How Modern Mormons Read the Book of Mormon
Having been a Mormon for all my life, I can say with a fair amount of confidence that this is more or less the way that most Mormons read the Book of Mormon: Nephi has obnoxious, cartoonishly evil brothers who try to kill him all the time but God loves him more than...
The CES Podcast: Revelation to John, chapters 5-7 (episode 58; 224)
https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tcs37l//224CES_NT_2018_57.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWhat does 666 REALLY mean? Is Barney the Dinosaur the Beast signified by the number 666? Was John the...
Richard Bushman: “You’re going to be all right.”
Mormon historian Richard Bushman recently sat down for an interview with Blair Hodges for the Maxwell Institute Podcast. They discuss several interesting topics, including Bushman’s research, upcoming projects, as well as the nexus of faith and scholarship. Toward the...
The CES Podcast: Revelation to John: An Introduction (episode 56; 207)
https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/rationalfaiths.com/podcast/207CES_NT_2018_56.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSDoes 666 refer to Barney the Dinosaur? What does Apocalypse mean? Is there a relationship between the words...
Community Outreach for the Immodest and Indecent Among Us
It’s sad how the female immodesty issue–constantly a topic of discontent in social media–has unnecessarily divided us. But it doesn’t have to be that way. We should treat all inappropriately dressed women with courtesy and respect. They are...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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