Reasonable Deconstruction with Unoriginal Jim

LDS apologists go all out with the blatant gatekeeping, seeking to delegitimize any lived experience of anyone who disagrees with the institution

Some on the political right are advocating a repeal of the 19th amendment to strip women of the right to vote. This pernicious backwards ideology has far reaching implications for all of society.

Looking at the best teaching from Russell M Nelson's entire career, and it wasn't to a church audience

Is service to God the only way to happiness, or is this idea teaching that happiness can only be accessed through religious participation

Spiritual confirmations and emotional reactions to religious experiences are not indicators of truth

Strident politics merged with religion is a toxic combination

After watching Oaks's BYU speech, there are two key messages. First, the church has no intention on ever helping people with faith crisis. And two they believe that greater institutional participation is the remedy for the loss of trust and unresolved doubts.

the prejudice on the right against higher education is unfounded. religion indoctrinates, higher education promotes questions

Dallin H Oaks, preemptively delegitimizes criticism and trains members to be suspicious of social media 

No eight-yeartold ever chooses to be baptized, they are conditioned to. The idea of baptizing a child before they have informed consent is contrary to the very idea of free agency and the ability to choose.