Archive Sunday: My Perfect Church
Originally published August 2005 Last night as I lay in bed, instead of counting sheep I started a list in my head of what my perfect Church would look like. Don’t get me wrong, this had nothing...
View ArticleArchive Sunday: Insanity
Originally published September 18, 2006 My dh — Dr. NO — recently attended a church meeting where the leaders discussed, among other things, the new statistic out from church-headquarters that...
View ArticleArchive Sunday:WHM – The Angel in the House
Given all our recent discussions about the dang “mommywars” nonsense, I thought it was a good time to bring up Emily’s discussion of the “Angel in the House” trope. Whatever the status of our money...
View ArticleARCHIVE SUNDAY: Heeding the Call and Living with It
This post was originally published by Kimberly on October 25, 2010 I frustrated them endlessly, I know it. I refused to be drawn into the canned presentations and bombarded them with questions. I’ve...
View ArticleArchive Sunday: I’m Tired of Religious Food Fights
This was originally posted by Derek on January 28, 2010. I picked it for archive Sunday today because I’ve been thinking a lot about how we treat people of our own religion who don’t follow all of the...
View ArticleArchive Sunday: General Relief Society Conference
This post was originally written on September 27th, 2008, by Janet. I’m reposting it in honor of last night’s Relief Society Broadcast, which I thought had some really good messages of Christ and of...
View ArticleArchive Sunday: Some easy, non-doctrinal changes
A great refresher post for your Sunday from the fabulous nat kelly, originally written November 6, 2010. Read the original post here. In our pining for greater gender equality in the church, we...
View ArticleArchive Sunday: Forgiving the Church
Originally posted by Eve, on May 29, 2006. You can read the original post and comments here. ***** The Church has brought me both the most profound and beautiful and some of the most heart-wrenching...
View ArticleArchive Sunday: Raising Gay Children in the Church
Originally posted by Mogaria on July 20, 2007. I thought this post was fitting considering the new church website. Read the original post and comments here. **** I am a 54 year old Mother who...
View ArticleArchive Sunday: A Primer on Mormon Feminism- Part II
Originally posted by Kris on March 17, 2005. The original post and comments can be found here. Just recently, I noticed that Heather P. linked to a post I made looking for essays written on the subject...
View ArticleArchive Sunday: Anecdotal Evidence of Female Superiority
This archive sunday post was originally posted by me (Alliegator) in April of 2011. See the original post and comments here. Growing up my dad was one of my biggest cheerleaders when it came to the...
View ArticleArchive Sunday: Women and Priest(ess)hood
This archive sunday post by Gaia was originally posted on February 15, 2005. See the original post and comments here. A perennially fascinating and controversial topic, i can’t resist offering my...
View ArticleArchive Sunday: Earth Day Roundup
With Earth Day upon us, I thought I’d post links to several Earth Day posts we’ve had here at fMh in the past. Look them over and consider what you can do to honor Mother Earth. Eat Locally for Earth...
View ArticleArchive Sunday: The power that I get each time I read?
Written by Shelah, and posted on April 18, 2008. See the original post and comments here. My dad falls asleep at church. He nods off in Sacrament Meeting, dozes in Gospel Doctrine, and likely snores...
View ArticleArchive Sunday: How Much Attention Should We Pay To What Everybody Else Does?
This archive Sunday post by hkobeal, originally appeared at fMh on June 27, 2010. You can see the original post and comments here. We Mormons talk a lot about being in the world, but not of the world....
View ArticleArchive Sunday: Forgiveness
This post by Rebecca originally appeared at feminist Mormon housewives on June 11, 2007. You can see the original post and comments here. I really enjoyed reading Elder Faust’s talk from the last...
View ArticleArchive Sunday: Happy Father’s Day at fMh
This guest post by Stephen Carter was originally published at fMh on June 19, 2011. You can read the original post and comments here. Hi, I’m Stephen, and I’m a stay-at-home dad. “Hi, Stephen.” I...
View ArticleArchive Sunday: How to be a Feminist Bishop
This archive Sunday post by blogger emeritus ECS, originally appeared on fMh on June 18, 2007. You can read the original post and comments here. Our bishop gave an excellent Fathers’ Day talk last...
View ArticleArchive Sunday: Participate in Sincere Prayer
This archive Sunday post was written by Artemis, and was originally posted on June 1, 2009. To see the original post and comments, go here. This month’s visiting teaching message is titled Participate...
View ArticleArchive Sunday: Obedience, Stewardship, and Cultural Orthodoxy
This archive Sunday post by fMhLisa originally appeared on September 1, 2009. Read the original post and comments here. We Mormons have a cultural habit of embracing random rules and granting them if...
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