A Woman’s Prayer
-11:50 AM. 60 W. North Temple. LDS Conference Center. – A chorus of 21,000 voices (and many more throughout the world) have just said “Amen” to Sister Jean A. Stevens’ prayer, marking the first time a woman has ever prayed in General...
Conference Pong
Before we introduce Conference Pong, a bit of news for you twitter peeps – RationalFaiths will be live tweeting General Conference this weekend. So if you are on Twitter follow us, here is our twitter handle @rationalfaiths. Conference Bingo is old and tired....
Biblical Allusions to Asherah
“And the Spirit of God hovered over the face of the deep” (Genesis 1:2) Part 2 (see my introduction to this discussion in Part 1) As I mentioned in Part 1, the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible’s description of Israelite religion as focused on the worship of...
General Conference: A Prep Class
Note: This is a talk given in my Sacrament Meeting a few weeks ago by one of our High Councilmen that I found very insightful. At my request, the author has agreed to allow us to post his talk on our blog. – Michael Barker Preparing for General Conference In a...
feminist Mormon peeps
You might ask, “What exactly is a feminist Mormon peep?” It is a common misconception that feminist Mormon peeps are simply bra-burning activists. But there are lots of things in which we are involved. We fight the PEEPRIARCHY! We work to...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.
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