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June 2014

June 14, 2014

The Importance of Religious Heresy: Recent Contemplations

So lets talk apostasy. It might surprise some people but I've actually been accused of...

June 12, 2014

Paying the Price For Patriarchy

Firstly to my sisters, and brother allies in arms; You have not wept, cried nor...

May 2014

May 17, 2014

Speaking Confidently of Motherhood Memes

This week some geniuses from the LDS.org meme department published advice to women about how...

May 05, 2014

Mormon mystics and managers: The traces of Joseph and Brigham in us

I love the idea that our church had its roots in the spiritual raptures and...

April 2014

April 16, 2014

Reflections after Temple Square: Furious musings from the periphery

Two nights ago there was a men’s dinner at our home. It was Nathan’s birthday...

April 02, 2014

I was at the Ordain Woman action but…

Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Public Square 2014 Summer Series: Conversations on Religious Trends....

March 2014

March 12, 2014

BYU search committee considers both Men and Women for BYU President: Why another man?

The appointment of the new BYU President, Kevin Worthen is the first major leadership change...

March 01, 2014

A few years ago, seeking a temple recommend from the Stake Presidency (in a Stake...

February 2014

February 12, 2014

A Former Bishop’s Doctrinal Dilemmas

GUEST POST: Ganesh Cherian of Wellington, New Zealand is currently a Stake High Counsellor and...

January 2014

January 12, 2014

“Church Instructs Leaders on Same-Sex Marriage” – or did it just make a bad situation worse?

Once again the church releases an ‘Official Statement’ that makes the hearts sink. My first...

December 2013

December 08, 2013

Mormons, Mandela, and the Race and Priesthood Statement

And yet there is more that could be said and done. Call me cynical but...

September 2013

September 09, 2013

Blood and Horror on this Earth

Thousands and thousands of Mormons all over the world attend temple services on a daily...

August 2013

August 04, 2013

I’d Like to Bear my Testimony that I Know Family Home Evening is True.

I only recently became sold on the importance of Family Home Evening. Orthodox husband has...

January 2013

January 14, 2013

LDS Church HQ announces its Relocation to New Zealand! (Well, not really but…..)

After a one month summer hiatus its time to hit the New Year with more...

November 2012

November 26, 2012

Reflections on My Spiritually Heterogamous Marriage

Heterogamy: refers to a marriage between two individuals that differ in a certain criterion. Homogamy: a...

October 2012

October 29, 2012

The New Zealand Marriage (Definition of marriage) Amendment Bill: A private comment on a public submission

On the 29th August 2012 the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill passed its first...

May 2012

May 23, 2012

A Kiwi-Mormon comment on the US-Mormon election

So its election year in the US. It’s the year that we get to trust...

February 2012

February 05, 2012

Tithing: Why New Zealanders have it harder than Americans

A couple of years ago I went to my Bishop and spilled my guts about...

January 2012

January 24, 2012

What US Mormons can learn from NZ Mormons about gay stuff

It sure beats me how the issue of opposing same-sex unions became such a hot...

January 17, 2012

A Mormon as an American President? What are the implications for the New Zealand church?

As Romney takes his increasingly bright nomination campaign on the road, the eyes of the...