nate Oman | January 11, 2005
The bankruptcy code has some deep things to say about the nature of tithing. In order to understand why, we have to take a little detour through the nature of bankruptcy law and couple of technicalities in the code. Bear with me on this, and I promise that there are some fun [...]
Dilettantism and Salvation
Nate Oman | January 7, 2005
[WARNING: This post contains self-indulgent navel gazing. Read at your own risk.]
When I was in college, I bought into the liberal arts position, hook line and sinker. It has left me tortured by regret. Fortunately, Mormonism alleviates much of my anxiety that my education has basically been a train wreck.
“Wise Men” and Originalism
Nate Oman | January 6, 2005
Many a conservative Mormon lawyer that I know is fond of those scriptures in the Doctrine & Covenants the exalt the place of the U.S. Constitution. Let me suggest, however, that this is less important for constitutional law than many of them assume.
Jesus the Christ and the Question of Methodology
Nate Oman | January 6, 2005
Jesus the Christ is, in my opinion, a pretty cool book. My question, however, is if it has anything to teach us about biblical scholarship.
A Lyric on Document Review or Why We Blog
Nate Oman | January 3, 2005
Why do we blog? What is it that makes us spend so much time informing an innocent unsuspecting public of our views on a myriad of random issues?