Part 1: Meet Mateo Rueda, Recently Fired Art Teacher (The Racism 101 Podcast; episode 25; 198)
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWhy has the White media sensationalized the story of an elementary art school teacher from Logan, Utah? What was it like growing up in Bogota, Colombia? What brought Mateo Rueda to Utah? Why did...
OBEY
“If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God or whether I speak of myself.” John 7:17 I’ve always liked to draw, I guess I have a knack for it, but I haven’t always been good at it. As a kid, a little success and a little praise...
Creative Dissent: Responses to the LGBT Policy Change
Background for those unfamiliar with the LGBT policy: On November 5, 2015, the LDS church instituted a policy regarding LGBT members and their children. Same-sex married couples are now labeled “apostates” and face mandatory church discipline, with...
On Hell, Aliens, and a Near Death Experience
Back in 1985, Rev. Howard Storm had a Near Death Experience (NDE) in which he was first taken to hell and dramatically rescued by Jesus. In 2000, Storm published a book entitled My Descent into Death recounting his NDE. He was featured on Oprah twice in the 1980’s,...
From “Oh, My Father” to “Restless Weaver” – Ola is the New Eliza!
er Restless Weaver by Ola Harrison It seems everyone in the LDS world is familiar with the hymn “Oh, My Father” by Eliza R. Snow. For Mormons, this hymn is unique in the sense that it both mentions Heavenly Mother and functions as a prayer in its own right: In 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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