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Let’s Talk About the Data

Chris Janousek lives and works in the Pacific Northwest. He is a professional ecologist and earned a PhD from the University of California, San Diego in 2005. Originally a convert to the LDS Church, he is no longer active and…

How DOMA and Prop. 8 Impact Gay Citizens of Utah, North Carolina, and Twenty-one Other States (Amicus Brief Filed by Utah Pride and CSE)

Dean Tingey lives and blogs from North Carolina. He has one child. His father said Dean had a restless mind. Variations of “Restless Mind” were already taken by other bloggers. Since Dean is a person and a noun is a…

Ripples

Rea Jo Walton is a motivational speaker who lives in Kaysville, Utah with her husband David and her granddaugher. She is the proud mother of 5 children and 4 step children.  This was originally posted to her blog mormongirlundone. Once…

Can a Person Really Disappear?

Jennifer Bowman is married to her best friend, David. They have six children who entertain, challege, and inspire them daily. A history teacher turned stay-at-home mom, she enjoys community service in her spare time. I have known many gay and…

Pain and Healing Form a Woman’s Perspective

Gretta Whalen is a graduate student, writing tutor, and Young Women advisor in Los Angeles. When she finishes her thesis on Religion, Boredom, and Modernity, she hopes to watch a lot more television. Full disclosure: I am a Sunday School…

Understand one another, and both are edified

By Scott H “By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.” George Carlin “Wherefore, he that preacheth and he that receiveth, understand one another, and both are edified and rejoice together.  And that which does not edify is…

Homosexuality, Mormonism, and Me

Micah Nickolaisen is a photographer and active, faithful Latter-Day Saint living in Chandler, Arizona. You can read more of his thoughts and story at FaithfulHeretic.com. Micah also manages and hosts the new Open Stories Foundation podcast A Thoughtful Faith I’m…

Why I Support Marriage Equality

By Scott H. This past November 5, 2012, I shared this story on my Facebook page*.  On November 6, 2012, the State of Washington joined Maryland and Maine as the first states to uphold marriage equality by popular vote.  I…