Women
Women-oriented posts about the female experience in the LDS Church, motherhood, feminism, etc...
By: Téa
It's the first time I'd ever seen the Bishop stop a meeting to clarify and correct doctrine. It was a few minutes after another first: me skipping out on a meeting to report to him what had happened.
Misguided, well-meaning, confused, there are all sorts of 'polite' words one can use in this situation. I adore my Bishop's plainspoken style--Brother B was just WRONG. But I am getting ahead of myself by about 20 minutes, so let's rewind.
By: Stady Canton
Honestly, I'm not sure if I should be writing this. I could wait for the report from my friends who went to the release party at Changing Hands last night.
But I can't--my seams are stretched enough--I have to get this out there now.
Here's why:
By: The Baron
Kaimi asks whether it's hypocritical for the Church to oppose same-sex marriage on a 'marriage = one man and one woman' basis, given its polygamous history.
Is it contradictory to oppose gay marriage while allowing (in principle) for polygamy? Not at all: polygamy does not, in fact, violate the 'marriage = one man and one woman' principle.
By: Starfoxy
So, over at fMh a commenter named Whitney said this:
"I asked a question about how women can consider themselves active members of a patriarchal system and also consider themselves feminists."
I gave her a snarky answer, but then thought that it wasn't very nice and decided to tackle her question in earnest. I do consider myself a feminist, sometimes I even consider myself a radical feminist.
By: Starfoxy
Like many others, I dated a few people that were not good matches for me. Most of the people I dated were good guys, we just had different expectations, needs, and priorities. However, one of the people I dated exhibited abusive tendencies. I did not see his behavior as such and nearly married him. Even though I didn't marry him, the time I spent with him took a heavy toll on my self-esteem and changed my life for the worse in many ways. He never crossed the line into outright abuse (physical or emotional), and so I have hope that his marriage is a happy one. But this post isn't about him, it's about Curtis.