MY DAUGHTERS DESERVE BETTER: GIVING AND GETTING
Yesterday was one of those rare days where my wife, Cathy, and I were able to meet for lunch. When we sat down, she said, “Mike, take a look at this. It’s from the New Era1.” She showed me the above picture which she had on her phone. I could tell...
The Brother of the Prodigal Son
I grew up with three older brothers. Two of them were out of the house and in college before I have any real memories of them. I grew up sharing everything with the brother just older than me, however. Everything. I have so many memories of us running around in the...
PAUL, ME, AND STAR WARS
One of my earliest childhood memories is sitting in a movie theater at the age of four with my little two-year-old brother, Paul, asleep in the chair next to me. We were watching Star Wars, Episode IV. By that time, our parents would have been separated, maybe even...
88: Top Ten Books in Mormon History – The Rise of Modern Mormonism
https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/content.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/88TopTenBooksModernMormonism.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSMormon History in the 20th century can be a bit tougher to do since much of the data...
Peace on Earth
Merry Christmas! On this day, I wanted to share my favorite Christmas video. In this time of incessant international war, I pray that we can work together to build peace on earth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGNoPkygkzILGBTQ 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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