by Lesley A. Butterfield | Nov 26, 2019 | Activism, Agency, Body of Christ, Church Policy, Compassion, Corporate Church, decisions, Empowerment, Featured, forgiveness, abuse, trauma, boundaries, safety, healing, peace, Individuality, Leadership, Mental Health, Policy, Sexual Abuse, spiritual abuse, Youth |
You may have heard of Trauma-Informed Care. It is all the rage right now and for good reason. More organizations and even faith communities are adopting trauma-informed policies in order to ensure the health and well-being of their members. But it left me thinking: Do...
by Laura Root | Oct 7, 2019 | Church Policy, exclusion-policy, Exculion-policy, Featured, Lesbian, LGBTQ, Marriage Equality, Mental Health |
In my life I have witnessed and been a part of some magnificent and breath taking experiences. Truly my life has been one of exquisite and beautiful blessings. I have also, like most people, felt at times extreme pain, shame, betrayal, and rejection. ...
by Merlin J.A. Salisbury | Sep 19, 2019 | Featured |
Why do we assume missionaries should stay in the field when a family member dies? My dad died while I was a missionary. But the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints taught me how to react to it many times and for many years before: “forget yourself and...
by Lesley A. Butterfield | Sep 2, 2019 | Featured, forgiveness, abuse, trauma, boundaries, safety, healing, peace |
Working with victims of abuse and survivors of trauma and also being one myself, the most difficult thing, by far, that I have encountered in church settings from the Mormon brand of Christians, is the focus on forgiveness that is pushed and peddled as the remedy to...
by Merlin J.A. Salisbury | Aug 20, 2019 | Agency, Belief, decisions, Empowerment, eternal progression, faith crisis, Family, Featured, God, Humanity, Individuality, New Age, Potential, Religion, spirituality |
A Father’s Question My dad used to always ask, “What’s the meaning of life?” I felt he just wanted to start an interesting conversation. But when I was a kid, I never came up with any good answers; I would mostly repeat back what I had heard someone else say. He...
by Lesley A. Butterfield | Aug 16, 2019 | Church Policy, Featured |
The LDS church rolled out some big changes to their child abuse prevention procedures today. Reactions seem to be positive, as seen across progressive Mormon discussion boards and social media alike is the phrase, “It’s a good step forward” coupled...
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