The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide
By Michael Barker, PA-C and Daniel Parkinson, M.D. Note to readers: This blog post is very data driven. To help with the flow of the blog post, the studies referenced throughout are cited, footnoted, and expanded upon in the notes and resources section following our...
An Open Letter to the LDS Young Women’s General Presidency
To Presidents Oscarson, McConkie, and Marriott of the General Young Women’s Presidency: Once a month, the Young Women join us at the beginning of Relief Society, as we all recite in unison the Young Women’s Theme; which begins, “We are daughters of our Heavenly...
Self Control
The first time I was called to serve as a Bishop’s counselor, I had purple hair. It was a big hank, right in front that was actually violet but since the rest of my hair was so dark, you’d only notice it in bright light. I was going to art school in Seattle at the...
Excuse Me While I Destroy Your Agency
“when we oppose a government-imposed loss of freedom, it would be better if we did not conduct our debate in terms of a loss of our free agency, which is impossible under our doctrine”
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The Seeing Eye Dog – A Weekly Comic to Lead the Blind Where ‘ere They Go. By Jack Naneek
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94: [Mormons] At the Movies: A Discussion About Film, Ratings, and Adult Media Consumption
"That one is rated R, do you think we can watch it?" Since Ezra Taft Benson counseled young men to "not see R-rated movies" in 1986 the black and white standard has been the easy, go-to method for determining whether a particular film was considered "unapproved" by...
Ready to Witness
When I was a beehive in YW’s many moons ago, I remember attending a lesson on the apostolic calling. Now, take a seat and pay attention to this story because it is a pivotal moment in My Feminist Life. My Young Women’s teacher (a woman, of course) went on and on about...
Longing for a Moroni 6 Church
I love Moroni chapter 6. I love that Moroni, fleeing for his life and carrying around this heavy record, took the time to record some of the little details about Christ’s church that were missing. I love what he wrote about what the Nephite church was. “And now I...
Tea for Mormon Dummies
Since starting The Queens’ Tea in 2012, tea has become a way of life, and increasingly, a philosophy for Michael and me. For those who say that they don’t like tea, we say, “There’s a tea for everyone.” For those who think only of old ladies in white gloves who sip...
What if the Book of Mormon was True?
Some of the hardest questions come when our belief system is challenged. It can be really uncomfortable. But some of the best learning takes place when we ask those questions. The object of asking the right questions is not necessarily to find answers or to come to a...
The Gift and Power Meets Stylometry
The Audience and an Overview I think it would be a mistake to read The Gift and Power: Translating the Book of Mormon, by Brant Gardner, as an apologetic work. Gardner certainly takes up, and to an extent takes on, many of the reasons people give for rejecting the...
Mormon Myths: The secret history of UFOs (part 1)
I originally became aware of this topic after hearing a vague quote at a gathering of friends, something about a prophet saying Quaker people lived on the moon, something something, Brigham Young. It wasn’t until after researching the source of this quote, that I...
Better Safe Than Holy
The Seeing Eye Dog – A Weekly Comic to Lead the Blind Where ‘ere They Go. By Jack Naneek
Excommunicating Apostates: A One Act Play
“Ah, but what also requires lots of men??” — James Patterson dramatizes what goes on behind the scenes of Church discipline.
Mormon Newswire: Church to Combine Ex-Communication Vigils
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have always been very proud of their children and family members as they progress through the gospel. In the past when the celebration of life events overshadowed the purpose of the step...
93: New Podcast Stuff for 2016
Here is a quick minisode to announce the success of the Liahona Children's Foundation fundraiser as well as introduce some of the projects/series that will be featured on the podcast throughout the year, which include: Interviewing Interesting Mormons (Thomas and...
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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