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September 27-28 : An annual colloquy for thoughtful bridge-building between the LDS Church and LGBTQ+ community   SPONSORED BY : Tanner Humanities Center – University of Utah HOSTED BY : Mormons Building Bridges This FREE forum is made possible thanks to support from the Latter-day Saints Studies Initiative at the University of Utah.   LOCATION: Salt Lake City Main Library and The Leonardo CONCURRENT VISUAL ART EXHIBIT: A SPIRITUAL …

Suggested Reading: On September 5th, 2019 we will discuss David Brooks and Weave, the Social Fabric Project. But whether you come or not this book is well worth reading and corresponds with some of the most important issues of our time—how to commit to our interdependence in an ethical way that creates societal and thereby family and individual flourishing. The Guardian’s assessment of David’s book seems a fair appraisal …

August 24-26| How the bright, irrepressible goodness of a single child can change us all for the better.   Our primary Think Again-Faith Again host, Kristen Rogers-Iversen, brought this play to my attention. She is a member of the Gandhi Alliance for Peace. The Alliance along with Granite School District, Plan-B Theatre and United Nations Association of Utah will present The Post Office August 24-26. Details and $10 tickets …

Jill Krause | This Isn’t Political, This Is Being A Good Human.   I wasn’t and am still not familiar with Jill Krause. Apparently she’s “a thing.” Just one of so very many “things” I’m not aware of. But one of our past Think Again presenters, Loreen de St. Aubin, FB messaged me a blog post that Jill wrote that I thought was worth sharing. I’m always grateful and …

Tuesday, Aug. 6 at 7 PM | A Commemoration Event Sponsored by The Gandhi Alliance for Peace and The Utah Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons   Held at the Wasatch Presbyterian Church, 1626 S 1700 E, Salt Lake City, UT This interfaith event will include music and Christian, Jewish and Muslim participation. Bishop Hayashi will be the primary speaker. Thanks to ThinkAgain-FaithAgain past presenter, Kristen Rogers Iverson for recommending this …

Faith Matters Digs Deeper | Rooted in B.H. Roberts vision of bigger and better beliefs.   “I believe ‘Mormonism’ affords opportunity…for thoughtful disciples who will not be content with merely repeating some of its truths, but will develop its truths …The Prophet planted the germ-truths of the great dispensation of the fullness of times…The disciples of Mormonism, growing discontented with the necessarily primitive methods which have hitherto prevailed in …

1 Million Species at Risk of Extinction | And Why Climate Change Effects Your Quality of Life It is hard to comprehend. But comprehend we must. Because whether you care or not about losing a million species you do care about the quality of your life, your friends, and family. This well respected report needs our attention. Attention to what we purchase, how we consume energy, the plastics we …

Dustin Lance Black: Mama’s Boy | May 6, 2019 Interview David is an American screenwriter, director, film and television producer, and LGBT rights activist. He won a Writers Guild of America Award and an Academy Award for the 2008 film Milk. He also grew up gay and Mormon. In his new memoir he uses the lessons about getting along with his conservative, LDS mom as a template for healing …

Quaker Fest 2019  | SATURDAY APRIL 27 Featuring the music of Jackson Jill. Organized by Kate MacLeod. Dinner, social time, and Bluegrass at the Quaker Meetinghouse, 171 E 4800 S, Murry. More info at saltlakequakers.org Rockport Contra Dance  | SATURDAY MAY 4, 2019 All dances are taught and easy to learn. No partner or experience needed Caller: Rob Snow Live Music: Loose Shoes and the Rockport “Dam Band” Held …

“Each one of us has lived through some devastation, some loneliness, some weather superstorm or spiritual superstorm, when we look at each other we must say, I understand. I understand how you feel because I have been there myself. We must support each other and empathize with each other because each of us is more alike than we are unalike.”    | April 4 was Maya Angelou’s birthday. (April …