Mormons, Catholics and Dirty Feet
A week or so ago I remember reading headlines about the newly ordained Pope Francis riling up traditionalists by washing the feet of some prisoners in Rome. Under the headline was a picture of Francis kneeling on the stone floor kissing the tattooed feet of...
The Inclusivity of Spanish Weddings
The Inclusivity of Spanish Weddings By Clara Molina I still clearly remember a YW’s class I had back in 2004 when we (the YW) were told about the possibility of the temple sealing ceremony being considered as legal marriage in Spain. Everyone was excited about the...
My Daughters, Our Church
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf: “…the benediction will then be given by Sister Jean Stevens, First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency…” My wife and I had told our eleven and seven year-old daughters that a woman would be praying...
Elder Holland’s Opus
With the semester winding down I have been really busy lately so I haven’t really gotten an opportunity to do a post in a while. Even now, I should be doing schoolwork, but I have to put it off in order to write something here today. I sort of intended to poach an old...
Transcending Fickle Language
One Sunday a couple years ago, I found myself standing with arms folded and my back against the zig-zag partition of the rear overflow of the cultural hall amidst the bustling chit-chat before Priesthood Opening Exercises. A fellow brother joined me at my side,...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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