By Lori Burkman (also published at RationalFaiths.com) When I look back through history, I’ve always thought that I would be the person speaking out for change if I were born into eras of oppression. I look through old pictures and choose which…
Category: Doctrine/Theology
Sodom and Gomorrah: Arrogant, Overfed and Unconcerned
by Duane Andersen and Robert A. Rees We know from modern revelation that the Bible has often been misinterpreted. Sometimes this is because misinterpretations are passed on from generation to generation. At other times it is because a lack of…
Seek and You Shall Find (More Than You Thought You Would), Part Two
By Justin Moore (also published at his blog http://likelightthroughaprism.blogspot.ca/) So I said yesterday that I would get down to the nitty-gritty today. And so I shall. Just a warning: this post is LONG. I mean, really long. But what I’ve tried…
Seek and You Shall Find (More Than You Thought You Would), Part 1
By Justin Moore (also published at his blog http://likelightthroughaprism.blogspot.ca/) D&C 11:12-14 “…put your trust in that Spirit which leadeth to do good—yea, to do justly, to walk humbly, to judge righteously…. 13 …I will impart unto you of my Spirit, which…
A Prayer for the Recent Gathering of the Eagle Forum in Utah!
By Jim Birrell Dear God, as the Eagle Forum gathers today, to incite one another from fear and to both sharpen and target their talons for (and at) their enemies—which they will assert are your enemies, too—help them, oh God,…
Seeking God With All My Heart and Soul
In recent months, my daily personal scripture study has been from the Old Testament, specifically the Pentateuch. It’s a challenging read, if only because so much of it is a chronicle of God engaging in or commanding his followers to…
To Mirror Christ’s Life
By Dan Brooks (also posted in his blog http://ldsviews.blogspot.ca/) Out of 31,000 verses in the Holy Bible there are only six thought to reference homosexuality. Let’s see if putting these verses in the ancient context from which they sprang can help edify…
Your cause is just, but I can do nothing for you
There is a particular story in our early church history that isn’t very well-known, but has greatly occupied my thoughts as of late. I see many correlations in this story between the early Saints and the current LDS LGBT community. …
Perspectives on Mormon Doctrine and LGBT Mormons
By Michael Barker The first part of my essay will center around the deconstruction and the complication of that idea. The latter part will address some of the more specific arguments against same-sex marriage and homosexuality within the context of…
A More Inclusive Understanding of the Proclamation
By Lori Bolland Embree This was originally written as a comment on a hurtful post at the FB page “Family–A Proclamation to the World”. I absolutely believe that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God. The…