What the Heck is a Cafeteria Mormon?
WHAT THE HECK IS A CAFETERIA MORMON? “Teach of faith to keep all the commandments of God, knowing that they are given to bless His children and bring them joy. Warn them that they will encounter people who pick which commandments they will keep and ignore others...
So you say you want a Revolution
“ We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion.” Doctrine & Covenants 121:39 Few things in life...
Temple Baptisms – A Reflection
TEMPLE BAPTISMS – A REFLECTION It was the combined opening priesthood meeting when the announcment was made that the youth in our ward would be going to the temple in two days to do baptisms for the dead. They needed some volunteers from the Melchizedik...
Discovering the Old Testament: Sacrifice, Sin, and the Cosmic Order
By Sheldon Greaves, Ph.D. In this week’s installment of “Discovering the Old Testament” we spend some time exploring the ancient Israelite sacrificial system, which is one of the more opaque parts of Biblical law. For most modern readers it has...
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry Goddess
I yelled in church today. I have never yelled in church before. And I have been going to church for over 35-years. Maybe it was about time. Maybe it was bound to happen. But nobody was more surprised than I when my simple question during Priesthood meeting became...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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