MY DAUGHTERS DESERVE BETTER: GIVING AND GETTING
Yesterday was one of those rare days where my wife, Cathy, and I were able to meet for lunch. When we sat down, she said, “Mike, take a look at this. It’s from the New Era1.” She showed me the above picture which she had on her phone. I could tell...
MY REVIEW OF THE DOCUMENTARY, “HOT GIRLS WANTED”
Content warning: This blog post explicitly discusses the porn industry and sexual acts. No euphemisms are used. For quite some time I’ve been observing discussions amongst the Rational Faiths permabloggers regarding the LDS Church’s approach to...
The Problem with Beauty
I don’t really want to talk about lipstick and sexist jokes. It seems like a distraction from bigger and more pressing problems. But it is still an issue that needs addressing, and out standards of beauty are creating pressing problems. I’ve often tried to...
Lipstick: Can I Look Like Me Without It?
So last week, Elder Ballard gave this bit of wisdom at a Single Adult fireside: “Brethren, wake up! Open your eyes and look around a little. And you beautiful girls, don’t wander around looking like men. Put on a little lipstick now and then and look a...
Public Morality vs. Private Morality
The World Congress of Families is setting up camp in Utah, marriage equality is the law of the land, the Church’s new essays on Mother in Heaven and the priesthood are still hot off the presses, and the 2016 presidential race is officially under way. This means...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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