by Benjamin Knoll | Jan 21, 2018 | Featured |
On January 16 the new LDS First Presidency fielded questions from the press. In response to Peggy Fletcher Stack’s question about diversity in the highest levels of church leadership, including women in church leadership, the new First Presidency responded: President...
by Blaire Ostler | Dec 15, 2017 | baptism, Disability, Empowerment, Featured, Feminism, gender, Ordain Women, Policy, Priesthood, Service, sexism |
(Artist: David Cohen) Yesterday, the LDS Church announced the following changes concerning youth involvement in temple rituals: “Young women (ages 12-18) with a limited-use temple recommend may assist with baptistry assignments currently performed by sister...
by Jeremy Timothy | Feb 19, 2015 | Faith, Featured, Feminism, Honesty, Humanity, Individuality, Mental Health, Mormonism, Priesthood, Repentance, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Theology |
I have a deep, dark secret that I have lived with for too much of my life. I hate my gender. Maybe I don’t hate to the point I feel born the wrong gender or wish to change or anything. I just have a deep seated loathing of what men are and by extension, what I am. At...
by Leah Marie | Jun 6, 2014 | Featured, Feminism, Mormonism |
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...
by Laurel Sandberg-Armstrong | Aug 19, 2013 | Featured, Feminism, Gospel Topics, Heavenly Mother, Modesty, Mormonism, Mother in Heaven, Priesthood |
This is the second post in a two-part series about narrative structures in the Church as they relate to women. You can read the first post here. “The 3 Lessons” When I was serving my mission, I had a very feminist trainer. I’m pretty feminist too, but I...
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