Making Spaces
I recently attended a round table discussion, hosted by Deseret Book, to discuss Patrick Q. Mason’s book “Planted: belief and belonging in an age of doubt”, which was reviewed on Sunday by Benjamin Knoll. The book, in general, is about making Mormonism work in the...
WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU ARE EXPECTING A FAITH CRISIS (p.s. IT SUCKS)
As I have actively watched the online discussions regarding faith-crises/faith-transitions, I’ve noticed something strange. While there is excellent advice on how to work through it – for example the Givens’ book, The Crucible of Doubt, and Patrick...
Book Review: “Planted” by Patrick Mason
One of the most important and consequential phenomena in American politics over the last half-century has been the gradual alignment of political ideology and partisanship in the mass public (especially voters). In the 1950s you’d be hard pressed to guess someone’s...
91: The Tale of Two Gay Married Mormon Men
https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/content.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/91MarriedGayMormons.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSThe wonderful Mitch Mayne has conducted a special interview for the RF Podcast. Late in 2015 after...
Are We a Suitable Bride of Christ?
A recent Sunday School discussion has stuck in my head. It was the last lesson on the New Testament and we read Revelation 19:7-9, which describes the symbolic marriage feast at the coming of the Savior: Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for 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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