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Yesterday, Hawaii legalized same-sex civil unions, making it the sixth state (plus the District of Columbia) to do so. It’s a nice cap to a week that saw two inspirational videos defending gay...
View ArticleMitt Romney: A Christian’s Perspective on The Religious Right’s Endorsement
Lauren Hale questions the Religious Right’s flip-flopping on the endorsement of Mitt Romney, based upon his religion.I grew up in a strict Christian household. We didn’t subscribe to a particular...
View ArticleForgiving the Boys Who Were Being Boys
Joanna Schroeder wonders what it is that makes a person “good”: Is it a life absent of transgressions, or the near-constant quest to become better?I believe in redemption.Mostly little “r” redemption,...
View ArticleDear Mitt, Advice from a Voter
Mark Ellis would like to give Romney a bit of advice with his campaign.Where do I get off offering advice to you, Mitt Romney?I represent just one vote, but at the risk of seeming presumptive I’m...
View ArticlePaul Ryan: “Obama is Declaring War on Religion”
While Mitt Romney criticizes President Barack Obama for failing to bring people of different perspectives together in a more functional relationship (and claiming he’s the man to do it right),...
View ArticleWhy I Shop at Whole Foods
Greg White counts the upscale market among his blessings this Thanksgiving.Being raised Mormon, I took a huge leap of faith every day. Just go see The Book of Mormon—Trey Parker and Matt Stone explain...
View ArticleFrozen Turned My Son Gay
A Mormon blogger is claiming that Disney’s new blockbuster is turning children gay, inspiring Aaron Gouveia to cast a critical eye towards his “Frozen”-loving son—My son is acting all kinds of gay,...
View ArticleComment of the Day: “As a Mormon, I can tell you we’ve been targeted. I also...
This Comment of the Day is from Clark Larsen, on the post Religious Discrimination & BullyingAs a Mormon, I can tell you for a fact our worship services have likewise been targeted by protestors,...
View ArticleBraintree Founder Opposes Mormonism in Arena of Faithful Mormonism
Embed from Getty ImagesAt 24 years old, Bryan Johnson was chronically depressed.“I wanted my soul to be extinguished,” Johnson said. “I didn’t want an afterlife; I didn’t want this life.”He got...
View ArticleMormonism Has a New Religion – and it Has a Prophet Named Denver Snuffer
Embed from Getty Images“We know these things are true.”Emphasize “know.” At least, Denver Snuffer did in 1973, when Mormon missionaries testified of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.“He...
View ArticleLDS Clergy: Help Me — Don’t Shame Me
—The earliest I have a memory of abuse was at the age of six. At age seven, I remember preparing for baptism (into the LDS church). I was excited; I was optimistic that my sins would be washed away so...
View ArticleMormonism Feeble Moral Foundation for Romney’s Condemnation of Trump
Just a day before taking the oath as Utah’s new junior Senator, Republican presidential nominee in 2012, Mitt Romney, slammed President Trump’s character in a Washington Post editorial. He said, in...
View ArticleThe Mormon Church Still Doesn’t Accept Same-Sex Couples—Even If It No Longer...
Taylor Petrey, Kalamazoo College Top leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have reversed a policy that prevented minor children of same-sex married couples from joining the church...
View ArticleWhat Happened When I Returned to My Homophobic Hometown
I recently went home for my 40th high school reunion. Since my days in the beautiful mountains of Brigham City, Utah, I’ve traveled to fifty-seven countries and experienced many cultures. For thirty...
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