415: “That We May Be One”: A Gay Mormon’s Perspective on Faith and Family

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In his new book, That We May Be One: A Gay Mormon’s Perspective on Faith and Family (Published by Deseret Book), Tom Christofferson shares his story …

Announcing a New Survey about LDS LGBT Policies

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Let your views be heard about current LDS policies and teachings about LGBT persons and issues! Two social psychologists, Michael Nielsen and David Wulff, have …

322: How Does Apocalyptic Thinking Factor into the Recent LGBT Policy Change and Reactions to It?

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In the three months since the Church announced its new policy regarding LGBT persons and their children, we seem to increasingly encounter talk among LDS …

307: Church Handbook Change Regarding LGBT Men and Women and their Children. Part 3—“Yes, and . . .” Activism and Renewal in a Tragic World

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We all recognize that there is a significant distance between the “real” world we live in and the “ideal” one we’d love to see instantiated. …

306: Church Handbook Change Regarding LGBT Men and Women and their Children. Part 2—Why? Why Now? Analyses and Possibilities

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In this second episode examining the new policies regarding LGBT women and men and children, Brad Kramer, Nancy Ross, and Rob Vox join Mormon Matters …

305: Church Handbook Change Regarding LGBT Men and Women and their Children. Part 1—Thoughts on How to Move Forward with Faith and Hope

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On Thursday, November 5th, we learned of several new additions to the Church Handbook of Instructions, Volume 1, which guides members of stake presidencies and …