Loved long since, and lost awhile By Scott L. Keever (Originally written for his blog February 2012) Some birthday musings I shared yesterday with an online interfaith community. Tomorrow is my birthday. I mention the fact not because I seek attention…
Month: April 2013
Social Experiments
By Chris Janousek (also posted at his blog agaybiologist.blogspot.com) I was on work travel from the northwest to the east coast last month and returned home on a hideously early flight. A 6 AM flight departure meant a rise before 4…
A Father of Two Gay Men Advises other Parents
By Bryce Cook How did you feel when you first found out your son/daughter/brother/sister was gay? Some LDS friends of ours just found out a family member was gay and are having a difficult time with it. This is what…
A Christian Reply to North Carolina Boy’s Gay Remarks
By J. Samuel Edwards www.jsamueledwards.wordpress.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw4_T043DRs Recently a boy’s anti-gay protests in front of a Methodist Church in North Carolina caught a lot of attention. He is quoted on the Huffington Post saying “The Bible talks about the Homosexuals —…
Gathered Together as LDS LGBT/SSA, Friends & Family
By Bryan Hendrickson Last year, in the warm Arizona spring, I found myself standing in front of the door of a faithful Mormon family’s home. Knocking on the door, I was quite nervous. I had never met this family,…
The First Arizona LDS LGBT/SSA Conference, April 27 2013
In a few short weeks, we will be convening the first Arizona LDS LGBT/SSA conference, ALL Are Alike Unto God (www.ALLArizona.org) on April 27, 2013 in Gilbert, Arizona. This gathering will be the first of its kind in our area…
Living with Doubt
Doubt, I’ve learned, is a facet of life and of learning. When I was an active member of the Church, I wrestled with doubt in relation to my testimony. As a teenager (like many Christians throughout the ages) I wrestled…
Turning The Tables: A Mile In Their Shoes
By Scott H. “Mom! Hey it’s Steve, how are you?” “Steve! I’m doing well son, how are you? How is college? “Pretty good, pretty good. How is work? How is your calling?” “Oh my calling is fine, I love the…
Down To The Foundation–Reframing My Mormon Faith from a Perspective of Love
By Tabitha Hanson (originally published at Feminist Mormon Housewives July 2012 under the title “The Tipping Point”) Every Sunday, I attend worship services at the LDS church building where Stuart Matis took his own life 12 years ago. He was…
Marriage Matters
By Ben Jarvis My husband Pat and I have many anniversaries in our relationship: the night we met, the day we moved in together, our domestic partnership registration. But the most important anniversary, and indeed the only anniversary that we…