The Bias is Strong With This One
Confirmation Bias: Confirmation bias, also called myside bias, is the tendency to search for, interpret, or recall information in a way that confirms one’s beliefs or hypotheses. It is a type of cognitive bias and a systematic error of inductive reasoning....
Reflections on Faith and Freetown
“Is Faith Supposed to be this Exhausting?” Bro Abubakar asks. It’s one of many favorite quotes I took away from the movie Freetown. I remember when I first saw a promotional video for Freetown. I was leaving the movie “Selma” in January. I had...
Amos, Kushites and the Covenant Relationship with YHWH
Amos is often described as a prophet who advocated for justice and righteousness. However, though he fervently condemned the Northern Kingdom and Judea for the indulgences taken by them and their clear violations of Mosaic Law, the question can be asked whether his...
Knowing Better from the Margins, Doing better from the Center
There’s a beautiful thing that happens when 9 verses are removed from a chapter and given a chance to expand into healing scripture. This is one of the things that has troubled me about the correlation of LDS curricula – all of the answers are there. There’s...
45: Heart of Africa with Margaret Blair Young
https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/content.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/45HeartofAfrica.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWe as Americans can often be fairly egocentric, and thus our understandings of differing countries and...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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