He Will Place you on His Shoulders and Carry You Home
I was asked to talk in church about on President Uchtdorf’s April 2016 talk titled He Will Place you on His Shoulders and Carry You Home. The following is an adaptation of my thoughts. This talk was one of my very favorites of the conference session, and...
On Excommunication
In the LDS Church, we teach that excommunication encompasses two overlapping actions: removing people from the church community and severing their covenants. I believe that it is entirely appropriate for the Church to engage in the former (even if I don’t always agree...
History: from Aspiration to Inspiration
The Restoration Completed I have very nearly finished reading every general conference talk given by the first four presidents of the LDS church: Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, John Taylor, and Wilford Woodruff. As I’m working through Wilford Woodruff, a trend has...
98: Kirby Heyborne
https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/content.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/98KirbyHeyborne.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSIn this interview we get to know Kirby Heyborne, who is both an actor and a musician. He has released...
“Chopped into Little Pieces”: Why Some Commonly Accepted Mormon Beliefs About Sex Are Incoherent and Damaging
In the latest–and most devastating–account of the recent BYU Honor Code controversy, the Salt Lake Tribune interviews three BYU students who had been raped and then confronted with parallel Honor Code investigations when they reported their rapes. I want...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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