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A mother and two teenage daughters walk to their cars after visiting the temple with temple bags, representing temple garment devotion, family preparation, and sacred continuity.

The Trouble with Garment Talk

Amanda Freebairn
Women’s experiences with garments are diverse—shaped by faith, family culture, and life stage rather than one simple story.
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A mother and two teenage daughters walk to their cars after visiting the temple with temple bags, representing temple garment devotion, family preparation, and sacred continuity.

The Trouble with Garment Talk

Amanda Freebairn
Women’s experiences with garments are diverse—shaped by faith, family culture, and life stage rather than one simple story.
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The Problem With “Just Me and God”

Duante Robinson
Religion is rarely comfortable or luxurious—it’s a workshop where God shows up in the space between imperfect people.
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Behavior Patterns Associated with Sexual Abuse of Children

Jacob Z. Hess
What the evidence says about porn exposure, delinquent peers, and impulsivity as repeated predictors of child victimization?
A church leader greets a young LGBT man with kindness in a chapel hallway, reflecting tensions surrounding David Archuleta’s Devout.

A Devout Sexual Minority’s Response to Archuleta’s “Devout”

Skyler Sorensen
Beyond dismissal and deconstruction: how to hold space for suffering while staying faithful to revealed truths.
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Disciplined For Disagreeing

Do therapy bans protect minors? Overbroad definitions risk punishing therapists for supporting client choice.

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When a Mission Ends Early

An early mission return can feel like failure, but it may also mark the start of unexpected spiritual growth.

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Many Americans reject party labels, yet absence from party processes leaves activists shaping ballots and platforms.

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Amanda Freebairn
The Trouble with Garment Talk

Women’s experiences with garments are diverse—shaped by faith, family culture, and life stage rather than one simple story.

C.D. Cunningham
Media Framing in the Wade Christofferson Case

Chicago media tied a crime case to church scandal. But did the reported facts justify that leap?

Jacob Z. Hess
What Life Patterns Protect Against Sexual Violence?

Research points to ten life patterns that reduce vulnerability and help protect women from sexual violence.

Anna Bryner
Latter-day Saints Must Stand With the Religiously Persecuted

The pain from religious violence that Latter-day Saints have experienced should inspire us to be better advocates for the religiously persecuted.

Dan Ellsworth
The Most Corrosive Claim in American Politics: “Everything You’ve Been Told Is Wrong”

Does anti-elite media sharpen or shatter judgment? Extremist talking heads destabilize reality and easing moral inversion.

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