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Sex, One Hundred Years Later

Hellmut, May 22, 2007January 15, 2011

In the spirit of Hüffenhardt, it is my pleasure to inform you that the musical Spring Awakening has been nominated for eleven Tonies.

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“Husbands, treasure your wives. They are your most valuable possessions”

aerin64, May 11, 2007May 11, 2007

As difficult as it may be to believe for some non mormons, this statement was not made in the height of 1950s America or during the nineteenth century abolitionist movement. It was made this past April 2007 by the leader of the mormon church, whom mormons believe talks directly to…

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The Conservative Logic of Gay Marriage

Hellmut, April 30, 2007

If you feel queezy about homosexuality, my sympathy. We have all been raised in a culture that identifies homosexuality as a defect if not a sin. It would be dishonest if we were to pretend that we can escape our socialization but we can rely on reason for reflection. On…

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Boyd Packer About Sex, Gender and the Priesthood

Hellmut, March 30, 2007October 20, 2010

I want to thank my friend Todd for inspiring this post. After excommunicating the group of LDS historians and feminist theologians known as the September Six, LDS Apostle Boyd Packer explained why in his opinion women do not need the priesthood during the 1993 October General Conference. Once a man…

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Babies or the Priesthood?

Hellmut, March 19, 2007March 19, 2007

Feminist Mormon Housewives has assembled an excellent series of posts on the occasion of women’s history month. I am particularly impressed by Carol Lynn Pearson’s A Walk in Pink Moccasins, which reverses the gender roles in a general authority’s conference speech. Leveraging the golden rule, Pearson claims the theological high…

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Why we REALLY don’t hear about our Heavenly Mother

Sister Mary Lisa, March 19, 2007March 19, 2007

God sits in his private chambers, writing in his journal. He hears a sound and looks up to see his First Wife, Eloher, entering the room. “Darling! Good morning. I trust you slept well?” Her answer is a dark look in his direction as she sails past him with nose…

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