by Lesley A. Butterfield | Jan 10, 2019 | Activism, Apostasy, Authority, Compassion, covenants, Disagreement, Empowerment, eternal progression, faith crisis, Featured, gender, History, Humanity, LDS Church History, Obedience, Ordain Women, ordinances, Patriarchy, Plural Marriage, Policy, polygamy, Polygamy, Priesthood, Prophets, Racism, Revelation, sexism, spiritual abuse, Temple, Temple Recommend |
https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tcs37l//342_Are_The_Endowment_Chaanges_Good_19.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSAre the recent temple changes good? What has the response been from the Mormon...
by Lesley A. Butterfield | Jan 4, 2019 | Authority, Belief, Compassion, covenants, decisions, Disagreement, Empowerment, eternal progression, Faith, faith crisis, Family, Featured, gender, Leadership, Mental Health, Obedience, Ordain Women, ordinances, Patriarchy, Policy, polygamy, Polygamy, Priesthood, prophecy, Revelation, Righteousness, Righteousness, sexism, spiritual abuse, Temple, Temple Recommend, Worthiness |
The news of the recent feminist-centered changes to the temple has brought joy and rejoicing to many. That is important. It is valid. But it also brings sadness and grief to others. This, too, is important and valid. These are steps forward. As one Mormon Feminist...
by Blaire Ostler | Nov 20, 2018 | Featured, Feminism, Plural Marriage, polygamy, queer |
Of all the controversial topics I write about, the topic I get the most resistance to is not queer issues, but plural marriage. Generally, Mormon feminists don’t like plural marriage. That might be a bit of an understatement. There have been blog posts, even entire...
by Blaire Ostler | Feb 5, 2018 | Featured, Feminism, Patriarchy, polygamy |
If you think patriarchy is a problem, I’m with you. Let’s dismantle patriarchy. But keep in mind that polygamy is just a modality of patriarchy, not patriarchy itself. If you don’t like inequitable sealing practices, I’m with you. Let’s allow multiple sealings to...
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