Homosexuality: Is the Bible Against It?
I wrote the following essay a year ago while in a Writing 2010 course at the University of Utah. Although I have posted on the topic a couple of times before, it may or may not come as a surprise that I never intended to write on homosexuality. I remember a number of...
Why Kate Kelly’s Membership Records are Being Held
It was very interesting to me that after Kate moved to Utah she received her notice that called her into a disciplinary counsel in her old stake in Virginia. Why were her records being held there instead of moving with her? It just seemed odd to me. So I did some...
010: Commentary on Courts of Love
Rational Faiths permabloggers share their personal perspectives and discuss how the movement for excommunication of people like John Dehlin and Kate Kelly affects us as individuals and a church as a whole.
Being Courted Out of Mormonism; The Big Tent is Shrinking
“This is the big tent of Mormonism and Kate Kelly and John Dehlin are holding the hammers and stakes to extend the tent further. I realized today that the church is much more invested in protecting its authoritarian control than to make room for those who are seeking to expand the walls of Mormonism. Today is the day I realized that the institution of Mormonism is unrecognizable to me.”
Lori Burkman tells the account of when she was the first woman to be given an official disciplinary court for supporting OW and how it began a friendship with John Dehlin and Kate Kelly, who are being summoned for respective Courts of Love for apostasy.
The Great Divide: Why critical evaluation of church leader statements can make you more compassionate and closer to God
The Great Divide Why critical evaluation of church leader statements can make you more compassionate and closer to God Hello, my name is Carson and I criticize church leaders... In my experience there is no other subject that will divide modern members of the LDS...
Affirmation and the Gay Mormon Revival
The Lord made very clear to me that this was his Church, and he decided who belonged there, and I belonged, he wanted me there, and that nobody else but he was the arbiter of that, and whatever misunderstandings, lack of clarity in doctrine or practice or whatever else was keeping me out quite simply did not matter in the eternal scheme of things.
009: Interview w/Author Adam Miller
An interview with Adam Miller, author of “Letters to a Young Mormon,” in which we discuss aspects of faith that are deeper and broader than we often think. We covered gospel principles such as grace and charity, which we often give lip service to but do not...
Molotov Cocktails in Priesthood Meeting
” . . . I am one of those members who support Ordain Women in their desire to be admitted to the Priesthood Session . . .” Corbin Volluz talks about standing up for women’s rights in Priesthood meeting.
Common Ground Different Opinions
“Common Ground Different Opinions” is a collection of essays dealing with contemporary Latter Day Saint issues. I received my copy of the book shortly after April General Conference. It was a time when raw emotion fueled heated discussions on everything from the...
Valuing Motherhood
I know it is almost Father’s Day, but this topic has come up in multiple conversations over the last few weeks and I felt that I wanted to share it more widely. What I am about to share I fully realize is not everyone’s experience, but it is mine. When I hear talks in...
008: Ask a Mormon Sex Therapist Part I
In this series permablogger Laurel and I talk with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, a licensed psychotherapist who specializes in couples counseling. Dr. Finlayson-Fife has a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Boston College. We have asked our readers to submit...
Converts and Pioneers
If you want to get to know someone, you have to sit down and ask them to tell their story, not someone else’s.
007: Permablogger Emmett O. Rabs
In this episode Mike and I chat with our first permablogger Emmett who, has played and won three Super Bowl titles with the Dallas Cowboys. We also talk about her introduction into Mormonism from Catholicism, some of her past and upcoming posts. Including an...
A Father’s Day Plea
There are many reasons why motherhood rhetoric is harmful for women. It doesn’t matter how you dress up this mold, many of us simply do not fit into it. But that’s not my point today; what I want to focus on now is how harmful motherhood rhetoric is for men. I’m...
Two Boys the Boy Scouts Failed
I feel the need to make the disclaimer that this is obviously the personal experience of the author and reflects my solitary opinion. At 13 I was gagged and hog tied in the girls bathroom of the chapel. My ankles and wrists were tightly bound together behind my back...
Well Done, Thou Good and Faithful Servant: The Legacy Of The Priesthood-Temple Ban
This month marks the 36th anniversary of the lifting of the Priesthood-Temple Ban and in this, I wanted to revisit an anonymous informal survey that I sent out last year to women of black African descent who identify as members of The Church of Jesus Christ 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
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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