God in the machine
When God and Science collide, what is the collateral damage? In the bold new field of neurotheology they are colliding on a regular basis. The studies and debates of the field regularly find themselves picked up in the news due to the polarization and high emotions...
Eve and Her Own Conscience
During General Conference last month, I didn’t expect anything out of the ordinary from the pulpit, but then Pres. Uchtdorf stood up. He started a typical general conference talk touting the benefits of joining the LDS church, and then he said this: “One might ask,...
Knowable vs. Unknowable God
By Liz Oppelt As a Mormon, I was always taught that the concept of the Trinity was an apostate concept, and that we had greater knowledge because we knew that the Godhead were three separate individuals. In doing some research, I’ve found that this has been taught...
Mormon War
Recently I have been affected deeply by shows and movies that have opened my eyes to the ugliness of war. Shows like Band of Brothers, Letters from Iwo Jima, Black Hawk Down, Saving Private Ryan, and, most recently, The Hurt Locker have left me speechless – speechless...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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