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...
Why I Turned In My Temple Recommend
I turned in my temple recommend this week. Folded it between a white sheet of paper, placed it into a white envelope and sent it to my Stake President. After months of prayer and consideration and after re-examining the temple recommend questions, I have determined...
5 Ways the Church’s LGBTQ Approach is Morally and Spiritually Bankrupt
The Emperor shivered, for he suspected they were right. But he thought, “This procession has got to go on.” So he walked more proudly than ever, as his noblemen held high the train that wasn’t there at all. If there was one positive thing to come...
Pain and Suffering
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” —Viktor Frankl I chose to become inactive a little more than a year ago. It was a good choice. It has brought me a...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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