This is our last call for nominations! We had very few nominations last week, so be sure to make them known! Every year it seems someone finds out too late. Tell your friends! Here is an update with fewest nominations listed first.
Tare-ific Awards
Who was the biggest soapbox commenter of 2016?
Tare-ific Write-in category:
What was the worst excommunication of 2016?
- Bruce Holt nominated for Single Facebook post: http://www.mormonthink.com/personalstories/bruce-holt.htm
Who was the worst commenter in 2016?
- Rob Osborn
- Ronkonkoma
What was the worst Mormon Internet Drama in 2016?
- Tabernacle Choir singing at Trump Inaugural
- Mormon Wikileaks
- Highland High School assignment on Dating: http://fox13now.com/2017/01/10/students-parents-raise-concerns-over-highland-high-dating-assignment/
“Tobias Funke Award” – An award for the most unintendedly dirty sounding thing a Mormon said or did
- BYU-I post with the legs blurred out
- Sis. Nelson saying “tooting a flute” in her sex talk
- The BYU post about skirt length that say “On Your Knees”
Top discarded comparisons Wendy Nelson wanted to make about worldly sex but didn’t.
- Worldly sex : sex swings. Spiritual sex : tree swings.
- Worldly sex: tooted flutes. Spiritual sex : all about that bass.
- Worldly sex : golden showers recorded by Russian intelligence. Spiritual sex : golden showers recorded by the Holy Ghost.
- Worldly sex: tastes great. Spiritual sex: less filling.
- Worldly sex: peanut butter. Spiritual sex: chocolate.
Now it’s time to vote for the best of Mormonism and the Bloggernacle!
Best Solo Blog:
Who was the best commenter last year?
Best contribution to the Bloggernacle in 2016:
Best contribution to interfaith dialogue:
What was the best Mormon activism of 2016?
- BYU rape scandal
- Not Even Close Faculty-Gender Balance at BYUs: https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/09/16/not-even-close-faculty-gender-balance-at-the-byus/
What was the Best Bloggernacle Controversy last year?
- BYU’s (mis)-handling of rape reports
- Will Utah vote Trump, Clinton, or McMullin?
Who was the Best overall blogger last year?
- Mormon Heretic
- Hawkgrrrl
- Jana Reiss
What was the Best Post on the New Gay Policy?
- Unintended Consequences http://www.the-exponent.com/unintended-consequences/
What was the best post title last year?
- “The False Enemies We Worship”: https://wheatandtares.org/2016/08/19/the-false-enemies-we-worship/
- You’ve Given This Program A Bad Name: https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/09/21/youve-given-this-program-a-bad-name/
Funniest Post last year:
- “Standing, or Something”: https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/05/25/standing-or-something/
- “Dear Sister Sassy: Planning A Heterosexual Baptism”: http://www.the-exponent.com/sistersassybaptism/
- “Rejected Millennial Star Posts”: http://www.experttextperts.com/2016/01/rejected-millennial-star-posts.html
- ZD Goes Buzzfeed http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2016/07/24/zd-goes-buzzfeed/
- Predictions for General Conference http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2016/03/31/predictions-for-general-conference
What was the Best new blog (first published in 2016)?
What was the Best faith crisis post last year?
- I Want My Church Back http://www.the-exponent.com/i-want-my-church-back/
What was the Best doctrinal post last year?
- Book of Mormon war chapters: http://mormonwar.blogspot.com/2016/06/approaching-war-chapters-part-three-how.html
- I don’t believe in being clean http://www.the-exponent.com/i-dont-believe-in-being-clean/
Best satirical post last year?
- “Keeping Our Boys Safe”: http://www.timesandseasons.org/index.php/2016/05/keeping-our-boys-safe/
- A Psalm of Trump http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2016/10/11/a-psalm-of-trump/
What was the best historical post this past year?
- How Mormon Women Were Correlated Out of LDS Church Finances http://ordainwomen.org/how-mormon-women-were-correlated-out-of-lds-church-finances/
Best current events post last year:
- Oregon standoff: https://wheatandtares.org/2016/01/15/a-short-history-of-robbers-and-insults/
- “The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide”: http://rationalfaiths.com/the-lgbtq-mormon-crisis-responding-to-the-empirical-research-on-suicide/
What was the funniest blog last year?
- Zelophehad’s Daughters http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/
What was the Best post on feminism last year?
- “…and also with You”: https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/12/27/and-also-with-you/
- Challenging Authority, Redefining Leadership (3-part series by Jenny) http://www.the-exponent.com/?s=Challenging+Authority%2C+Redefining+Leadership
- BYU Rape Myths https://wheatandtares.org/2016/05/24/byu-rape-myths/
Best post on Benevolent Patriarchy
- The Benevolent Patriarchy: A Letter to my Mormon dad, who voted for Donald Trump http://www.the-exponent.com/guest-post-the-benevolent-patriarchy-a-letter-to-my-mormon-dad-who-voted-for-donald-trump/
Best personal post last year:
- “Choking on Life”: http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2016/12/14/choking-on-life/
- A Different Take of the Good Samaritan: https://wheatandtares.org/2016/10/30/a-different-take-on-the-samaritan-story/
- Sexual Assault at BYU: My Own Story http://www.the-exponent.com/sexual-assault-at-byu-my-own-story/
Who is the Best new blogger of 2016?
Best post on church policy of last year:
- “Private Ecclesiastical Interviews for Children Are Abusive and Must Stop”: http://www.the-exponent.com/private-ecclesiastical-interviews-for-children-are-abusive-and-must-stop/
- “The Least Degree of Allowance”: https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/04/09/the-least-degree-of-allowance/
Best post series last year:
- Women of the Bible: http://www.the-exponent.com/tag/women-in-the-bible/
- Challenging Authority, Redefining Leadership (3-part series by Jenny) http://www.the-exponent.com/?s=Challenging+Authority%2C+Redefining+Leadership
What was the Best Post on the Temple last year?
- “I Would Have Said “No”: Agency, Coercion and Temple Covenants”: https://wheatandtares.org/2016/11/18/i-would-have-said-no-agency-coercion-and-temple-covenants/
What was the best spiritual post last year?
- And she passed by on the other side http://www.the-exponent.com/and-she-passed-by-on-the-other-side/
What was the Best book/article/movie review last year?
- Revisiting the Friend Magazine’s ‘When I Grow Up’ Feature http://aspiringmormonwomen.org/2016/09/06/revisiting-the-friend-magazines-when-i-grow-up-feature/
Wish they still updated these blogs:
- The Mormon News Report
- Mormon Mentality
- Life on Gold Plates
- Celibate in the City
- The Faithful Dissident
Where are they now?
- Cowboy
- FireTag (he passed away, but we still miss him)
- New Iconoclast
Best Use of Data:
- What’s in a Name? SquareTwo Poll Survey Results on the Naming of Women’s Positions and Organizations in the LDS Church http://squaretwo.org/Sq2ArticleCasslerMcBaineWomensNamesPoll.html
- Not Even Close: Faculty Gender Balance at the BYUs https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/09/16/not-even-close-faculty-gender-balance-at-the-byus/
Which of these write-ins is most deserving of a Wheaties Award?
- Most astute reader of the Bloggernacle: Ziff
- Most Soul Searching Provoking Blogger: Mormon Heretic
- After 25 Years, Female Chaplain Endorsed by LDS Church http://www.the-exponent.com/an-interview-with-a-female-mormon-chaplain/
Best big blog:
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Best group blog:
- Wheat & Tares
- Juvenile Instructor
- Faith Promoting Rumor
- Zelophehad’s Daughters
- Doves and Serpents
- Exponent II
- Peculiar People
- Exploring Sainthood
- Worlds Without End
- Main Street Plaza
- Modern Mormon Men
- Segullah
- No More Strangers
- Approaching Justice
- FEMWOC
Best podcast:
- Mormon Matters
- Mormon Stories
- Mormon Expression
- FMH Podcast
- Mormon Expositor
- The Cultural Hall
- Engaging Gospel Doctrine
- Maxwell Institute Podcast
- A Thoughtful Faith
- Infants on Thrones
- Rational Faiths Podcast
- Ask a Mormon Sex Therapist
- Mormon Discussion Podcast
Best Mormon Facebook community or discussion forum:
Voting starts next week! This is your last chance to nominate! (By the way, Main Street Plaza is hosting their Brodie Awards.)
Wheat & Tares 
nomination for best post on feminism:
http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2016/08/24/how-much-priesthood-is-enough-priesthood/
for best doctrinal post:
https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/08/15/the-pride-cycle-the-prosperity-gospel-and-grace/
A few more: I think I’d break up the Mormon Leaks stuff into the videos and the handbook leaks. Two different dramas.
I’d include Kyle Monson’s BCC Intelligencer which is a fantastic new contribution to the ‘nacle. Write in category.
I’d collapse the Benevolent Patriarchy category and the Feminist Post category.
Maybe a new category for best “list of changes” style posts, including Steve Evans’ The Laundry List at BCC: https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/08/19/the-laundry-list/
My own post on this same topic: https://wheatandtares.org/2016/12/20/10-things-we-could-use-less-of-in-the-church/
Temple posts: https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/08/17/of-bodies-and-temples/
https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/03/30/temple-annulments-and-temple-divorces/
Another temple post: https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/12/26/bishops-performing-civil-weddings/
Best book review: https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/12/28/book-reviewish-carol-lynn-pearsons-the-ghost-of-eternal-polygamy/
Book review: https://wheatandtares.org/2016/04/18/mormon-feminism-an-anthology-for-the-ages/
One more controversy: Tyler Glenn’s new video “Trash,” lashing out at the church. There was a music review here: https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/05/04/no-man-is-trash/
How about a category of posts with fresh takes on scripture: https://wheatandtares.org/2016/01/26/if-jane-austen-wrote-the-book-of-mormon/
One more book review: https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/05/13/book-review-adam-millers-future-mormon/
We should have a category for political posts. That would be a huge one given how tone deaf most Mormons are about politics (from my perspective). Here’s a good one: https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/07/11/mattering-is-not-a-zero-sum-game/
Another scripture one: https://wheatandtares.org/2016/08/02/multireading-scriptures/
Best personal post: https://wheatandtares.org/2016/10/20/leaving-the-churcha-confession/
New category: Best church response / change: BYU committee to address Title IX violations (nevermind that they completely blew it in 2016 by appointing an insider with no intention to change anything), and changing the web site Mormons & Gays to Mormon & Gay (a HUGE improvement toward acknowledging some gay people are Mormon). Also, striking Moroni 9:9 from the YW materials.
Best post title: https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/09/27/we-dont-need-another-hiroo-holdout-soldiers-in-the-culture-wars/
Lest anyone think I just can’t plan ahead, our spam filter will catch you if you do more than 2 links and then you get consigned to W&T purgatory.
New category: best twitter feed. Nominations: @ByCommonConsent, @JessieJensen, @sistasinzion, @kenjennings.
Should we change “worst excommunication” to worst disciplinary action or worst high-profile resignation? Jeremy Runnells of CES Letter fame is the biggest candidate I can think of. (Could also be “most over-due resignation”).
2 nomination for worst internet drama – Panama Papers and Fred Karger
Personal post: https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/06/21/abandoned/
Mary Ann’s suggestions +1!
For activism, I’d love to somehow recognize these posts. They weren’t as high-profile as the BYU rape stuff, but the church responded and changed course on these issues:
Margaret Blair Young’s concern about the Priesthood Ban represented as inspired policy in the new seminary Doctrinal Mastery course. The applicable sections were later removed – http://www.patheos.com/blogs/welcometable/2016/06/race-and-mormonism-2016-edition/
Andrew S writing about the racial implications of the song “White” for the new mutual theme. The church removed the song from the official playlist – https://wheatandtares.org/2016/12/09/whiteness-in-the-2017-lds-mutual-theme/
Best Book Review: Walker Wrighton “A Reason for Faith” at Times & Seasons – http://www.timesandseasons.org/index.php/2016/05/review-of-a-reason-for-faith/
Doctrinal Post: Julie Smith’s examination of D&C 1:38 at Times & Seasons – http://www.timesandseasons.org/index.php/2016/03/a-closer-look-at-d-c-138/
Best post on new gay policy: Dave Banack’s “Policy or Revelation?” At Times & Seasons – http://www.timesandseasons.org/index.php/2016/01/policy-or-revelation/
Post series: Grover’s “Sister Wives” series at By Common Consent – https://bycommonconsent.com/tag/sister-wives/
Doctrinal/Lesson helps – Michael Austin’s #BOM2016 posts at By Common Consent – https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/12/07/index-to-bom2016-posts/
Satirical/Humor – Sam Brunson’s “Halloween Parent Tax” at By Common Consent – https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/10/27/the-halloween-parent-tax/
Can a group post count as personal? The women of By Common Consent did a fabulous roundtable discussion – https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/09/20/around-our-kitchen-table-a-conversation-about-roles/
Feminist: Kristine’s “Leapfrogging the Waves” post about Heavenly Mother – https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/09/07/leapfrogging-the-waves-a-nakedly-unacademic-response-to-rethinking-mormonisms-heavenly-mother/
Humor: Ziff’s “Correlated Cards for Valentine’s Day” at Zelophehad’s Daughters – http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2016/02/13/correlated-cards-for-valentines-day/
This could go in either personal or church policy: Lynette’s “Mourning” at Zelophehad’s Daughters – http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2016/01/13/mourning/
A thousand times yes to Ziff’s Valentines.
A bit late with my nominations this year:
Best series: Mormon Enigma summer book club: http://juvenileinstructor.org/mormon-enigma-summer-book-club/
Best book review: Book review(ish): Carol Lynn Pearson’s The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy: https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/12/28/book-reviewish-carol-lynn-pearsons-the-ghost-of-eternal-polygamy/
Best post on Benevolent Patriarchy: Stuff They Told Me: https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/11/10/stuff-they-told-me/
Best post on feminism: A Delicate Feminine Flower: https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/11/01/a-delicate-feminine-flower/
Best Post on the New Gay Policy: Policy or Revelation?: http://www.timesandseasons.org/index.php/2016/01/policy-or-revelation/
Best Use of Data: This Is Your Brain on Prayer: http://www.timesandseasons.org/index.php/2016/11/this-is-your-brain-on-prayer/
Best doctrinal/ church policy post last year (not sure about the best category for this): Teaching Consent in the Mormon Context: http://www.the-exponent.com/teaching-consent-in-the-mormon-context/
Best current events post last year: How to Make a Mormon’s Head Explode: https://wheatandtares.org/2016/07/30/how-to-make-a-mormon-head-explode/
Best spiritual post: The Intoxication of Worship: https://wheatandtares.org/2016/07/28/the-intoxication-of-worship/
Best personal post: Fleeing Babylon (In 4 segments – first segment: http://mormonomics.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/fleeing-babylon-parts-iv.html)
Best commenter: Brother Sky, Happy Hubby, MDearest, hawkgrrrl
For the Tobias Funke Award, was it 2016 when that picture circulated of a bunch of sister missionaries holding a sign saying “We can do hard things”?
Another for best overall blogger: Michael Austin
For best series, Michael Austin’s #BOM2016
Activism: “The Destruction of the Family: American-Style” by Carina Hoskisson Wytiaz at By Common Consent. https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/07/07/destruction/
Personal: “Justice and Mercy: A Rape Survivor’s Perspective” by Rachael at By Common Consent.
https://bycommonconsent.com/2016/06/10/justice-and-mercy-a-rape-survivors-perspective/
Post title: “The Yawn Heard Round the World” – https://wheatandtares.org/2016/10/11/the-yawn-heard-round-the-world/