The Worth of Souls
Christine de Pizan is one of the first female philosophers whose works we have available. There is some debate about calling her a feminist. I think a strong argument can be made for it, but let’s do that another time. The point is that she was a strong advocate of...
Remember, Remember
Tomorrow is a big anniversary. I’ve been trying for a couple of weeks now to pen my thoughts about everything that has changed since “the policy” was leaked on November 5, 2015. My thoughts about it have become all tangled up in my reaction to the new Mormon and Gay...
Missing Joy
Last weekend at conference, Russell M. Nelson gave a lovely talk about joy. The sentiment of his talk is fine. The is a lot about the world and humanity that need fixing, and sometimes it is hard to pull your eyes away from the negative. I don’t mind the reminder that...
I. Can. Hold. My. Own. Umbrella.
I’m sure you’ve seen it by now. The Sharing Time lesson for Week 2 in October 2017. The object lesson is to instruct someone (a boy, because obvs) to hold an umbrella while children gather under it. You’re supposed to explain that the umbrella symbolizes the...LGBTQ Mormon Crisis
Two Printable handout for bishops and stake presidents that talks empirically about LGBTQ suicides:
The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide
Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis
The Barker Brothers’ Projects
These videos were created for Latter-day Saint parents and allies to voice their love for their LGBT brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. They want to give a message of comfort and support to other parents who are navigating the difficult conflicts that can arise in families around this issue.
“Cogito!” (“I think!”) follows the intellectual adventures of a recovering academic outside the walls of academia.
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