Weekly #ComeFollowMe podcast centering the marginalized in Mormonism by Black lifelong member (@jamcjon) and queer convert (@LDThinking)
Boston, MA
Joined June 2019
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It's been a minute since I did anything for the very fine radio broadcast, All Things Considered. It's happening today. I had a fascinating conversation with James Jones - a life long Mormon who says LDS theology is inherently anti-racist, it's the church that's problematic.
Check our episode with the authors if you're not already familiar :)
beyondtheblockpodcast.com/ep…
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Beyond The Block retweeted
I want to be a badass Bible scholar like @LDThinking on @BTBLDS so I could be better at backing up my Mormon unorthodoxy with scriptures.
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It’s the plagues this week in CFM [Exodus 7-13]. And now, a take ain’t nobody ask for :) This week’s text got a few things to say about compromising with oppressors. As Moses inflicts plagues on Pharaoh, Pharaoh attempts to pacify Moses by conceding to everything but his demands.
Beyond The Block retweeted
A friend asked me to tweet out this survey called:
"Anonymous Survey for members of the LDS faith (particulary BIPOC and LGBTQ+ members in the USA)"
Thank you!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Beyond The Block retweeted
Not exactly revelatory, but I'll say it while we're studying Exodus 1-6 this week:
BYU's Honor Code is impossible to honor.
In the first six chapters of Exodus, there at least six women (Shiphrah, Puah, Jochebed, Miriam, Pharaoh's daughter, and Zipporah) who must disobey men
Beyond The Block retweeted
Bat signal--requesting a boost: If you are/were a LGBTQ Latter-day Saint who underwent aversion therapy at BYU or in private practice, and are willing to talk about your experience, please reach out to me! Thanks!
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youtu.be/HbO3gVVVy5g?t=312
I thought folks were taking this out of context originally, but it's still pretty bad even in context.
I can appreciate the spirit of what Brad Wilcox is trying to do as someone whose list of theological questions continues to grow as I work out answers
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Tl;dr Deseret Book hired me to make an online course on challenging prejudice
Deseret Book refused to publish it because I challenged prejudice 🤷🏾♂️
Would help if we posted it 😂
youtu.be/Pk2Rv2tGPRE
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Beyond The Block retweeted
I hope the Saints are taking notes. Everyone in the conference center is vaccinated. 🤔
Let me say it a different way.
If all the leaders are vaccinated, including the prophet; and you ain’t vaccinated, who are you following? #conferencethoughts #GeneralConference
Beyond The Block retweeted
imagine the power queer christians could hold if we entered every conversation that involved our queerness with the inherent assumption that queerness is a divine gift- already holy and good. and if someone disagrees we simply act like they're the most ridiculous person on earth.
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While some might fear a future where more valedictorians share things like their sexual identity in their speeches, I think we should instead fear a future in which they don’t.
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Beyond The Block retweeted
"Has the obligation to respect others" and "striving to create a community of belonging", but regards gay relationships as sinful. At some point we gotta acknowledge that we're enabling this behavior otherwise condemnations ring hollow
Beyond The Block retweeted
I don't know who needs to hear this, but when religiously-oriented professors are expected to carry our "muskets" into modernity's culture wars, my support will always be given to the marginalized and oppressed, and hardly ever to those who prioritize institutions.
