162: The Racism 101 Podcast, Episode 14: Health Impacts of Racism
Does racism negatively effect the health outcomes of Hispanic and Black children? Does racism negatively effect the health outcomes of upper class white children? All these questions and more are discussed in this "Listener Questions" episode of the Racism 101 Podcast...
What If I Don’t Want To Go To Church?
I hope by now we’ve established that I’m a believing Mormon. I accept the Church’s truth claims and find them spiritually fulfilling. I remain committed to the Book of Mormon, the modern prophets, the priesthood, modern revelation, and the ordinances and covenants...
Defining Pornography
A recent study from BYU highlighted the effects of pornography on religious persons. While there was much discussion on social media, the conversations were less than fruitful when arguments hinged on the definition of pornography. I’m highly skeptical of absolute...
161: The CES Podcast, episode 35: 2 Corinthians 1-5:10
Does Paul's theology of grace develop over time? What would Paul have thought of Ordain Women? Can Mormons reinterpret 2 Nephi 25:23 with regards to grace? What are the problems with demanding scripture be historical? All of these questions and more are discussed in...
Nix the Negativity Narrative
“Woe is me! The end is nigh! Only the Apocalypse can save us now! Cry ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the dogs of war! All is lost!” It seems like this is what I hear all the time now at Church – thundering cries of despair and panic echoing from the pulpit and out of the...
160: The CES Podcast, episode 34: Introduction to 2 Corinthians
Why is taking in Syrian refugees a GOOD IDEA with regards to a country's national security? What are some similarities with the very cosmopolitan city of Corinth and some modern LDS congregations with regards to different ethnicities and economic statuses? What are...
159: The Racism 101 Podcast, Episode 13: Listener Questions
What are the problems with transracial adoptions of black children by white parents? What does "being black" mean? What does "being white" mean? All these questions and more are discussed in this "Listener Questions" episode of the Racism 101 Podcast with Dr. Darron...
Is Jesus Christ the Son of God? Meh. Who cares?
I’ve found myself in several conversations lately about the divinity of Jesus Christ. I think because we’ve all been talking about what it means to be a Christian. It goes without saying that Christianity has come a long way from following Christ. Christians have been...
158: The Racism 101 Podcast, Episode 12: WHAT THE HECK IS CINCO DE MAYO?
Why is Cinco de Mayo all about drinking Tequila and pretending to be Mexican (performing "brown-face")? What is Cinco de Mayo? When was Cinco de Mayo introduced to the USA? For what reasons was Cinco de Mayo introduced to the USA? In what ways has white America...
“Religious freedom is under attack!”: explained
In the aftermath of the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage across the country, many religious conservatives and conservative religious institutions stepped up their warnings that “religious freedom is under attack” in the United States...
157: The CES Podcast, episode 33: 1 Corinthians 13-16
Did Paul really think women should be silent in church or was that a later interpolation? Did Early Christian woman have more authority in the Church that was slowly taken away from them by ecclesiastical patriarchy? Did the Early Christians do vicarious baptisms for...
156: The Racism 101 Podcast: Episode 11 – A White Man Flashes a Gun at Miguel
In this episode Miguel Barker-Valdez shares a frightening experience that happened to him two weeks ago when a white man felt so threatened by Miguel that the man flashed his side arm while in an ATM line. Join Dr. Smith as he chats with Miguel about what happened....
155: Ask a Mormon Sex Therapist Part 19
Interviews with LDS Relationship and Sexuality Counselor Dr. Finlayson-Fife Here in the 19th installment of the “Ask a Mormon Sex Therapist” series Jennifer answers two more questions submitted from listeners, and both of them are about infidelity in marriage. One...
154: The CES Podcast, episode 32: 1 Corinthians 9-12
What would it be like if a Mormon "linger longer" meal after church had people who got drunk? Did some of the early apostles' wives accompany them on their ministries? Why are cats so scared of cucumbers? (see video below) Why did the Corinthians engage in naked green...
153- The Racism 101 Podcast, Episode 10b (part 2)-Dr. Robert Foster, BYU’s Only Black Student Body President
What was it like, for Dr. Foster, being the first Black student body president at a predominately white university? How did Dr. Rob Foster find his way to the Mormon faith in North Carolina given his deep roots in the Baptist Church? What was it like growing up in an...
152- The Racism 101 Podcast, Episode 10a (part 1)-Dr. Robert Foster, BYU’s Only Black Student Body President
What was it like, for Dr. Foster, being the first Black student body president at a predominately white university? How did Dr. Rob Foster find his way to the Mormon faith in North Carolina given his deep roots in the Baptist Church? What was it like growing up in an...
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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