By J. Samuel Edwards www.jsamueledwards.wordpress.com 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 — they’re…
Spirituality
Living with Doubt
by John Gustav-Wrathall • • 2 Comments
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…
Down To The Foundation–Reframing My Mormon Faith from a Perspective of Love
by Guest • • 3 Comments
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…
The Year Of The Caterpillar
by Kevin Kloosterman • • 3 Comments
In 1977 (1 A.D. Star Wars) my father worked two jobs to pay for a trip for our family to go to his home country of the Netherlands (Holland), the land of tulips and windmills, to visit my grandmother and…
Three Identities, One Person, and One Soul: An African‐American Gay Mormon Perspective on the 1978 Priesthood Revelation
by Guest • • 2 Comments
By Frederick Bowers (Admin note) No More Strangers is a new forum seeking to advance the dialogue regarding LGBT people and Mormonism. As such, it has the good fortune of having bloggers who have made significant contributions to Latter-day Saint…
Black-White, Gay-Straight: A Perspective on Perspectives
by Bob Rees • • 1 Comment
(Admin note) No More Strangers is a new forum seeking to advance the dialogue regarding LGBT people and Mormonism. As such, it has the good fortune of having bloggers who have made significant contributions to Latter-day Saint LGBT people, their…
Why Does the Lord Allow His Covenant People to Err?
by Thomas Montgomery • • 9 Comments
(Admin note) No More Strangers is a new forum seeking to advance the dialogue regarding LGBT people and Mormonism. As such, it has the good fortune of having bloggers who have made significant contributions to Latter-day Saint LGBT people, their…
Love in Word and Deed
by Guest • • 3 Comments
By Scott H. (Admin note) No More Strangers is a new forum seeking to advance the dialogue regarding LGBT people and Mormonism. As such, it has the good fortune of having bloggers who have made significant contributions to Latter-day Saint…
On the Road to Emmaus
by John Gustav-Wrathall • • 5 Comments
(Admin note) No More Strangers is a new forum seeking to advance the dialogue regarding LGBT people and Mormonism. As such, it has the good fortune of having bloggers who have made significant contributions to Latter-day Saint LGBT people, their…
I practiced the wrong song!
by Laura Compton • • 0 Comments
I heard a story in church on Easter morning about a pianist who was accompanying a service a few years ago. After one beautiful musical number, she started the final song for the group to sing. It didn’t sound quite…