As a young woman, I went into my first temple interview (for baptisms) as a complete sexual ignoramus. (I thought … Continue reading 13 Articles of Healthy Chastity

Or he’s not. I don’t care. He is still my son. And he is 5. And I am his mother. … Continue reading My son is gay

An Argentine family who sought asylum in the United States from religious persecution scrambled Wednesday to stuff 10 years of … Continue reading Family who fled anti-Mormon, anti-American sentiment will be deported Thursday

What I found most interesting about this film was the frequent similarities between Islam, Orthodox Judaism, and other insular religions … Continue reading Arranged

The publication of Joseph Smith’s papers two centuries after his birth opens a window on a life filled with what … Continue reading Joseph Smith Papers

LDS family services estimates there a 4-5 members in each ward that are dealing with same-gender issues. They say most … Continue reading Every ward has member dealing with same-gender issues

Every Friday around lunch time, a line of cars drives into the empty parking lot of an empty building. Around … Continue reading The Muslims in your neighborhood

The conflict between science and religion is generally overstated. But it is certainly true that science is the matrix that … Continue reading Does science strengthen our faith or threaten it?

“[S]cholars today recognize that older descriptions of “conflict” or open “warfare” between science and Christianity are often mistaken. Nor could … Continue reading An LDS View on Science and Religion