by Azul Uribe | Sep 13, 2016 | Activism, Compassion, Corporate Church, exclusion-policy, Family, Featured, Humanity, Jesus, LGBTQ, Policy, Politics, Polygamy, Youth |
The above picture was taken this past weekend in Mexico- in one of the 100 marches that took place across the country to defend “traditional families.” This (approximately) 12-year-old boy went and stood there against an entire cavalcade and personification of this...
by Jonathan Cannon | Aug 15, 2016 | Activism, exclusion-policy, Family, Featured, LGBTQ, Marriage, Reviews |
Two family studies researchers have been lionized by defenders of heterosexual, two-parent families, and demonized by proponents of same-sex marriage in recent years. Their studies showing poor outcomes for children of parents in same-sex relationships compared to...
by Leah Marie | Aug 10, 2016 | covenants, exclusion-policy, Featured, Gospel Topics |
My oldest child turns 8 in December. I know what this means for my cultural traditions. He has been getting invited to baptisms all year long as the rest of his primary class moves through this coming-of-age hallmark. But I can’t do it. I can’t allow it....
by Jacob Baker | Jul 5, 2016 | Compassion, exclusion-policy, Family, Featured, Fellowship, Homosexuality, Humanity, LGBTQ, Poetry |
A poem that observes the limits of communities and institutions in being willing or able to include the suffering and even the existence of those who find themselves on the margins of their borders. Dedicated in particular to those who are grieving in the wake of...
by Jared Mooney | May 5, 2016 | Apostasy, Church, Compassion, Corporate Church, decisions, Disagreement, exclusion-policy, Faith Crisis, faith crisis, Featured, Fellowship, General authorities, Humanity, Immigration, Leadership, Mormonism, Policy |
I had a discussion with a friend and his wife a couple weeks ago about their situation living with his parents. My friend and his wife were both raised as Mormons, but in recent years have both suffered a faith crisis that eventually took them out of the church. His...
by Ian Murphy | Mar 24, 2016 | exclusion-policy, Featured, Homosexuality, LGBTQ |
When Justin* was 14 he played Pokemon. I never understood the game but I played another geeky game in the same store. It was a friendly store and I chatted with all the regulars inbetween games. He was quiet and a bit withdrawn but over the coming weeks began to...
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