About three years ago or so, I was approached by a friend who wanted to solicit my participation in a documentary project about gay Mormons. The friend was Jon Hastings, someone I’d come to know through the gay Mormon blogging…
Crumbs from the table
“Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” —Matthew 15:27 The Church is not a welcoming place for LGBT people, and most are either forced out or leave. Meanwhile, there are still…
Reconciling My Faith (Journey of a Gay Mormon Young Adult)
By Bryan Clark (also published at his blog http://livingwholeheartedly8.blogspot.com/) A mission friend of mine recently asked me if I had written a post yet on my reconciliation of faith as he’d be interested to read it. I thought it would be…
COMPASSIONATE MINISTERING IN OUR WARDS AND STAKES
By Jonathan Manwaring As I start this morning, I want to thank all those who have organized and contributed to this conference in any way. I especially want to thank our friends for their bravery and faith in leading this…
I’ll Walk With You–Speech Given at LDS LGBT Arizona Conference
by Rachel Manwaring I am so grateful to be here to speak this morning and for everyone who’s here today. I want to especially express my gratitude for those of you who are here this morning with a little trepidation,…
Biblical Standards of Sexual Morality and Employment
The article, “Faith Groups Seek Exclusion from Bias Rule” New York Times, 9 July 2014), strikes me as illustrating how difficult it is for religious groups to avoid the appearance of hypocrisy, which Jesus condemned more frequently and vociferously than…