Combatting Cultural Lies about “Ambitious” LDS Women
Guest Post by Naomi Watkins I’ve written before about the negative (and ridiculous) things I’ve been told by people over the years concerning my educational and professional aspirations and achievements. When people hear these stories, their reactions often...
Leaving the Garden and Companying with Sinners.
Most of my Mormon friends aren’t actively involved with the church. More than half of my core group of friends from high school haven’t participated since college. A surprising number of the friends I made on my mission and at BYU are now disenfranchised...
Optimism vs Cynicism: Which is more untrue?
The classic differentiator between optimism and cynicism is the half glass of water. It takes a neutral fact and adds a judgement that tells us much about the observers life view, half empty or half full. I think it is possible for either view to overstep its bounds,...
Why feminism? Because Jesus.
Why feminism? Because Jesus Is Recently, I’ve been seeing a lot of people complain about feminists, and especially about Mormon Feminists. I’ve seen a lot of attitudes that basically boil down to “How on earth do you think you can be a Christian/Mormon and a feminist...
Holy Envy, Batman!
I don’t know of anyone who is part of any religious community who sometimes doesn’t suffer from the phenomenon of Holy Envy. This can sometimes come from a practice or belief you wish your particular faith community embraced or it can come from something as simple as...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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