Recently a prominent LDS filmmaker left the Church, and Jana and I were surprised by the harsh criticism leveled at him by liberal, intellectual Mormons we thought relatively sympathetic and generous. In this post, I wave my rhetorical gun haphazardly in their direction.
For a people that aggressively woos potential converts away from tight-knit faith […]

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Since it’s clearly what caused this guy to go crazy. [/sarcasm] Seriously, if these had been video games instead of books, we’d be hearing just that argument. There are even people who are claiming he must have been playing violent video games, since they’re the Root Of All Evil‚Ñ¢. I’m actually surprised that there is […]

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the Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade
by Ann Fessler
I just finished reading this harrowing, gut-wrenching, and emotional book. There were moments that I wanted to throw up, moments that I couldn’t stop crying, and moments that made me want to stand up and shout from […]

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