Joseph Smith, Richard Dawkins, and the Language of Translation
Note: This essay first appeared on the Interpreter blog. We have received permission from the Interpreter board and from the author, Stephen Smoot, to republish this essay here. Please click here to visit the Interpreter website. A follow-up post can also be read...
Letters to a Young Mormon: A Review
Title: Letters to a Young Mormon Author: Adam S. Miller Page Count: 78 pages Publisher: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, Living Faith Series ISBN: 9780842528566 You may purchase a copy of this book here Honestly, there is no proper way to review...
Arguing Doctrine on the Internet: Rhetorical Tactics of the Bloggernacle
28 … And there shall be no disputations among you, as there have hitherto been; neither shall there be disputations among you concerning the points of my doctrine, as there have hitherto been. 29 For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of...
Old Testament – There’s Better Books Out There
Old Testament – There’s Better Books Out There As 2014 grew closer I began thinking about Sunday School and the upcoming study of the Old Testament (link). A week ago I walked into Seagull Book and was overwhelmed by the number of Old Testament commentaries for...
Mormonism’s Bishop
Mormonism’s Bishop by Michael Barker I used to be the Young Men’s President in my ward. When I first sat down with my counselors, I told them explicitly that I would be approaching some of the sticky issues with our LDS Church history. This caused...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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