March 13, 2009  A few reasons I think we can all calm down about
"Big Love."  For notes, discussion and description of the
episode which aired on March 15, see the footnotes below.  HBO's
series "Big Love" features a contemporary family of polygamists
trying to cope with living in contemporary society. This week it
was announced through a TV Guide article that the next episode
will depict aspects of the LDS temple endowment. When I first
heard about this I was a little upset, annoyed, and downcast
about it. Then I remembered this isn't the first time something
like this has happened regarding the endowment, or LDS temples
in general. There have been videos and books almost since the
beginning attempting to portray the endowment (Think The God
Makers, for example, in addition to many 19th century pot-
boiling exposé publications we've long since forgotten about).
One fascinating example of the infringing upon LDS sacred space
occurred when a disgruntled member snuck into the Salt Lake
Temple at night and took p