by Lesley A. Butterfield | Jun 16, 2022 | Belief, Church History, Church Policy, Featured, forgiveness, abuse, trauma, boundaries, safety, healing, peace, History, LDS Church History, Mental Health, Modesty, Patriarchy, Plural Marriage, sexism, spiritual abuse, Temple |
Watching the hit series, Under the Banner of Heaven, take liberties to correlate pervasive domestic abuse with uniquely Mormon religious beliefs has seemed to strike an unexpected chord with society at large. Except it’s not unexpected at all—at least not for those...
by Jason L | Sep 20, 2016 | Featured, Jesus Christ, Judgement, Modesty, Theology |
In 1986, Elder Boyd K. Packer taught a significant truth about the power of doctrine. “True doctrine, understood, changes attitudes and behavior. The study of the doctrines of the Gospel will improve behavior quicker than a study of behavior will improve behavior....
by Jacob Baker | Jul 5, 2016 | Compassion, exclusion-policy, Family, Featured, Fellowship, Homosexuality, Humanity, LGBTQ, Poetry |
A poem that observes the limits of communities and institutions in being willing or able to include the suffering and even the existence of those who find themselves on the margins of their borders. Dedicated in particular to those who are grieving in the wake of...
by Jeremy Timothy | May 2, 2016 | Activism, Church, Compassion, decisions, Featured, General authorities, Humanity, Leadership, LGBTQ, Mormonism, Policy, science, Theology |
BYU-Idaho is in the news, seeking a religious exemption to Title 9 antidiscrimination laws for a transgender student who appealed to the federal government in a case of discrimination on campus. In the letter to the office of civil right in the US department of...
by Lori Burkman | Feb 9, 2015 | Featured, Homosexuality, Individuality, Revelation, Truth |
This post was co-authored by Jake Abhau and Lori Burkman. After having many discussions on the current events and press conferences of late, we wanted to put our thoughts into an essay that describes the lack of clarity on so many things. Where did we come from? Who...
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