Q&A with Terryl and Fiona Givens
This past Friday our blog was contacted to participate in a Q&A session with the Givens to discuss their new book, “The God Who Weeps: How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life.” It was an amazing experience. We gathered at the corporate offices of Deseret...
Rational Faiths Goes International
In an effort to reach out globally to our brothers and sisters over the border and over seas, we have installed a fancy little gizmo that translates our site into a variety of languages. Simply click on the menu to the top right and choose your own adventure… or...
Thou Shalt Not Photoshop – The Collection
I have seen a lot of photoshop jobs done by the church floating around the web as of late. I thought it would be fun to put them all in one place so we can bask in the awesomeness. Thank you Photoshop for protecting us from bare shoulders and angel wings.
The Constitution, Separation of Church and State, and Birth Control?
Over the last month there has been an uproar about birth control with respect to what the government wants versus what Catholic institutions want. Some would like us to believe that this is an issue about “women’s health” or even about access to...Here is how it went down with Mike and Cathy Barker. Hey! We Added Some More Tidbits Since Yesterday!
This is somewhat a continuation of Cathy’s, “Ambercrombie & What the Fitch” blog post from a few days ago. If you have no idea what we are talking about here, go read her post first. We, as well as some friends got the same response as Paul...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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