If you feel queezy about homosexuality, my sympathy. We have all been raised in a culture that identifies homosexuality as a defect if not a sin. It would be dishonest if we were to pretend that we can escape our socialization but we can rely on reason for reflection. On occasion of New Hampshire domestic ...
I want to thank my friend Todd for inspiring this post. After excommunicating the group of LDS historians and feminist theologians known as the September Six, LDS Apostle Boyd Packer explained why in his opinion women do not need the priesthood during the 1993 October General Conference. Once a man received as his inheritance two ...
Co-authored and inspired by Sister Mary Lisa SML: I got called to be in the primary presidency again, honey. Mr. SML (never-mo): WHAT? But you’ve been in the young women’s presidency for two years! Views: 575 ...
I guess it should be self-evident that a marginal religious minority requires protection against the whims of the majority but a participant of the Mormon Stories Yahoo group reminded me of how frustratingly egocentric Deseret Mormons can be. Here is my reply to a Supreme Court basher: Thank you for laying out a view about ...
John Dehlin just posted this message: Mormon Stories Listeners, A small situation has arisen and I’d love to gather a few letters from folks who feel like Mormon Stories has helped them find a way to remain active in the church when they otherwise might not have. If you are able to help, please either ...
Feminist Mormon Housewives has assembled an excellent series of posts on the occasion of women’s history month. I am particularly impressed by Carol Lynn Pearson’s A Walk in Pink Moccasins, which reverses the gender roles in a general authority’s conference speech. Leveraging the golden rule, Pearson claims the theological high ground by pointing out that ...
There is a fascinating cluster of mental health posts in the Mormon blosmos. Views: 728 ...