Orthodoxy & Orthopraxy: Manti Te’o and Lying for the Lord
By Michael and Paul Barker Who is a Manti Te’o? Manti Te’o’s story is very unique and very strange. Manti is a college football player that plays linebacker for Notre Dame. He is one of the top linebackers in the nation and is selected to be the...
Toward a More Perfect Union
When I was a young mother in my twenties I attended a stake women’s conference in Provo, Utah. Sister Vivian McConkie Adams spoke about the creation story, expounding upon the poetry that is the Book of Genesis. As she described it, this was a beautiful and powerful...
Let Women Pray
An introductory note- This is neither a protest, nor a forum for complaint, but an awareness and letter writing campaign. Please see the event page for more information, as well as some suggestions for how to set a positive tenor and tone when writing letters. “Just...
Quetzalcoatl, White Gods, and the Book of Mormon, Part II: Beards, Virgin Birth, and Preaching Christian Principles
This is Part II of a three-part post written for us by Brant Gardner. Click here to read Part I of this series. Click here to read Part III of this series. Quetzalcoatl, White Gods, and the Book of Mormon, Part II: Beards, Virgin Birth, and Preaching Christian...
“The Greatest Mormon Feminist Love Affair That Ever Existed”
By Garrett Hall “[I] don’t care what a [man’s] character is if he’s my friend.—a friend a true friend . . . I will be a friend to him[.] Friendship is the grand fundamental principle of Mormonism.” Joseph Smith Over the last year I have really learned to treasure and...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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