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December 2019

December 23, 2019

Hoarding the Sacrifices of Ordinary People: A Question of Ethics

“There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West....

March 2019

March 20, 2019

Five Days after the Christchurch Shootings: Subversive Compassion

As I read the international response to the Christchurch mosque shootings, I find some Americans...

March 16, 2019

From Christchurch: A Critique and a Lament

After gathering in our five sons from their schools where they had been in lockdown...

December 2018

December 20, 2018

An Open Letter to the Christchurch Stake on the Day of My Church Discipline

Dear Sisters and Brothers of Christchurch Stake, I recall several years ago talking with a...

December 18, 2018

Why not just resign?

Before I address the concerns of the many, many people who have reached out to...

October 2018

October 09, 2018

In the Wake of General Conference: Let’s Talk About Spiritual Abuse

Zina Huntington (1821-1901) was a young woman in her prime when she married Henry Jacobs. ...

September 2018

September 17, 2018

When Church Leaders are More Important than Church Children

“Some churches, sects, cults or religious movements are basically collective egoic entities, as rigidly identified...

June 2018

June 08, 2018

On the twists and tangles of church: Reflections on Kirtland

A few days ago I sat in the Kirtland Temple. It’s currently the only Mormon...

April 2018

April 19, 2018

When the Soul Needs a New Home

I think I’ve always been a God girl. I knew I loved Jesus when...

February 2018

February 02, 2018

Weeks 3 & 4: Am I an apostate if I prefer Jesus Christ to Russell Nelson?

A couple of Sundays ago I preached three back to back sermons at All Souls...

January 2018

January 09, 2018

Revisiting Mormonism: Week One: On Certainty

Last week I stated that I was going to bring my best and honest out-of-the-box...

January 01, 2018

Out-of-the-Box in 2018

Last night as our family and some friends saw the New Year in, we talked...

September 2017

September 15, 2017

Breaking News: Rogue Apostles Plot Take Down of the LDS Church

Reports are circulating that rogue Apostles are plotting the take down of the Church of...

September 11, 2017

Where Did God Go?

On a hot late July evening, a group of us were gathered together at Little...

September 11, 2017

On the 160th Anniversary of the Mountain Meadows Massacre

Guest post by Ganesh Cherian, Wellington, New Zealand. On September 11th the LDS Church will...

July 2017

July 12, 2017

How to Be a Mormon in Good Standing: Keep Your Mouth Shut

Dirty laundry In 2012 I received a distraught phone call from a local church leader....

June 2017

June 19, 2017

Thomas B. Marsh: A Tale of Being Offended or an Act of Integrity?

Belonging is a big part of our validation as people. Our groupings give us a...

May 2017

May 15, 2017

Mormon McDonald’s: An Allegory

For a lot of people, McDonald's is enough. They could eat McDonald's all their lives...

May 09, 2017

The Arrogance of False Expertise on Church Disaffection

These days the LDS Church is trotting out expert after expert on why people leave...

May 08, 2017

Indigenous People are More Than their Dance

The LDS church recently released an inspirational short reminding us that it's not enough for...

May 08, 2017

Dear Mormon Patriarchy

Dear Mormon Patriarchy, I hereby and absolutely revoke any consents taken or presumed...

March 2017

March 22, 2017

The Ugly Cost of Making Temples Pretty

Over the years the LDS Church has used the labour and money of poor, brown...

March 18, 2017

Me and The Book of Mormon: It’s Complicated

My mother insisted I read The Book of Mormon before my baptism. It was a...

January 2017

January 16, 2017

When There’s No Turning Back

By Gina Colvin & Thomas McConkie Preface by Gina: I think I’ve been in what...

January 11, 2017

The Spiritual Dangers of Religious Elitism and Secrecy

It turns out that the General Authorities of the LDS Church are remunerated in six...

November 2016

November 10, 2016

Dear God, Please keep America a Foreign Land

The best thing I heard on National Radio this morning was; "This is a wake-up...

August 2016

August 18, 2016

Moral Judgement and the Problem of Protecting the Church’s ‘Good Name’

Sadly, the church is the religious home of both victims and perpetrators of crimes and...

March 2016

March 25, 2016

How I Failed My Mormon Sabbatical

At the end of last year I tearfully thrust my Temple Recommend into my Bishop’s...

February 2016

February 28, 2016

Reflections on the New Zealand/Australia Special Conference: Finding Mormonism’s Thin Places

I’ve just been to a special Stake Conference for New Zealand and Australia. It...

January 2016

January 11, 2016

God is Silent on Same Sex Marriage – How Opinion Turns into Doctrine

Guest post by Ganesh Cherian of Wellington, New Zealand As Mormons we pride ourselves...