The Racism 101 Podcast; Is the NRA a Terrorist Organization? (33, 229)
Scroll down to be taken to links and other goodies mentioned in this episode. From listener, G: You, Miguel, made a flippant comment about people being members of the National Rifle Association, and made it seem like all members were fat old white guys...
The Priesthood and Me, An Alternate Version
(Based on a true story. No really, it is.) October 15, 1989 Today in Primary we talked about how the boys will become deacons next year. They’ll be able to pass the sacrament then. But it made me wonder … why don’t I get the priesthood too? October 16, 1989 I asked...
Ask a Mormon Lesbian With Laura Root (episode 12; 225)
Laura Root answers Camille's question regarding what Camille and her family could have done differently regarding Camille's brother who came out and eventually left the Church. To submit questions to Laura, fill out the form below, or email her at...
The CES Podcast: Revelation (Apocalypse) to John, chapters 8-11 (episode 59; 227)
Is the new temple, mentioned in John's Apocalypse, different than Solomon's and Herod's temple? How does baptism represent creation? Why was necromancy such a horrible sin for the Israelites? All these questions and more are answered by Dr. Sheldon Greaves in this...
Ask a Mormon Lesbian Podcast With Laura Root (episode 11; 223)
LaLove Foster sends in a voicemail question asking Laura Root the best way to be an LGBTQ ally within the context of LDS Church meetings. Click here to listen to retired BYU biology professor, Dr. Bradshaw's, lecture on the biology of homosexuality. Laura's three...
The Racism 101 Podcast: Damnit, Listen to Black People Already (episode 32; 224)
Note: to read entire articles from which the following quotes come, click on the names of the news outlets that are in bold. The Philadelphia Inquierer “When something happens in the black community, we don’t get a lot of support,” - Sullivan, age 17 “Politicians...
Are John Dehlin and Ryan McKnight Heroes or Victimizers? (225)
3/24/18, 08:43 am PST After receiving some constructive feedback, we decided to change the title from "Are John Dehlin and Ryan McKnight Trash?" to "Are John Dehlin and Ryan McKnight Heroes or Victimizers?," as it more accurately describes this podcast episode. Leah...
Ask a Mormon Lesbian Podcast With Laura Root (episode 10; 220)
What if a majority of the members wants everyone to receive the blessing of marriage that the 15 men at head of the Church ask the Lord in honesty and faith and the Lord answers that it’s ok to be LGBTQ but it is not ok for marriage and that is final? If The Lord...
Gender is Eternal
They say, “Gender is eternal,” at least that’s what is suggested in The Family: A Proclamation to the World. The actual text reads, “Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.” [1] For the sake of argument,...
Ask a Mormon Lesbian Podcast With Laura Root (episode 9; 219)
"Thank you so much for this podcast. I'm a married gay man that only accepted my sexuality within the last year, at 58 years old. I resigned my membership in the church of my birth after realizing I was gay. I couldn't bare the guilt and shame inflicted on me growing...
How Modern Mormons Read the Book of Mormon
Having been a Mormon for all my life, I can say with a fair amount of confidence that this is more or less the way that most Mormons read the Book of Mormon: Nephi has obnoxious, cartoonishly evil brothers who try to kill him all the time but God loves him more than...
Gaslighting Selfhood to Build the Kingdom
If you're reading this, it's likely that your Mormon church community experience has become or has always been a place where it feels like you have to battle for who you are against people and teachings that insist on what you should be instead. In one sense, becoming...
The CES Podcast: Revelation to John, chapters 5-7 (episode 58; 224)
What does 666 REALLY mean? Is Barney the Dinosaur the Beast signified by the number 666? Was John the Revelator dropping acid or taking shrooms? What do all the crazy numbers mean in the Revelation to John? Why are there so many animals with so many heads and so many...
The Racism 101 Podcast: The Mainstream Media’s Racist Reporting of the Parkland Shooting, Part 2 (episode 31b, 222)
In Part 2 of this episode about the Parkland Shootings, the question is asked, "Why has the White Mainstream Media given so much attention to white children being killed, and labeled them as "brave" but not afforded the same coverage and respect when it comes to Black...
The Racism 101 Podcast: The Mainstream Media’s Racist Reporting of the Parkland Shooting, Part 1 (episode 31a, 221)
In Part 1 of this episode about the Parkland Shootings, the question is asked, "Why has the White Mainstream Media given so much attention to white children being killed, and labeled them as "brave" but not afforded the same coverage and respect when it comes to Black...
Ask a Mormon Lesbian Podcast With Laura Root (episode 8; 217)
What was it like discovering you were bisexual instead of having discovered you were strictly gay? In what way did this affect how you reconciled your Mormonism with your sexuality? Laura Root answers Luke's questions. Click here to check out the Purple-Red Scale of...
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
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