Heavenly Father
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches that all human beings, female and male, are beloved spirit children of heavenly parents, a Heavenly Mother and a Heavenly Father. This understanding is rooted in scriptural and prophetic teachings about the...
“M&Ms”: Meditating Mormons
M&M stands for “Meditating Mormons.” A fellow conference attendee dubbed me with the witty honor at an educational retreat at Smith College in northern Massachusetts. We were participating in a session to analyze all the different facets of our identity and...
Response to “Joseph Smith’s Teachings about Priesthood, Temple, and Women”
Any conversation that opens up space for honest discussion of women within Mormonism is good, and the church’s newest essay “Joseph Smith’s Teachings about Priesthood, Temple, and Women” brings the topic of women and priesthood authority into that space. The gospel...
80: Top Ten Books on Mormon History – The Angel and The Beehive
https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/content.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/80TopTenBooksAngelBeehive.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSMormon History has many tools that can be used to gain insight to the past. On particularly...
Review: Highway to Dhamphus
My husband and I were recently able to see Highway to Dhampus, written and directed by Rick McFarland. The basic storyline is that a socialite, Elizabeth, is trying to repair her image by visiting an orphanage in Nepal, and being photographed doing so. She is...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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