To Some It Is Given
by mraynes
I was introduced recently to the work of up-and-coming Tel Aviv street artist, Know Hope. I don’t know that much about street art but I was deeply touched by his simple and profound messages of hope and love, especially in a city that knows so little of both. But it was his name that stopped [...]
you say that like it’s a BAD thing
by G
Atheism- the absence of belief in the existence of deities.
At a large family dinner a few years ago, the conversation turned to the topic of one of my cousins (not present at this gathering). It had been discovered that this cousin no longer believed in the church (!!) which revelation brought about a [...]
The Double-Bind
Mary and Eve
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by mraynes
About a month ago I had the opportunity to attend an all day conference about the dynamics of gender violence in the South Asian community. The conference was put on by a wonderful South Asian feminist non-profit organization in Phoenix that I work with and was one [...]
body and blood and tears in church
by G
When I stopped attending the LDS church last year I started visiting other local worship services and I found myself in the embarrassing situation of weeping in public. (Two Sundays in a row!) It started at the Episcopalian church. The building was extraordinary, a mini cathedral (to my eyes at least.) [...]
Gold Plated Enigma
by G
[here's what my Book of Mormon looks like on the inside]
Something I struggled with when re-negotiating my faith in the church, was to find the exact location of the Book of Mormon in the grand scheme of my personal beliefs. The generally accepted stance from the pulpit goes something like ‘if it is not [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 19 so far )openly apostate church goer?
by G
Just shy of a year ago I stopped attending church. I no longer believed what the church taught and had gotten to the point where sitting through three hours of it was both numbing and excruciating. But I think it’s time to start attending again. Not because my beliefs have changed, but because Sunday [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 67 so far )Only 22% of Mormons Believe in Evolution?
by Caroline
While I struggle with a lot of faith issues, I have not – as yet – doubted the existence of God (male and female). Like most Mormons, I am quite happy to believe in God. I also am quite happy to believe in evolution. It makes perfect sense to me that God is the [...]
Abortion Debates, Picking and Choosing, and Living on the Fringe of Mormonism
by Rachel B. - guest poster
My mom took us out to dinner a lot when we were growing up. Having two picky kids (I being particularly bad) and no spouse didn’t inspire my mom to slave away in the kitchen more than four times a week.
One evening when I was in 3rd grade, we decided that it [...]
Answers to Prayer, Sometimes
by Jessawhy
Often, I want to write about my latest doctrinal question, or the most disturbing affront to feminism I witnessed in my ward last week. But today I want to talk about occasional answers to prayers.
I don’t pray as much or as long as I used to. Prayer is harder for me because so [...]
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