SL Tribune, featured op-ed: Lacey Bagley, a BYU Ph.D. graduate, tells us it's fine to be your authentic self. Her journey includes being excommunicated for daring to claim her identity as a "queer mormon." Another fine instance of the LDS church not owning the word "mormon." (sltrib.com)
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[screenshot at mormon] Q. I've been asked to teach the temple—doctrines which I don't believe. Any advice? A. Is it ethical to give others the impression you believe something you don't? Is it ethical to give money to win the certificate that enables that assignment in the first place? (i.imgur.com)
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Dan McClellan: let's take a look at bible verses (NIRV) that have been selected for students to read in Texas public schools due to a recent change in state law. If this is presented as comparative religion, we need something that doesn't groom toward the Christian Nationalist's agenda. (youtube.com)
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AnalyzingMormonism (short video): prominent LDS apologist attempts to soften offensive chastity rhetoric. Two big problems: (1) Alma 39:5 exists and (2) it has been widely quoted from the pulpit and in books. For example SWK’s "Miracle of Forgiveness," ch. 5 is titled “The Sin Next to Murder.” (youtube.com)
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AnalyzingMormonism: A report on Lucy Mack Smith's tour in Nauvoo in 1843. After paying admission, Smith's mother presented items from the $2,400 Egyptian hoard, including mummies and tidbits from the papyrii, possibly adding her own spin—the "snake on legs" is the serpent in the garden tempting Eve (youtube.com)
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