The Red Herring of Religious Freedom
In light of the news that the LDS Church has shifted gears in its opposition to marriage equality it has also given heightened attention to the promotion of religious freedom. This was emphasized in a letter dated September 15, 2013 from the Hawaii Stake Presidency to...
When Someone You Love Loses Someone They Love: Addressing Some LDS Means of Comforting
This week I was talking to one of my good friends about adding to our respective families. She is considering trying for a fourth child. She said one phrase that I, and all people close to me, now know all too well. “There are no guarantees”. I feel like I’ve ruined...
“Parallel” Conference Sessions? Fox News, A Press Release, and the Dictionary
So, it looks like Fox News has picked up yesterday’s press releases on the church’s decisions to both broadcast priesthood session live for the first time and deny entry to the women who will be standing at the door asking for admission. “Male-only Conference Session...
Gospel truths in Les Miserables Part II-Jean
“Les Miserables has had a more profound influence on my life than anything else I have ever read other than the scriptures.” Vaughn J. Featherstone, The Incomparable Christ Our Master and Model, p. 186. This is part II of a II part series. Part I was...
Please bless the food that it will nourish and strengthen our bodies…
How many times have you heard (or used!) that line in a prayer over the food? (I know there a few variations, but that one is a classic.) Have you ever really thought about it? I find it quite humorous, especially when it’s used at a church function where the food...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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