loss of faith – Main Street Plaza

Letting go

April 9, 2014August 14, 2016 Alison11

A very significant relationship in my life has recently come to a close. This relationship has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. It impacted every aspect of my upbringing and guided me in all the major decisions of my life up to this point. It was a relationship […]

LDS Doubt in the NY Times

July 21, 2013February 20, 2022 Holly63

Well, this should be interesting. The NY Times has a story published on the web yesterday discussing the ongoing brouhaha in Sweden involving members who have had a crisis of faith. There is a bullet-pointed list of major concerns: – Why does the church always portray Joseph Smith translating the Book of Mormon from golden […]

Points of agreement between atheists and Mormons

March 20, 2013 chanson18

In my last SiOB, I highlighted a list of “things that both atheists and Mormons can largely affirm together” by Aaron Shafovaloff. Then Andrew S picked up the discussion and even attracted Aaron Shafovaloff himself to attempt to explain it. I had highlighted the list mostly because many of the items were so hilariously off. […]

Because the Need to Understand a Relationship Often Doesn’t Die When the Relationship Does

July 29, 2012January 20, 2013 Holly25

Not surprisingly, one of the best parts of Sunstone for me involved Main Street Plaza. After the closing banquet (which included a terrific talk by Eunice Rho of the American Civil Liberties Union about the efforts of the ACLU to protect the religious rights of members of minority religions, like Jehovah’s Witnesses and Muslims and […]