exclusive inclusivity
If there is one thing that makes religion unpopular in today’s pluralistic society, it is the idea of claiming access to exclusive truth. On my mission I learned firsthand how the act of sending someone to your door is deeply offensive to so many people. It is one...
Thoughts on Mormon Exclusivity
To the woman healed from disease, without any physical ministration whatsoever, Jesus simply said “thy faith hath made thee whole.” However, to the blind men, instead of simply healing them with his words, he actually spit in the dirt and covered their eyes with the...
OF ASSES AND PROPHETS
OF ASSES AND PROPHETS by Michael Barker A few weeks ago I was studying for that week’s Gospel Doctrine lesson, which came from Numbers, chapters 22-24 — the story of Balak, Balaam, and Balaam’s ass. As I was reading the story, a few things jumped out at...
You All are Going to Hell!!…Not!!: The Universalism of Mormonism
THE UNIVERSALISM OF MORMONISM By Michael Barker First, let me give the definitions of two words so everyone understands what the heck I’m talking about. The word universalim, as it pertains to religion, is the idea that everyone will be saved by God –...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
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