Revisiting “Why America May Go to Hell”
Admittedly, I wasn’t surprised at the non-indictment of Darren Wilson. Governor Jay Nixon had issued a ‘State of Emergency’ prior to Monday’s decision which surely indicated that the response would be heavy. There was no relief found among the images of the National...
The Answer to All the Hard Questions: Um…Maybe Not.
by Michael Barker The December 2014 issue of the Ensign has an article by R. Val Johnson entitled, “The Answer to All the Hard Questions.” It’s intended audience seems to be those in faith transition, but the author attempts a reductionistic-like...
I Love You
Last week my wife and I were driving past a motel in the dead of night. The temperature was below freezing. We saw a young mother walking along the side of the road with her toddler son, they had no stroller, they were just walking. Neither of them was wearing coats;...
Christmas Reflections: The Three Wise Men
It is joked that if the three wise men had been women, they would have asked directions and thus arrived in time to help with the birth, cleaned the stable, and brought practical gifts. Well, maybe. But I’m not a fan of the bumbling male motif, especially when...
35: Brent Metcalfe and the Mormon Studies Podcast
https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/content.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/35MetcalfeMormonStudies.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSDo we have enough Mormon podcasts? NO! We need MOAR! In this episode I talk with Brent Metcalfe,...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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