By John Dehlin on Dec 4, 2007 in Sunstone, lds, mormon, mormons, web | 4 Comments
Friends of Sunstone,
Thanks (in part) to those of you who were able to contribute during our midyear fund-raiser, we (the staff plus a few gracious volunteers) have been working very hard over the past several months on 2 major initiatives for your benefit (in addition to the regular delivery of magazines and symposia):
Sunstone Magazine Digitization […]
By SunstoneBlog on Nov 12, 2007 in Homosexuality, gay, lds, mormon, mormons | 44 Comments
A new pamphlet about homosexuality appeared on the church’s website in late July, 2007. The pamphlet is entitled God Loveth His Children, and, among other things, says that the Church does not know what causes same-sex attractions but does not believe sexual abuse and sexual experimentation in childhood are responsible. It declares that same-sex […]
By Jana on Oct 27, 2007 in Community, Dissent, Doubt, News, Sunstone, lds, testimony, youth | 20 Comments
Kottke.org, one of the best-known blogs out there, links to an interview of two Mormon teens in Idaho. It’s funny and a wee bit sad to see how much these girls feel stifled by their religious culture….
An excerpt:
What is the craziest thing about Mormonism?
The craziest thing about Mormonism is the garbage that supposedly […]
By John Dehlin on Oct 18, 2007 in Sunstone, lds, mormon, mormons | 0 Comments
As noted at BCC, Sunstone is holding a regional symposium in Cambridge, MA on November 1-3, 2007, at the Harvard Divinity School.
The full program (still in draft form) can be found here. Some highlights include….
By John Dehlin on Oct 18, 2007 in Sunstone, lds, mormon, mormons | 3 Comments
Friends of Sunstone,
We’re writing to ask for your assistance for the December Sunstone issue, which we hope to send to press just before Thanksgiving. In addition to Sunstone’s regular magazine features, for this December issue, we’re planning a cluster of pieces about the Helen Whitney PBS documentary, The Mormons, which aired 30 April/1 May. Helen […]
By John Dehlin on Aug 28, 2007 in Faith, Sunstone, church, lds, mormon, mormons, testimony | 2 Comments
We’ve put together a short, 10 minute video on the case for Sunstone — as told by J. Bonner Ritchie: retired BYU professor, active member of the LDS church, and avid Sunstone supporter.
We hope you enjoy! Please consider supporting Sunstone today — either by subscribing to the magazine, purchasing some MP3s or making a […]
By John Dehlin on Aug 13, 2007 in Sunstone, lds, mormon, mormons | 0 Comments
We’re having a get-together Wednesday night in Encinitas, CA. 7pm.
The topic will be “the future of Sunstone” — and how we can work together to make it happen.
If any of you are interested in coming, please shoot me an email. We’d love to have you there!!!
John Dehlin
By John Dehlin on Aug 7, 2007 in Sunstone, Symposium, lds, mormon, mormons | 0 Comments
For those interested, here’s a link to today’s interview on KCPW about this week’s symposium.
