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• LDS Church To LGBT Youth: Sorry, Not Sorry

  

  Here are some quotes from the Deseret News article where the LDS Church addressed the LDS LGBT suicides reported since November 5th. I will be commenting in... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• I Do Not Think Sharing The Gospel Means What You Think It Means

  

  16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Church Of The Prophets Of Latter Day Saints

  

  Can the Prophet ever lead The Church astray?No. Why not?Because he's the Prophet.How do we know that to be true?Because the Lord will never let that happen.Who... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• This Is Not The Revelation You Are Looking For Elder Nelson

  

  The LDS church has doubled down on it's bigotry. Apostle Russel M. Nelson, who insists God's love is completely conditional, said today that the policy that LGB... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• We Are Each Of Royal Blood

  

  A King once came to a remote and poor village. The villagers were weary and had treated their children as slave labor. These children had nothing more than... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Bashing The Church

  

  Before we begin let's define what it means to bash a person or an institution. Bashingnoun1.the act of beating, whipping, or thrashing:a series of unsolved... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Drugs Are Bad, Mkay?

  

  A question posed in a Facebook group asked "Do you believe drugs can help you access the divine?"A vision quest is the name given to a rite of passage of severa... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• 22 Dead A Day

  

  So I have been having a really hard time with the new policy change. I have many gay friends, family, and children that are affected by it. I have a hard time... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Thou Shalt Not Commit Logical Fallacies

  

  My wife shared Rock Waterman's post "The hidden reason for the policy change on baptism." And some very orthodox LDS friends predictably argued with the facts... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Where Is My Pax Americana?

  

  In the United States, the percentage of terror attacks committed by Muslims is almost as miniscule as in Europe. An FBI study looking at terrorism committed on... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Line In The Sand

  

  We often hear some say that Jesus is with them and against us or some group defined as other. But where would Jesus really side? Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Conditional Love: The LDS Church And LGBT Families

  

  Here's what Christ said about accepting children into His midst:"15 And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Shouldn't The Church Serve God's Children Rather Than The Other Way Around?

  

  So the question is, shouldn't the church serve the people rather than the people serving the church?In scripture we often read that one person ministered unto... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• What If Hell Is Only Temporary?

  

  I studied the Quran at a Mosque near Trolley Square in downtown Salt Lake tonight for maybe an hour. I learned much I did not know. And I deepened understanding... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Saints Without Borders

  

  So every Sunday near July 4th we sing God Bless America and praise our service members and veterans. And it's not that they don't deserve praise, it's that Jesu... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Why Pharisees Care So Much About Lipstick

  

  Jeremiah 4:30 - And [when] thou [art] spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold,... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Mocking Jesus: Invalidating Pain

  

  So a few years ago I went to my ward's trunk or treat. Everyone was encouraged to dress up, even the adults. I had only one costume-a Jesus costume. I thought... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Women, The Priesthood, And Sanitizing Church History....Yet Again

  

  So The LDS Church has released a new essay about women, The Priesthood, and Heavenly Mother. And, as I will demonstrate shortly, has attempted to sanitize churc... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Peace, Humanity, Oneness And Then What?

  

  I saw a man protesting The Parliament of the World's Religions. Just one man, by himself, on the last day of the interfaith conference.One sign said "If there... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Meditation: The Devil Made Me Do It

  

  So as a part of the Community of Christ congregation I was invited to attend the 5 day event of The Parliament of the World's Religions. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY