Amelia
Amelia has recently relocated to Salt Lake City for her new job selling college textbooks (a job she loves). She's a 9th generation Mormon redefining her relationship with the church (the church she both loves and hates). She's passionate about books, travel, beauty, and all things cheese.
On the Sexist Nature of Benevolent Patriarchy
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Last Friday Modern Mormon Men featured two alternative viewpoints on patriarchy: “modern patriarchy” and “reluctant patriarchy.” I was wary of reading the piece on “modern...
A Gospel of Love
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Recently I was listening to Krista Tippett’s On Being (a favorite public radio show of mine); her guest Kate Braestrup (a chaplain to the...
Mourn with Those that Mourn: The Problems with Mormon Funerals
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A few years ago, my dear friend J's father, D, died. He was a very sweet man and his children wanted to honor his...
Book Review: Magdalene by Moriah Jovan
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Power, prostitution, sex, revenge, and . . . a Mormon bishop? I was intrigued. How could a romance, complete with explicit sex, involve a...
Daughters of Mormonism: A New Podcast for Mormon Women
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A few weeks ago, Sybil began a new podcast meant to give voice to and explore the issues important to Mormon women: Daughters of...
The Modesty Myth: Why Covering Up Just Won’t Do
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In the last month I’ve read a couple of opinion pieces about the sexualization of our young girls. In “Parents, Don’t Dress Your...
Methinks the Non-Women Protest Too Much: On Non-Equality in the Mormon Church
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This week The Washington Post's "On Faith" ran a series about women's role in religion as it pertains to sex discrimination. They asked a wide...
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
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by Amelia
I have a long history of struggling with the church, but recently I have felt much more peace in my relationship with it....