A Lonely but Blessed Road
In light of the ongoing efforts of activism and inclusivity within and outside the LDS church, I wanted to share some thoughts from last month regarding Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and what it means to be a prophet or more specifically, have a prophetic vision for...
Leadership Myopia
Does it matter who your bishop is? In my experience, many types of people can be good bishops. But they are not identical. They bring their personalities and experience with them to the calling and no ‘mantle of priesthood authority’ completely erases that. When...
Mormon Views on Religion, Money, Power, Rules, and Political Influence
The 2014 Pew Religious Landscape Survey recently asked 35,000 Americans a host of questions about their religious attitudes and behaviors. The survey results contain a goldmine of information on religion in contemporary American society. One portion of the survey...
92: Ask a Mormon Sex Therapist Part 13
https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/content.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/92doctorfife13.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSIn this 13th installment of the “Ask a Mormon Sex Therapist” series Brian and Laurel talk with Dr....
Mormon Myths: The secret history of Bigfoot
I couldn’t think of a better starting point for this series than the meeting of two great pieces of Americana: Mormonism and Bigfoot. The two are similar in a lot of ways; both seem to have taken deep roots in occult folklore. Some people claim to have seen Bigfoot...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.
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