Excommunication as a Protection Against Spiritual Violence
When someone is harming others’ faith, is it “spiritual violence” to excommunicate them? Or not to?
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Every Body Matters
It’s unethical to enact laws that take for granted that the evident purposes of one’s sex-specific embodiment are incidental to human happiness.
A Fourth Take on The BYU Racial Equity Report
Searching for Christianity in the latest BYU Equity Report. Eleven theses toward a more productive conversation on race.
The Doctrine of Christ is Not Racist
Like the accusations against its history, some have insisted the doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ has racism “embedded” within it. Are those making this claim aware of what the Church actually teaches?
A Whirlwind History of Frivolous Lawsuits Against Latter-day Saints
Many commentators feigned shock with the recent Huntsman lawsuit. They shouldn’t be. Similar “publicity stunt” lawsuits have been going on for a long time.
Is Latter-day Saint History More (or Less) Racist Than Other Communities’?
Those who claim that Latter-day Saint history is uniquely racist pay insufficient attention to the larger context surrounding early Saints, as well as the meaningful examples of positive race relations in the life of Joseph Smith.
A Publicity Stunt Lawsuit
The Huntsman lawsuit is all fluff and no substance. The Church should move for dismissal.
Deciding Who to Trust
The question of trust is front and center in crises in America today. Some declare a need to “trust more”—while others insist on less and a need for more scrutiny and critique. What if they are both right?
Three Public Takes on the BYU Racial Equity Report
A long report on racial equity was released by a BYU committee last week, eliciting widely disparate public responses. We summarize three competing interpretations being taken up here.
The Fraud Mark Hofmann Still Perpetuates
“Murder Among the Mormons” highlights how Mark Hofmann perpetuated a narrative about transparency in The Church of Jesus Christ. Though Hofmann was stopped, that problematic narrative lingers.
Why A National Museum of American Religion Might Help Heal Our National Divide
Rather than a source of continued fracture and division, could a deeper appreciation of religion’s place in U.S. history become a way to bring Americans of different perspectives together?