Under The Banner Of Heaven or Abuse?

Under The Banner Of Heaven or Abuse?

Watching the hit series, Under the Banner of Heaven, take liberties to correlate pervasive domestic abuse with uniquely Mormon religious beliefs has seemed to strike an unexpected chord with society at large. Except it’s not unexpected at all—at least not for those...
Who Mary Is To Me: A Survivor’s Story

Who Mary Is To Me: A Survivor’s Story

“Mother is the name for God in the lips and heart of little children.” -W.M. Thackeray Mary. Her story triggering to me year after year. Lack of consent in the name of a man’s will is triggering for any survivor of assault and abuse. You see, to survivors, it...

The Meaning of Life

A Father’s Question My dad used to always ask, “What’s the meaning of life?” I felt he just wanted to start an interesting conversation. But when I was a kid, I never came up with any good answers; I would mostly repeat back what I had heard someone else say. He...
We Like Our Heaven Better

We Like Our Heaven Better

I have a family. We are a family. I bore these children, made from my own flesh and blood. I labor for them. I love them. I nursed them. I nourish them. But, when I listened to President’s Nelson’s talk on the Sunday Morning Session of General Conference,...
When Victims Seek Justice From The Church, Mormon Women Speak (Episode 21, 348)

When Victims Seek Justice From The Church, Mormon Women Speak (Episode 21, 348)

https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tcs37l/348_MWS_CHURCH_ABUSE_21.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSDoes the church really protect predators and enable abusers? What happens when a victim pursues...