If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like…
Category: Doctrine/Theology
The Victoria Theater
The journey of my family since my son came out last year has been a roller coaster ride of highs and lows. The spiritual, intellectual and emotional investment required to make sense and find peace between two polarizing worlds…
LDS v. USA: Mormonism in the Age of Same-Sex Marriage
By Taylor Petrey (also posted at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/peculiarpeople) In a newspaper interview in 1994, Marty Baudet, the executive director of Affirmation, the flagship gay Mormon support group, said: “I predict society will acknowledge gay rights and, 20 years down the road, the church will…
Fembryology Part 4: A Feminist Critique of the Proclamation on the Family – “Gender”
By Elisothel (Also posted at feministmormonhousewives.org ) (Admin note: The Proclamation on the Family has been used as a tool in the church’s fight against legalizing gay-marriage, and thus stands as a sad reminder to many LGBT people of their exclusion…
Fembryology Part 3: A Feminist Critique of the Proclamation On The Family – “Sex”
By Elisothel (Also posted at feministmormonhousewives.org ) (Admin note: The Proclamation on the Family has been used as a tool in the church’s fight against legalizing gay-marriage, and thus stands as a sad reminder to many LGBT people of their exclusion…
One of Those Great On-line Conversations (This time about the Atonement applying to homosexuals)
Copied and pasted form LDS Family Fellowship FB group with permission of the participants. Jake Abhau Can I pose a question? This is not a new idea but I am very curious on people’s opinions both in the walls of…
Opposing Perspectives on Christ’s True Church: Which Is Your Vision of Mormonism?
And God commanded them “Judge ye one another”. The prophets told them that they must pass righteous judgment on the sinners among them, and cast them out if they would not repent. And there were some among them…
Honor Thy Father
There are two conflicting scriptural messages about honoring parents. Of course, there is the fifth commandment: “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee” (Exodus 20:…
It Was Not You that Sent Me Hither, But God
Since I was a kid, the story of Joseph in Egypt has always been one of my favorite in all of scripture. Even now as an adult, I find it intriguing, powerful and multi-layered. One layer that I became aware…
How Things That Were Never Going to Change Have Sometimes Changed Anyway
By Craig Harline ( originally posted at timesandseasons.org ) In March at BYU I gave a talk, or more accurately for a guy who can barely use Power-Point, a multi-media extravaganza, involving at least 10 non-fancy slides with absolutely nothing moving…