Last November, revisions to Church Handbook of Instructions 1 included policies of ordinance exclusion to minors who reside with same-sex parents and of mandatory disciplinary council (essentially mandatory excommunication, I believe) for Church members...
It appears that a three-year financial crisis that threatened the Salt Lake Tribune may be coming to a close with the recent announcement that Paul Huntsman has purchased the newspaper. Questions remain about how...
With thanks to Ziff for joining in on the data collection! In August 2015, the church announced that women would be included in general and local church councils. In a follow up...
Michael Otterson, managing director of Public Affairs for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS, Mormons), reaffirmed the church’s hostility toward advocacy yesterday in response to a question from Kate Kelly, who...
I recently had the opportunity to interview LeNae Peavey-Onstad, a Mormon woman and hospital chaplain. LeNae is the person who introduced me to the Exponent five years ago, so I am forever grateful to...
We are pleased to feature this guest post by Judy Dushku, one of Exponent II‘s founding mothers. In the months since the LDS church announced “The Policy” on gay couples and their families, significant...
My oldest son turned eight at the end of 2014 and was baptized by my husband. My husband is a wonderful man and I had no issue with him performing the baptism. I did...
By Lilith: Mormon studies scholar, ethnographer, and feisty heretic. Deeply and queerly Mormon. I know the missionaries were disappointed to hear that I have strong feelings about certain Church policies and cultural practices. I...
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