A little less than a miracle, a lot less forgiving
I was asked to write today on the admirable open letter at nomorestrangers.org requesting the removal of The Miracle of Forgiveness from Church-owned store shelves in addition to asking the members themselves to no longer turn to it for counsel or use it to counsel...
Where Does My Story Really End?
This is the second post in a two-part series about narrative structures in the Church as they relate to women. You can read the first post here. “The 3 Lessons” When I was serving my mission, I had a very feminist trainer. I’m pretty feminist too, but I...
Chopping Off Arms is Better Than Planning FHE
Narrative Norms, or “Why didn’t you write this play about men?” By Laurel Sandberg-Armstrong When I was still living in Provo, and my husband and I were almost done with our sojourn in Zion, I had the life-changing experience of playing the lead in the premier of...
“Ordain Women” interview
I had an opportunity to interview Hannah Wheelwright regarding the Ordain Women panel of Sunstone 2013 on August 1st. EOR: What was the purpose behind the Ordain Women panel at Sunstone 2013? HW: A lot has happened in the sphere of Mormon feminism since Sunstone 2012,...
Why this feminist doesn’t support female ordination
I recently attended a conference in which Richard Bushman, Fiona Givens, and Terryl Givens fielded questions from an audience. One of the questions dealt with female ordination to the Priesthood. Fiona Givens answered that she disapproved of such efforts. Her belief...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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