One of the most magnificent collections of books and manuscripts pertaining to English and American history and literature is housed in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, a privately endowed institution in San…
[…] paper and placed on the altar. The others who came later that day would pour their faith —no matter how strong or wavering—into a plea to God to help the people who are named. […]
Dialogue 53.2 (Summer 2020): 108–123
I felt free. I felt empowered. I might fall in love and get married, or
I might not. Either way would be fine. I didn’t need to have the same
life path as all of my friends and family. I realized that I am the way I
am, and I couldn’t change it. I needed to respect it. I had to listen to
myself, and not to everyone around me, including Church leaders. I
had to follow my heart and do what makes me happy, and it would all
get figured out in the end.
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[…] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to end its long-standing restriction on people of African descent from full participation and recognition as worthy spiritual beings in a majority white religion. Since the ban […]
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[…] testify that hearts can be touched, attitudes can be changed, and lives can be saved. Carla Brown —Atlanta, Georgia “Mom, I’m gay.” Even two years later I can still remember that moment. The sun […]