When Religion Creates Dragons

(originally published at rationalfaiths.com) Last February I wrote my first piece for Rational Faiths called When it Comes to Equality, Which Side of History Are You On? I have been very proud of my writing for Rational Faiths as a…

Enigma

Enigma “Enigma”—“An inscrutable and mysterious person” (Merriam-Webster) “Homosexuality is an Enigma.”—title of a 1967 CBS documentary by Mike Douglass I went to see “The Imitation Game” on Christmas day with some of my children and grandchildren. The film is about…

Things You Should Know When Watching TLC’s “My Husband’s Not Gay,” Joining North Star, or Considering a Mixed-Orientation Marriage

Due to the significant controversy surrounding the upcoming TLC show entitled, “My Husband’s Not Gay,” and (more importantly) due to the very high stakes surrounding the topic of LDS Mixed-Orientation Marriages (defined in this case as a gay, lesbian or bisexual…

An LDS Family Unites In Love For Their Gay Son, Brother, Nephew, Cousin

By Liisa Lowe Frei, Jordan Frei and the Frei Family My husband, Nick, and I have six children: four boys and two girls.  This is the story of our fourth child, Jordan. Almost two years ago I was in my…

Father of a Gay Son Testifies to His Ward

By Kim Pearson (Written Dec. 7, 2014) For months I have been feeling the promptings to share my testimony of how Father in Heaven has guided and given us answers to our prayers on how to be the parents of…

A Sabbath Vow

By Jill Hazard Rowe Our first really cold day in Utah. As I lay here in my warm bed and listen to the hurling winds outside my mind is wandering to the five thousand homeless youth in Salt Lake City.…