“We are all Peter”: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and an imperfect church
In the years before World War 2, Dietrich Bonhoeffer became increasingly distressed at the German church’s willingness to embrace and enable the Nazi regime in exchange for political recognition and power. On July 23, 1933, he delivered the “Church...
And God Said Let There Be
And God said let there be… Let it all be And so God let it go Let it live Let it alone Let it move on Let it take its place Let it find itself God gave it up Gave it over Gave it space Gave it to itself Though God stayed rooted to the spot Planted in the desert and...
Face to Face with a Lying Disgrace
As has already been pointed out by several people in different forums (I recommend Radio Free Mormon’s “Elder Ballard Blows Up The Church” if you prefer to listen rather than read), parts of the 19 November 2017 ‘Face to Face’ event for Young Single...
Suffering and Lamentation
Hawkeye: War isn’t Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse. Father Mulcahy: How do you figure, Hawkeye? Hawkeye: Easy, Father. Tell me, who goes to Hell? Father Mulcahy: Sinners, I believe. Hawkeye: Exactly. There are no innocent...
Book Review: “The Christ Who Heals” by Terryl and Fiona Givens
At a recent Sacrament Meeting I heard the following message: “The world tells women to be independent, confident, and educated, but we know women are instead supposed to be chaste, virtuous, and modest.” Sunday School then featured these highlights: “We are constantly...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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