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July 2017

July 03, 2017

A Letter for My Someday-Teenage Children

I write all of this to you, my kids-who-are-probably-too-young-to-make-it-through-this-entire-letter, to explain my commitment to Mormonism,...

June 2017

June 15, 2017

Confederate Symbols and the Black Flag of ISIS: Two Sides of the Same Coin

A terrorist symbol looms over my hometown. It stands for an intolerant, un-American ideology, one...

April 2017

April 02, 2017

The Anti-Trump General Conference

Like many Mormons around the world, I’ve spent this weekend watching the Church’s General Conference,...

November 2016

November 28, 2016

The Fundamental Optimism of Apocalypse

Today, we have a guest post from my friend Cameron Neilsen. Please note that this...

June 2016

June 17, 2016

Stop Praying for us, and Acknowledge That You Helped Create Omar Mateen

Let me give you a run down: 2015 was the deadliest year on record for...

May 2016

May 13, 2016

Trans Win: Federal Government to Sue North Carolina

The Department of Justice recently announced it will be suing North Carolina for House Bill...

February 2016

February 09, 2016

Drones and Realism in the Middle East

Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) by the military, have become a contentious...

November 2014

November 05, 2014

Consecrating the widow’s mite

The Filipino widow’s mite The widow’s mite is a poignant story, but one in which...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

INTERNATIONAL MORMON STUDIES: MORE HELP WANTED!

This is a report AND a call for input going forward from the directors...

August 2014

August 12, 2014

Visible Women

On June 24, I was at a national gathering of religious leaders and scholars in...

February 2014

February 24, 2014

Mormons and Basketball in the Philippines

“There are good Mormons, rogue Mormons, drunk Mormons, polygamy Mormons. But one thing they all...

February 17, 2014

Who is Speaking for Me?

In 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon famously faced each other in the first...

February 03, 2014

Community of Christ Sings: A New Hymnal for a Divided Global Church

“You hold in your hands a vital mission tool!” proclaims the foreword of the Community...

January 2014

January 20, 2014

March Global Mormon Studies Madness!

Making up for lost time, Spring 2014 will see a flurry of global Mormon...