An edited volume examining the “Mormon Moment” is under development. Â The editors are looking for contributions (see this call for chapter proposals). Â Of particular relevance to the MSP community might be chapters on how the Mormon Moment affected “outer blogness”, former Mormons, or the GLBTQ community (Mormon or non-Mormon).
Category: Testimony
Symbolic beliefs can counter cognitive dissonance, but at a cost
FIRST GAY PRESIDENCY MESSAGE
FIRST GAY PRESIDENCY MESSAGE Living the Abundant Gay Life Robin Johnson and George Circle (Adapted from Tomas S. Monson) Living the Abundant Gay and Lesbian Life At the advent of a new year, we challenge Latter-day Saints and all Christians everywhere to undertake a personal, diligent, significant quest for what I…
IS HOMOSEXUALITY AN ABOMINATION?
IS HOMOSEXUALITY AN ABOMINATION? And if so, Just What is an Abomination anyway? In the Old Testament of the Bible, in Leviticus 20:13 it says: “and if a man lies with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination…â€Â Does the word abomination mean…
BEING GAY: SOME THINGS THAT I HAVE LEARNED!
SOME THINGS THAT I HAVE LEARNED One thing that I have learned is: although Gay people are born gay; when gays have gone through the process of: first denial, then self-loathing and other steps, and finally acceptances; then Gay people are ready to move on to healthy relationships. Another thing…
Ex-Mormon Finds Joy And Happiness In Gay Relationship
EX-MORMON FINDS JOY AND HAPPINESS IN GAY RELATIONSHIP I was a Mormon for 50 years and after being excommunicated twice for being gay, I left the church and found happiness with my boyfriend Cody (nickname). I have been in this relationship for over 2 years now, and it has brought…
Gay Man Is Excommunicated Twice For Being Homosexual
Gay Mormon Man Excommunicated Twice For Homosexuality Hello, my name is Robin Lee Johnson (real name in case you are wondering) and I am an ex-Mormon with over 50 years of experience with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and I knew that I had “Same-Sex-Attraction†since I…
Rituals & Celebrations
I have a complicated relationship with holidays, one that predates my abandonment of religious belief. I have a hard time understanding rituals; I need to understand the logic underlying the holidays. The link between Christmas trees, gifts, and the birth of Jesus always seemed too tenuous for credibility. In graduate…
Anything but a Harry Potter Christmas!
A few nights ago, my husband and I were putting our children’s Christmas gifts into separate piles, trying to make sure each of them had the same number of items. When we’d finished dividing up the gifts, I looked at the three or four items each child had and declared…
LDS Knickers in Knots Over LDS Sisters in Pants
A Facebook group called All Enlisted (as in “we are all enlisted until the conflict is o’er”) states on its about page that It is intended to be a place of action where active LDS men and women can engage in acts of peaceful resistance to gender inequality in the…
news roundup – Temple ceremonies, pestering Mitt, and more
If you didn’t catch it and – assuming you were temple endowed at one point – you’re looking for some creepy flashbacks, check out the secret recording of a Mormon temple ceremony that is still on youtube: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VrsFEiTpsQ For those who weren’t temple endowed, well, now you, too, can learn…