Deus ex machina
It always seems that whenever I set out to write about something specific it changes and I feel inspired to go in another direction. This post will be no different. For those not familiar with the concept of Deus ex machina, it is a plot device wherein everything...
Teaching the Apostasy and Restoration to 14 & 15 Year Olds: A Lesson in Keeping it Simple Stupid
Introduction: I am not the regular teacher of the 15 and 16 year old youth in my ward. I was called earlier in the week and asked if I would help teach about the Great Apostasy and the Restoration. My concern is that the historical data does not necessarily point...
This Is My Doctrine: The Development of Mormon Theology By Charles Harrell – Book Review
Growing up in the church I was taught that revelations and doctrines build upon one another in a linear upward path, “line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little”. Not only do doctrines build upon one another, but they also don’t contradict...
Pure Religion – Hurricane Sandy
Mormon Helping Hands :: Hurricane Sandy :: Rockaways, NY from Joshua Brown. Film Description: “Thousands of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continue to volunteer to assist in the recovery efforts within these communities. On Sunday,...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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