Why Mormons Should Vote for and Support Hillary Clinton
According to pollster Nate Silver, as of October 29, Donald Trump has only a 35% chance of winning the U.S. Presidency but a 85.2.5% chance of winning Utah’s six electoral votes. As a Latter-day Saint, I ask myself how it is even remotely possible that Trump could win...
Creative Dissent: Responses to the LGBT Policy Change
Background for those unfamiliar with the LGBT policy: On November 5, 2015, the LDS church instituted a policy regarding LGBT members and their children. Same-sex married couples are now labeled “apostates” and face mandatory church discipline, with...
A Love Letter to My Brother and My Gay Sisters
Dear Rama, Quetzal, and Paul, Today marks an anniversary of something I wished had never occurred. A year ago my Church – my Church that I loved, defended, sacrificed for, and served, rejected my family and the children of my family. It declared that those who...
Remember, Remember
Tomorrow is a big anniversary. I’ve been trying for a couple of weeks now to pen my thoughts about everything that has changed since “the policy” was leaked on November 5, 2015. My thoughts about it have become all tangled up in my reaction to the new Mormon and Gay...
114: The CES Podcast (for the rest of us): Episode 10 – Luke 1-5
https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/content.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/114CES_NT_2016_10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWas John the Baptist viewed as superior to Jesus of Nazareth? How is Luke’s view of women...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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