Two Boys the Boy Scouts Failed
I feel the need to make the disclaimer that this is obviously the personal experience of the author and reflects my solitary opinion. At 13 I was gagged and hog tied in the girls bathroom of the chapel. My ankles and wrists were tightly bound together behind my back...
Well Done, Thou Good and Faithful Servant: The Legacy Of The Priesthood-Temple Ban
This month marks the 36th anniversary of the lifting of the Priesthood-Temple Ban and in this, I wanted to revisit an anonymous informal survey that I sent out last year to women of black African descent who identify as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
006: Meet Melody Newey
https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/content.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/melody.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSMelody Newey was one of our first permabloggers at Rational Faiths. She brought with her the wisdom of a mother...
The Mormon Movie Massacre: The State of LDS Cinema
LDS Cinema has a lot of potential. With recent films like The Saratov Approach and Saints and Soldiers enjoying mainstream success and critical acclaim both inside outside of the LDS community, as well as high profile parodies like The Book of Mormon, it seems like...
Unattainable Male Standard of Beauty- A Conversation With My Daughter
I overheard my oldest daughter Sammie the other day say she wanted fake eyelashes. She’s only 15. What follows is my best recollection of the conversation that followed. Some of what I said I wish I could change. There are a few statements I wish were more...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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