Divinity
By Heidi Doggett “Heavenly Mother” entered my religious vocabulary sometime during Middle School. She was a thing that might exist, nebulously up there doing stuff, but not stuff related to me, because that was God’s job. He didn’t want us talking to her,...
Chosen Generation
A close friend recently mentioned that it would be interesting to see how the use of the phrase “chosen generation” had changed in general conference over the years. He remembered hearing it a lot growing up, but not as often now. So I decided I would try...
Heavenly Mother Sings
Heavenly Mother Sings < read by Melody hymns hidden in the heart melodies we hum nursing babies wind in the garden– music made of grape vines cherry blossoms. ballad of comfort in sea-swell for sailors thrown to...
What is Good for the Church is Good for Iran?
When I saw this image on the news this morning it made me chuckle. It was funny to me that here in the picture, Michelle is announcing the winner for “Best Picture”. On the right hand side you can see what Iranian newspaper published. It appears Iran is...
Blacks and the Priesthood Revisited
I feel that this topic has by far been the most important one I have addressed in my writings to date. So in the spirit of black history month, I want to revisit it. I believe it is critical that we really know our history so we don’t repeat our mistakes....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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