A Midwife’s Tale: A Mother-Daughter Review of Faith and Feminism
A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 By Patty Williams (mother) – “A Midwife’s Tale” does not read like a novel. It is a factual account of the life of Martha Ballard, based on her diary. I was not immediately drawn...
Too Scared to Pray
In the latest posts I have seen on Facebook about women wearing pants to church and the subsequent conversation about women’s equality, certain arguments always seem to pop up in the comment sections. One of the “arguments” that I saw over and over (from women)...The Stories We Tell
This is the first essay, in a series that rationalfaiths.com is doing, on the topic of Mother in Heaven. We will post one essay every Thursday for six weeks. Please return and read the other essays as well. Click here to read the second essay in this series The...
Into the Fire
By Emmett O. Rabs Being part of a community which houses so many people experiencing a faith transition in one form or another (away from Mormonism, away from Christianity, away from God), it can get pretty hard being an active member of the Church. If you are an...
Orthodoxy & Orthopraxy: Manti Te’o and Lying for the Lord
By Michael and Paul Barker Who is a Manti Te’o? Manti Te’o’s story is very unique and very strange. Manti is a college football player that plays linebacker for Notre Dame. He is one of the top linebackers in the nation and is selected to be the...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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