A Woman’s Prayer
-11:50 AM. 60 W. North Temple. LDS Conference Center. – A chorus of 21,000 voices (and many more throughout the world) have just said “Amen” to Sister Jean A. Stevens’ prayer, marking the first time a woman has ever prayed in General...
Conference Pong
Before we introduce Conference Pong, a bit of news for you twitter peeps – RationalFaiths will be live tweeting General Conference this weekend. So if you are on Twitter follow us, here is our twitter handle @rationalfaiths. Conference Bingo is old and tired....
How Mormon are They?
The following is a selection of “They’re so Mormon” jokes, curated from a top-secret location on the internet. They’re so Mormon, they can turn around two wagons in a single Salt Lake City lane.They’re so Mormon, they eat funeral potatoes...
Biblical Allusions to Asherah
“And the Spirit of God hovered over the face of the deep” (Genesis 1:2) Part 2 (see my introduction to this discussion in Part 1) As I mentioned in Part 1, the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible’s description of Israelite religion as focused on the worship of...
On Two Commandments Hang the Law
The man speaking at the pulpit in sacrament meeting uses a phrase I haven’t heard before and I am instantly drawn in. Almost against my will, I am pulled toward an unexpected answer to every question I’ve ever had about who I am and who God intends me to be....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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