A MESSAGE TO ALL HOMOPHOBIC PEOPLE AND A LETTER TO MY MOTHER

A MESSAGE TO ALL HOMOPHOBIC PEOPLE Another 17 year old boy named Jack Denton Reese committed suicide on April 22 in Mountain Green, Utah after being bullied for being feminine and/or gay, the day before his boyfriend Alex Smith spoke at a panel about the bullying Jack experienced.  The panel was held in connection with the screening of the documentary film, “Bullied.” Alex did not even know that his boyfriend had already killed himself the day before the panel convened. “You’ll always Read more [...]

Posted by Robin Johnson on January 2nd, 2013 | No Comments Posted in Abuse, Christians, crime, Death, discrimination, Empathy, Family, Hate, Health, Homosexuality, Mormon Doctrine, Mormon Matters, Motherhood, Parenting, Secrecy, Sisters, Tolerance, Violence, Youth

BBC’s This World: The Mormon Candidate

Finally, a Mormon documentary for the rest of us. Hailed by the creator of the I am an Ex Mormon video series as “my favorite video about Mormonism I have ever seen.” Part 1: Mitt Romney Part 2: Mormons Part 3: Exmormons Part 4: Prophets Part 5: Park Part 6: Pundits After I get done watching, it’ll be interesting to compare and contrast John Sweeney’s approach with that of Helen Whitney in her earlier PBS documentary The Mormons. Come to Read more [...]

Posted by Chino Blanco on March 28th, 2012 | 25 Comments Posted in And I'm a Mormon, Appearances, Book of Abraham, Film, Media, Politics, Prophets, Public Relations, Romney, Secrecy, Video, YouTube

#LDSconf pre-show discussion: Should the LDS church reveal its finances?

As Provo, Utah’s Daily Herald noted back in 2007: It clearly doesn’t want to. In the 2001 case, for example, it avoided disclosure by settling with the plaintiff for $3 million. … Some find it strange that rank-and-file Mormons are not privy to the financial workings of the church even though they may donate large sums of money through tithing and other offerings. They are called members, but membership has no privileges. Church members, unlike stockholders in a corporation, have no vote. Read more [...]

Posted by Chino Blanco on March 31st, 2011 | 11 Comments Posted in Finances, Secrecy

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