The Stone-Campbell Movement and the Restoration of the Primitive Church
In rural Bourbon County, Kentucky stands the Cane Ridge Meeting House where Presbyterian minister Barton W. Stone preached from 1796-1812. A key site in the development of the Second Great Awakening, a massive religious revival took place here in 1801 where attendees...
The Mormon Women Speak Podcast: The Erasure of Black Women in Sam Young’s Movement? Plus “The Hushed Ones” Documentary (Episode 10; 294)
http://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/p/rationalfaiths.com/podcast/294-Mormon_Women_Speak_Poidcast_Sam_10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWhy are People of Color absent from progressive Mormon movements like Protect...
DONALD TRUMP HATES MUSLIMS… AND MAYBE MORMONS?
Most of you are familiar with Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim proposal from December 2015: “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going...
90: Top Ten Books in Mormon History – Pedestals and Podiums
https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/p/content.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/90TopTenBooksPedestals.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSOne event or movement that is still in the memory banks of many Mormons or just...
Why Should I Trust the Church?
So, how about this new policy? Haha. So today Facebook’s newsfeed algorithm drew my attention to a heated battle of words that was being waged over all this. I’m sure we’re all witnessing the same spectacle. The following comments in particular caught my attention:...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
“…we are asking our Church leaders to inquire of the Lord if the one year wait on the temple sealing can be changed…”
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.
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