The Ordain Women movement is celebrating its fifth anniversary, and asked me, as one of its original organizers, to share some thoughts about its early days at the recent Sunstone Symposium. Here are some...
A few months ago, my daughters and I visited an art gallery that had an exhibit titled “Spot the Arab.” This exhibit had quite a few gorgeous –nay, exquisite—photographs of people who live in or...
Hey there. It sounds like maybe you’ve discovered that the church you love and the people in it are a little bit sexist. Maybe you noticed that a woman’s voice carries less weight. Maybe...
I ran into a friend recently whom I hadn’t seen in months. She told me she was stepping back from the Church for a while. There were a number of factors, but the biggest...
In this episode of the Religious Feminism interview series, Hindu Priestess Saumya Arya Haas discusses feminism in American Hindu communities, the intersections of caste and gender in Hindu culture, that first blog post she...
Someone messaged me the other day and asked me why I’m so angry. I’m here to explain why and argue that being angry is often necessary. (They were being homophobic, but that’s a story...
Fifteen years ago today, I entered the MTC. I wrote previously about the 10 year anniversary of returning home, but I still feel like the 15 year anniversary of beginning a mission deserves its...
Recently, Gina Colvin shared a video of a choral song that I found deeply moving. “For Everyone Born” completely resonated with me spiritually, and to me, it represented everything good about religion. It represented...
Sister Sassy is The Exponent’s resident Agony Aunt. Heed her advice at your own risk! Dear Sister Sassy, There has been a lot of conflict recently over whether or not women should be allowed...
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