For the Love, Loathing and Laughter of the Temple Endowment
The LDS Temple Endowment is an extraordinary thing. It is central to a mature Mormon’s religious life, but if you ask one simply to explain what it is most of us will struggle to come up with a coherent response. What even is this thing?! A series of covenants? A...
LDS Women Scholars to Address Important Topics at Colorado Symposium
In 2016, Colorado Faith Forums was created to provide a platform for members of the LDS Church in Colorado to engage in thoughtful discussion of Mormon history, art, theology, and culture. In the spirit of Sunstone, the Mormon History Association, the Miller-Eccles...
A Divinely Gay Mission
Can a gay and active Mormon have a divine mission? I went through a time in my life at one point where I wasn’t exactly sure. But I’ve come to very firmly believe that the answer to that question is yes!— a very meaningful mission that pleases our...
The Book of Mormon’s Racial Legacy
(Author’s Note: This was a tough post to write and I expect a tough post to read. Please read carefully for what I am and am not saying before commenting. I think we can have a productive conversation, but only if we’re committed to doing so.) Before we...
Facing Our Racial History
As the events of Charlottesville made clear, the United States has a long way to go in addressing its racial history. The same is true for our Church. The initial official statement by the Church was, well, a bit tepid. It condemned violence. It also quoted a...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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