by Jacob Baker | Mar 13, 2018 | Book of Mormon, Mormonism, scripture, Theology |
Having been a Mormon for all my life, I can say with a fair amount of confidence that this is more or less the way that most Mormons read the Book of Mormon: Nephi has obnoxious, cartoonishly evil brothers who try to kill him all the time but God loves him more than...
by Jacob Baker | Mar 12, 2018 | Body of Christ, Church, harmony, heterosexism, Homosexuality, Humanity, Individuality, LGBTQ, unity |
If you’re reading this, it’s likely that your Mormon church community experience has become or has always been a place where it feels like you have to battle for who you are against people and teachings that insist on what you should be instead. In one...
by Jacob Baker | Feb 1, 2018 | Activism, Charity, Empowerment, Fellowship, Feminism, gender, harmony, Individuality, Modesty, Mormon Humor, Porn Shoulders, Righteousness, Sexuality, unity |
It’s sad how the female immodesty issue–constantly a topic of discontent in social media–has unnecessarily divided us. But it doesn’t have to be that way. We should treat all inappropriately dressed women with courtesy and respect. They are...
by Jacob Baker | Dec 29, 2017 | Goddess, Goodness, Humanity, Mother in Heaven, Old Testament, Poetry, Religion, Theology |
And God said let there be… Let it all be And so God let it go Let it live Let it alone Let it move on Let it take its place Let it find itself God gave it up Gave it over Gave it space Gave it to itself Though God stayed rooted to the spot Planted in the desert and...
by Jacob Baker | Dec 18, 2017 | Book of Mormon, Compassion, Featured, Hell, Jesus, Religion, Theology, Truth |
Hawkeye: War isn’t Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse. Father Mulcahy: How do you figure, Hawkeye? Hawkeye: Easy, Father. Tell me, who goes to Hell? Father Mulcahy: Sinners, I believe. Hawkeye: Exactly. There are no innocent...
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