Cougars Don’t Cut Corners – We Stand with BYU Rape Survivors
Every BYU Alumni knows the phrase, “Cougars don’t cut corners.” It is one of the life lessons you learn as a student at BYU. If you’re going to do a thing, you do it right, and you do it with integrity. We, at Rational Faiths, stand with BYU...
Paid Clergy in Church Literature
Recently, documents were leaked giving dollar amounts for the stipends of general authorities for the Church. I will start by mentioning that I agree that a living allowance is moral and appropriate for full-time leaders in the Church. I acknowledge the tremendous...
THE CHURCH NEEDS A THERAPIST
I found out my husband lied to me. It was an arranged marriage, so it isn’t like I had too much say in it before we got married, but he has been unfaithful from the beginning. I’m not talking about sexual infidelity, though there could be books written about...
Edge of the Cliff
I stood on the edge of the cliff. Salty sea air bushed across my skin. My lover by my side. His wings spread wide with confidence, then he jumped. I watched and smiled in delight, light reflected off his wings, as he pursued his heart’s desire. He was happy, so I was...
On the General Authority Stipend Issue
While there are several troubling things about the recent GA stipend issue, I think what is most tiresome for me is the feeling of constantly being left out in the cold when it comes to controversies that church leaders refuse to comment on, or send Newsroom cronies...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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