The Fallacy of “Certaintude”
by Brian Whitney. Inspired by a devotional address given by Elder D. Todd Christofferson on September 24, 2013 at BYU Idaho. I like to make up words. When I feel that the minuscule mental syllabus I have at my disposal fails to provide just the right option for...
Brother Jake Explains Himself
Hi! I’m Brother Jake. Truthfully, I don’t have a specific origin story for how I came up with the idea to create my (ongoing) YouTube series. But when I think back, it does remind me of an experience I had on my mission in Peru. In my final exchange, my missionary...
The Gays, the Blacks, the Atheists, and the Feminists: Why Women Will Get Priesthood Before Gays Have Total Inclusion
The Gays, the Blacks, the Atheists, and the Feminists: Why Women Will Get Priesthood Before Gays Have Total Inclusion in the LDS Church By Michael Barker In May of 2013, I listened to John Dehlin interview Dr. Ryan Cragun, an expert in the sociology of religion. In...
Homeless Youth in Utah
I am often asked if there is any way to help homeless youth. “Yes, please,” I usually say, “they need clean socks, new underwear. When it is cold, they need handwarmers. They also need sleeping bags, blankets, and if you have one, a wooden pallet so they don’t...
Caffeine and Church Leaders
This week I got an email from a college friend. In it, there was this fun question: I have a question. I was teaching my youth sunday school class about the commandments and Word of Wisdom came up. As per usual, I told them that there was nothing in the word of...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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