Quetzalcoatl, White Gods and The Book of Mormon Part I: Skin Color
Introduction: A few years ago, while reading some of Dr. Michael Coes’ books, I came to the conclusion that what I had learned and taught about Quetzalcoatl, presumably “The Great White God” of meso-America, was Jesus of Nazareth, was wrong. To my...
Book of Mormon Lesson 42: 3 Nephi 27-30; 4 Nephi
“This Is My Gospel” Jesus Instructs the Twelve Disciples: 3 Nephi 27:1-28:12 Jesus Appears to the Twelve and Names His Church: 3 Nephi 27:1-12 Click here to listen to Jared Anderson’s podcast for this lesson and to read his notes. In 3 Nephi...
“White and Delightsome”: Racism in the Book of Mormon
The Nephite Racism Towards the Lamanites Last week we had a reader write in asking for an explanation regarding the meaning of the wording in the chapter heading of 3 Nephi chapter 2: “Converted Lamanites become white and are called Nephites.” Following...
Revelation Bias… Fair and Balanced Part 4: Blacks and the Priesthood
In Part 4 of this series on revelation, we will closely examine the relationship between blacks and the LDS church. If you have not read Part 1 of this series, I highly recommend that you do so before reading this post (you can read it here). If you are not familiar...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.
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