Thought-provoking commentary on life, politics, religion and social issues.
Don’t believe conservatives when they tell you that Justin Trudeau is piling debt onto Canadians. I mean, he is, but not in the way conservatives make it seem. 75% of Canada’s 2017–18 debt was created by only 2 prime minsters: Mulroney & Harper. Continue reading Conservative governments can’t balance budgets
I was reorganizing my Google Drive folders back in February and came across this old writeup I did for a book. I don’t even remember writing it, nor do I remember the request for the writeup. When I reread it, I thought I’d create a post out of it and schedule it for Mother’s Day. I wrote it in 2011.
Continue reading “How my mum gives me hope”
A little over two years ago, LDS commentator Greg Trimble wrote an article entitled “The Place For Gays Inside The Mormon Church”. In it, Greg shares an experience he had with one gay man—yes, just one—who believed that there’s a place for gay people in the LDS church.
Continue reading “Mormons love to share only certain gay stories”
Our third trans child approached us last month to say that they no longer want to attend church and no longer believe its teachings.
Half of our children now are estranged from the church. Each of them is trans. I don’t consider this a coincidence.
Continue reading “LDS rhetoric pushes LGBTQ members out”
White supremacy isn’t just being a Nazi. White supremacy is the idea that whiteness is better, that it’s a default. Continue reading You don’t need to be white to support white supremacy
While participating in the sacrament recently, I was contemplating the communal nature of it.
Continue reading “How the Sacrament is communal”
I attended a meeting where someone discussed the Family Proclamation. They used coded language about how much society had changed since it was announced. Continue reading How we frame the Proclamation is homophobic
The LDS concept of divinity perpetuates the sexism, homophobia, and transphobia inherent in the LDS church’s teachings and traditions.
Continue reading “LDS concept of God perpetuates prejudice”
About a month ago, Conservatives were up in arms with Virginia introducing the Repeal Act in their House of Representatives. While the bill will improve access to abortions for pregnant women, it doesn’t change when women can access an abortion. Conservatives were claiming that the changes would allow so-called “late-term abortions”, but third-trimester abortions are already legal in Virginia.
Continue reading “Why Conservatives are wrong about late-term abortions”
In a Facebook group I’m on, someone posted the following: “I opened my inside door to find a native female … Continue reading If you make it about race, it’s racist