The topic of wet dreams came up with a never-Mormon friend, and I told him, “You’ve just got to check out this ridiculous talk one of the Church leaders gave in the 1970s!” I found the link to Boyd Packer’s “Little Factory” talk and sent it to my friend. I’d…
2012 Brodies: Vote Here!!
Year-long awards for people and websites 2012 Brodies: Best New Blog or Podcast 2012 Brodies: Best Discussion Forum 2012 Brodies: Best Humor/Satire Site or Blog 2012 Brodies: Best faithful-perspective Mormon Blog 2012 Brodies: Best LDS-Interest Audio/Video Channel 2012 Brodies: Best LDS-Interest Specialized Blog Awards for Individual Works Naturally, this is…
The Church vs. The Gospel
When I began questioning mormonism, my Dad explained that there was a difference between the church and the gospel. The church was made of people who were human, and the gospel was the kernel of truth within the church. He said that the mormon faith was the closest to being…
Congratulations to Wm. Law X-Mormon of the Year 2012: David Twede!!!
This year’s X-Mormon of the Year is well-known for his work as Mormon Think‘s managing editor, and — now that he has left that position — he is continuing to publish interesting information about the CoJCoL-dS on his own blog Mormon Disclosures! When he was threatened with church discipline, it…
Suday in Outer Blogness: Education Edition!
You only have until this Wednesday to get your vote in for William Law X-Mormon of the Year!! Right now it looks like David Tweede is winning (see his new post about the church’s toilet-cleaning video), but Kyrsten Sinema isn’t out of the game! She swore her oath of office…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Goodbye to 2012 Edition!!
Guess what? The world didn’t end!! So I guess it’s time to celebrate and reflect upon the old year that’s passed! To assess relationships and work and happiness. And now we’re ringing in the new with great resolutions as well as new blogging directions and new books and new jobs….
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…
Time to vote for X-Mormon of the year 2012!!!
It’s going to be a tough choice this year, folks!! We have some amazing candidates!! 2012 William Law X-Mormon of the Year Here are some details about the nominees: Kyrsten Sinema: The first person to get elected to US Congress while openly identifying as bisexual. Also possibly the only non-theist…
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…
A GAY PROCLAMATION TO THE WORLD FAMILY
The Proclamation of Robin Lee Johnson and his own life experience. I believe that all gay people are valid human beings who have the God given right to marry the person who they love and as long as they are monogamous and keep the law of chastity which they are…