The Long Shadow of the Church, er, I mean, State.
The Seeing Eye Dog – A Weekly Comic to Lead the Blind Where ‘ere They Go. By Jack Naneek
Francis: Leading Catholics Astray.
“There is a natural order to this world, and those who try to upend it do not fare well” –Cloud Atlas Pope Francis is at it again! This past Holy Week he was seen washing the feet of Hindu and even Muslim refugees in similitude of Jesus washing the feet of his Holy...
Tzadikim
There is a belief within mystical forms of Judaism that there are 36 righteous people whose existence saves the world. Without these people - who remain unrecognized as they go about their goodness - the evil of the world would become so overwhelming that God would...
April 2016 General Women’s Conference Session is a Win
If you are like me, conference is risky. Sometimes it is hard to watch, and it is a big reminder of how we don’t belong. It is all full of messages on how to be a good Mormon, and we don’t fit the bill in a lot of ways. If you are like me, sometimes you feel like...
Aslan, Edmund, and Easter
Recently I’ve been reading The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis to my sons while they fall asleep. They like the stories of other worlds and magic and it is far more enjoyable for me than the picture books they used to require me to read over and over and over...
What the…?
The Seeing Eye Dog – A Weekly Comic to Lead the Blind Where ‘ere They Go. By Jack Naneek
IS THE PEARL TOO GREAT A PRICE?
When Justin* was 14 he played Pokemon. I never understood the game but I played another geeky game in the same store. It was a friendly store and I chatted with all the regulars inbetween games. He was quiet and a bit withdrawn but over the coming weeks began to...
Tis So Sweet to Drink My Coffee
I have a confession to make…. I’m a Mormon convert and I drink coffee. Lots of it. I guess that makes me the worst sinner on the face of the planet because I don’t keep “the commandments” – or rather one of the commandments. Other than that I’m a pretty good person....
Deer, Dad. An atonement story?
This is a story told by my father about an experience he had on Christmas Eve, although it is not a Christmas story. I was immediately struck by the allegorical implications, so while you read I invite you to consider the meaning of these four symbols: the fence, the...
96: Mormon Fiction Book Club – The Scholar of Moab
I'm not sure what Steve Peck is. I'm certain he is a BYU professor but there is much more that remains a mystery. He seems to grasp doubt and skepticism as well as anyone can but states that he is a believer in his recent non-fiction work Evolving Faith. He creates...
Evolved Atonement: Thoughts on Natural Atonement
What if the Atonement is a natural necessity in a cosmos where Gods evolved from chaos? My thoughts have been shaped by many sources since I wrote Thermodynamics and Theories of Atonement, but listing them all feels like I'm writing an argument from authority, and the...
Attending Church While Voting for Satan, er, Trump
The Seeing Eye Dog – A Weekly Comic to Lead the Blind Where ‘ere They Go. By Jack Naneek
The Church of Clear Lines of Latter-day Markers
"The thing that sucks is that every time we draw a line between us and others, Jesus is always on the other side of it." - Nadia Bolz-Weber, quoting her husband in Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner and Saint - - - What is our priority on this earth, as...
Second Class Act
There is a young woman in my ward who has been suspended. She has been suspended for a few weeks, for nothing more than texting a few boys some flirty texts. How do I know this? I am part of the my wards Young Women’s presidency, the same one the bishop told her to...
What Is Really Happening?
The Seeing Eye Dog – A Weekly Comic to Lead the Blind Where ‘ere They Go. By Jack Naneek
Problems and Questions on Agency and Free Will
In reading this article, it may help to have a cursory understanding of the free will debate in philosophy. It certainly wouldn't be necessary, but it would likely contribute to the relevance and your understanding of this article. We are taught (and more importantly,...
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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