So I hear the church is putting out another pamphlet (And I REFUSE to capitalize the word church), “God Loveth His Children.†Once again, I’m so touched by their little warm fuzzies. Should I be encouraged by this “step forwardâ€, or once again frustrated by the homophobia that permeates the…
Category: Family
Parenting and the Bible — without religion
by a former believer I will be getting married in July. Afterwards, our next goal is to try to get pregnant. Probably too much information, but anticipating the possibility of children has brought up some questions that I haven’t found satisfactory answers or thoughts to, and I would like some…
It’s Because the Gays Are Getting Married!
Hat tip to Andrew Sullivan: PS: Oded Gross has produced this video. Does anyone know if they have a home page?
Linger Longer
I visited my parents last week with my twin two year olds. I live around four hours away from my parents, so we are not able to see them very often. My parents live in the U.S., outside of the Utah, Idaho, Arizona region. I realize that people have different…
LDS Men and Women are not commanded to be parents?
In the comments of my last post, TMD claims that there is no pressure on active LDS couples to have children. I respectfully disagree. I have some quotes from current LDS leaders (not mentioning non faith promoting polygamist quotes from the nineteenth century).
Is It Just Me?
Or is this picture as disturbing and offensive as I think it is? (Click on the image to see a larger version.)
Dear Mr. Church
I’m leaving you. I know this may be a shocking statement, especially considering the relationship we’ve had all these years. But I’ll say it again, to make certain you hear me: I’m leaving you.
A Review of September Dawn
I saw an advance screening of the much anticipated September Dawn on Wednesday night. I’ve spent the week at the Kirtland Temple and the local theater invited all the staff here to a free screening. (I wonder if they issued a similar invitation to the LDS Mormons down on the…
How Do I Tell My Wife That I Don’t Believe Anymore?
I recently received the following message. Can you help Eric out? I think it would help to hear from both sides of this situation, so if you know a believing member of the church who is handling a mixed-faith marriage, please invite a response from them. He writes:
Growing Up Mormon: Religious Addiction
When I was very young my parents drank, smoked and rarely went to any church. My father had been raised Mormon, but had left the religion to sow wild oats or something. My mother was a Norwegian Lutheran from North Dakota. She was the responsible one, never doing anything to…