Elizabeth Smart, Mormon Girlhood, and Purity Standards
If virginity is the cornerstone of female power, as Sister Elaine Dalton suggests, then its surrender, whether willingly or by force, is the very definition of disempowerment and devaluation. As...
View ArticleAmazon Associates for Bloggers & Authors
The Amazon Associates probably won’t make you rich as an author or blogger, but you might get some free books — and vital information about your readers — by signing up. The post Amazon Associates for...
View ArticleMormon feminists mark 40 years of women speaking up and speaking out
A new book by Joanna Brooks, Hannah Wheelwright and Rachel Hunt Steenblik looks at 40 years of Mormon feminism, showing that the questions being raised now about women in the LDS Church have a long...
View ArticleWhat’s wrong with Lewis Black’s anti-Mormon rant
Lewis Black recently skewered Mormonism based on a letter he received from an 18-year-old who resigned from the LDS Church. The letter is funny, but is it accurate? The post What’s wrong with Lewis...
View ArticleHealing the Mormon rift after the LGBT policy change
Just when some of us are feeling squeezed out of the Mormon tent, a book comes along to remind us: Zion is more spacious than we may realize. The post Healing the Mormon rift after the LGBT policy...
View ArticleGay Mormon teen chronicles nightmare of conversion therapy in “Saving Alex”
When she was 15, Alex Cooper's Mormon parents checked her in to a "conversion therapy" program that shamed her for being gay. Now she is telling her story. The post Gay Mormon teen chronicles nightmare...
View ArticleMormon statement officially denounces ‘abusive’ conversion therapy for LGBTs
Well, hallelujah. This is quite a turnaround for Mormon culture. The post Mormon statement officially denounces ‘abusive’ conversion therapy for LGBTs appeared first on Flunking Sainthood.
View ArticleMormons lower age for missionaries, setting off changes for parents, women,...
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) In a surprising move that promises to transform Mormon social and spiritual dynamics, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is lowering the age of full-time missionary...
View ArticleLiberal Mormons: A minority within a minority
ST. GEORGE, Utah (RNS) Most U.S. Mormons share Mitt Romney's GOP party affiliation, but there are liberal-leaning members of the church who are finding their voice and supporting President Obama. By...
View ArticleLiberal Mormons: A minority within a minority
ST. GEORGE, Utah (RNS) Most U.S. Mormons share Mitt Romney's GOP party affiliation, but there are liberal-leaning members of the church who are finding their voice and supporting President Obama. By...
View ArticleElizabeth Smart, Mormon Girlhood, and Purity Standards
If virginity is the cornerstone of female power, as Sister Elaine Dalton suggests, then its surrender, whether willingly or by force, is the very definition of disempowerment and devaluation. As...
View ArticleAmazon Associates for Bloggers & Authors
The Amazon Associates probably won’t make you rich as an author or blogger, but you might get some free books — and vital information about your readers — by signing up.
View ArticleMormon feminists mark 40 years of women speaking up and speaking out
A new book by Joanna Brooks, Hannah Wheelwright and Rachel Hunt Steenblik looks at 40 years of Mormon feminism, showing that the questions being raised now about women in the LDS Church have a long...
View ArticleWhat’s wrong with Lewis Black’s anti-Mormon rant
Lewis Black recently skewered Mormonism based on a letter he received from an 18-year-old who resigned from the LDS Church. The letter is funny, but is it accurate?
View ArticleHealing the Mormon rift after the LGBT policy change
Just when some of us are feeling squeezed out of the Mormon tent, a book comes along to remind us: Zion is more spacious than we may realize.
View ArticleGay Mormon teen chronicles nightmare of conversion therapy in “Saving Alex”
When she was 15, Alex Cooper's Mormon parents checked her in to a "conversion therapy" program that shamed her for being gay. Now she is telling her story.
View ArticleMormon statement officially denounces ‘abusive’ conversion therapy for LGBTs
Well, hallelujah. This is quite a turnaround for Mormon culture.
View ArticleWeekend Speaking Fun! And Other Announcements
This is going to be a quick post because a) I don't want to use my blog as a shameless self-promotion destination, and b) I just typed in this whole blog post, got up from my desk for a moment without...
View ArticleMormon church lashes back at magazine over portrayal of prophet and profits
(RNS) The Mormon church is lashing back at a business magazine that parodied their prophet’s mission and portrayed the church as lucratively rich but miserly with charitable donations. By Daniel Burke.
View Article10 minutes with âÂ?¦ Joanna Brooks
(RNS) Lauren Markoe talks with Mormon writer Joanna Brooks about why she can't vote for Mitt Romney, why Americans are weirded out by Mormonism and how her interfaith marriage will affect the afterlife.
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