Tensions erupted. His facial expression changed immediately from happy to deeply troubled. Christofferson: "Yes. Hamula became a member of a group called the. All quotes below by Fr. LDS response to Nazi Germany, excommunication of Helmuth Hubener. Although, not all of his meetings deal with sexuality. The Deseret News attempted to contact three individuals who were allegedly harassed for posting about their faith on Twitter. Michael Coe The last church leader removed before Lee was Richard R. Lyman, who was excommunicated in 1943 for adultery but baptized again 11 years later. Augustine then wrote to Auxilius on Classicianus's behalf. Ostler gets some naysayers, but overwhelmingly his words strike a chord with people. Richard is one of the three most well-known and loved of living Christian contemplative authors, at least among those writing in English (the other two being Cynthia Bourgeault and Thomas. Thank you for everything you and Margi do! Levi Peterson Jimmy Snow (Mr. Atheist) In the 2015 . Inspired by what he heard he applied for the Kroc Fellowship at NPR headquarters in DC and to his surprise, he got it. Laura Compton and Nadine McCombs Hansen Two scriptures that fit very nicely here: Jana Reiss, Modern Critics Who Brought/Bring Attention to Legitimate Concerns Haley Wilson Lemmn Richard Ostler is on Facebook. His Facebook posts would get a lot of attention, but it was something he saw on Instagram that really changed things for him. Well, I guess we can burn the church as Sodom if thats what we really want. Disciplinary councils shaming people for sexual choices and/or apostasy LDS Churchs massive financial portfolio at Ensign Peak, and lack of financial transparency Richard Bushman Thomas Rogers I believe in and am deeply committed to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and want it to work for a wider group. Thomas McConkie Great collection of information, but Id revise your early external observers list. Stuart Matis He understands when people choose to walk away from the church, but he hopes they stay. Joanna Brooks Joseph Smiths Council of 50 and King of the World anointing Im Supposed to Prepare for the Sacrament? Exmormon/Recovery From Mormon Website Founders (Eric Kettunen) All social media can be used for good, or it can be used for bad, said Ostler. Open Stories Foundation LDS Church refusal to apologize for mistakes Shelby Hintze, a producer at KSL and active Latter-day Saint on Twitter, says that if users really intended to follow the counsel of church leaders, they would treat others with love and kindness. Jon Huntsman Jr., Mary Kaye Huntsman and Family In 1830 Oastler, who was managing a large Yorkshire agricultural estate, learned of the . Families were torn. 500 episodes. Kyle Ashworth (Latter-Gay Saints) Angela Soffe Jerald and Sandra Tanner Mormons Building Bridges Richard Oastler died in Harrogate on 22 August 1861 and was buried at St . Tinesha Zandamela noticed some of the same accounts that attacked her with racist commentary when she was running for Provo City Council in 2017 later started using the #DezNat hashtag. In Sunday School, there isnt someone hiding behind a picture of a former apostle telling you to kill yourself. Huge philanthropists to Mo & western/Utah history and culture. Cultural Context Preceding the Book of Mormon, Joseph Fielding Smiths Doctrines of Salvation, LDS Churchs response to the Mark Hofmann forgeries, To Young Men Only Pamphlet (little factories), Re-recording of Ronald Poelman General Conference talk, The Family: A Proclamation to the World, Promotion of Rough Stone Rolling at Deseret Book, Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS Churchs massive financial portfolio at Ensign Peak, and lack of financial transparency, Apologetic attempts to debunk the CES Letter. Lavina Fielding Anderson Ostler says Mormons have no place to judge how people might mind that gap. Some posts displayed violent imagery. Ally Isom Check out YA Weekly, located in the Young Adults section of the Gospel Library app, for new, inspiring content for young adults each week. Radio Free Mormon I dont promulgate anything. I believe in and am deeply committed to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and want it to work for a wider group. With Him, you can put your sins behind you and become once again as white as snow. With Him, you can become better than you once were. Though shes not mormon, Hazels story should not be buried into obscurity. At the time of this storys publication, Cicotte had not responded to several requests from the Deseret News to confirm his connection to the @JReubenCIark account. Mormon Leaks (Ryan McKnight and Ethan Dodge) I had a chance to do often 20 to 30 interviews a week. Ostler often gets asked about LDS Church policy and doctrine and whether it can change in the future. He almost single handedly revved up Sunstone, expanded and oversaw all the symposiums (both SLC and other cities), all the publication details, etc., for years. LGBTQ PODCASTS - HOSTED BY RICHARD OSTLER Read More. Lack prophesy, seeing, and revelations by modern Prophets, Seers, and Revelators While Fr. Tracy's experience mirrors that of many millennial ex-Evangelicals who have discovered a spiritual mentor and teacher in the Franciscan priest, author, and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC), Richard Rohr. B. Carmon Hardy Satan doesnt only win when you sinhe also wins if he can make you believe that you are worthless, that you are exempt from Gods love, and that your situation is so hopeless that the Saviors Atonement doesnt apply to you. Not long ago, on his way to the post office in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Richard Rohr, a seventy-six-year-old Franciscan friar, had a spiritual experience. It was toward the end of his time as a bishop when he saw it - an image of a young man from Davis County with a message from his mother. The Book of Abraham This idea of pink Latter-day Saints came from Latter-day Saint institute teacher S. Michael Wilcox. Conversely, Heavenly Father wants you to feel hope through the Savior. Therefore, they are . Terryl & Fiona Givens There are things, such as lusting after ones own gender or losing track of ones own gender, which must be unthinkable, unimaginable, or how can we know God? Lyman was rebaptized in the church a decade later, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. Robert Kirby Elizabeth Smart A plague of pornography within the church must necessarily be followed by a plague of sexual abuse within the church except we repent in sackcloth and ashes. J.P. Bellum and dozens of other #DezNat users were, at one point, members of a chat group on Discord, an application frequently used by gamers. Tyler Measom And they would be Monday night through Thursday night, Friday and Saturday afternoons," Ostler says. The new rules were unveiled by Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor to church President Russell M. Nelson, at a morning leadership training session for male area presidencies and top female officials. Richard Ostler This is your first step toward the Savior. An experienced leader with a successful track record in Strategy, Planning, Communications and Project Management in multiple sectors (technology, education, utilities and aviation). My name is Richard Ostler and I am a native of Salt Lake City. Ezra Taft Benson Christine Jeppsen Clark Even though he was . Apologetic attempts to debunk the CES Letter Ostler says that because people know he loves LGBTQ people, they feel they can talk to him about anything. - The Excommunication of: The September Six, Denver Snuffer, Kate Kelly, John Dehlin, Jeremy Runnells, Bill Reel, Sam Young, Cody and Leah Young Ty Mansfield We cant wait to hear from you. You can find more articles about the law of chastity and Gods view of sexuality in the Young Adults section of the August 2020 Ensign. RIO DE JANEIRO After having his previous excommunication lifted in 2009, Bishop Richard Williamson has incurred the canonical penalty again, upon illicitly . He later served as a judicial clerk on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Richard Oastler, (born Dec. 20, 1789, Leeds, Yorkshire, Eng.died Aug. 22, 1861, Harrogate, Yorkshire), industrial reformer known in the north of England as the "Factory King," who from 1831 conducted a campaign for shorter working hours that was in part responsible for the Ten Hours Act of 1847. The LDS Black Priesthood/Temple Ban, along with its Reversal Maxine Hanks I am not a Mormon and was not raised in the Mormon Church. Some #DezNat users say they have chosen to remain anonymous because members of the church have been harassed for sharing their religious beliefs. Jerald and Sandra Tanner Holly Tholstrom Alden, Mormon Autobiographers Richard Poll Unfortunately, a few years after the publication of Secret Ceremonies she died, supposedly of death by suicide. Family Fellowship In the 20th, excommunications of leaders were far more rare, but there were some major ones, especially when Apostle Richard R. Lyman was excommunicated in 1943 for what the Church described in. John Dehlin I tried to follow Heavenly Fathers example of love for the brave young adults (some whom I consider my heroes) who were willing to open up to me about their sins, wanting to be refined by the Savior. Quest for refuge: the Mormon flight from American pluralism Through the teachings of Richard Rohr, she found a spiritual home with the practice of contemplative spirituality. Michael Ash Cindy Spencer Le Fevre Dean Byrd Ernest L. Wilkinson Following the prophet through practical examples. A since-deleted tweet from the @JReubenCIark account said Zandamela, a Brigham Young University graduate, probably got into BYU because BYU admissions would fall over itself to admit a black girl, and that she probably got a 24 ACT equivalent.. And we. Those harassing the church and its members on Twitter would not be met with weakness and apologies, Bellum said in his blog post. Church negative rhetoric about people who doubt/question the church They would say things like, No one will ever want to date or marry me because I was once sexually active, I feel like Im not worthy of anyone because Ive struggled with pornography, My chance for a temple marriage is ruined because of my mistakes, or, I will never be able to teach the law of chastity to other members or to my future kids because I broke it., Essentially, they didnt believe that the Savior could truly take their scarlet sins and make them white as snow (see Isaiah 1:18). Linda Adams A nonmember parent or parents (including LGBT parents) can request that their baby be blessed by a worthy Melchizedek Priesthood holder, Oaks said. The people who use #DezNat are few in number but very vocal. Philastus Hurlbut Jane Manning James I do have hope that there are better days coming, but I also realize there are people living in those missing chapters, the gap, and its very painful for them," says Ostler. People named Richard Ostler. He is waiting for you and wants to forgive you. Richard Rohr, Jesus Christ is an ideal guide of sorts, but he's not truly Lord. Not able to figure our what Reed Smoot is doing in the Early External Observers Who Expressed Genuine Concerns With Mormon Practices. Comments sought. I think its sad when anybody resorts to bullying or attacking people on the internet, especially when they are anonymous, said Hintze. Hes also an unassuming source for these types of inclusive messages. Joseph Smiths Treasure Digging, Peeps Stones, and Folk Magic Gnosticism is an ancient heresy that denied the Incarnation because it professed the false belief that all matter was evil. He invited them out for dinner just to chat. CNA/EWTN NEWS News March 20, 2015. These three men in particular that I met with it was not a choice, they were born this way and they had done everything they knew to become 'ungay.' Mean-spirited comments and name-calling go both ways between #DezNat followers and their opponents on Twitter, but the racist, sexist and homophobic themes of many #DezNat posts have set the hashtag apart. It has been called to our attention that there are some among the various pro-white and white supremacy communities who assert that the Church is neutral toward or in support of their views, the statement said. He was born in Leeds on 20 December 1789, the youngest child of linen merchant Robert Oastler and his wife Sarah (ne Scurr). Consequently, I am putting together a starter list of influencers. David Ostler I realized that Im learning things here that are different. Journal of Mormon History Devin talks about his decision to serve a mission, coming home after six months because of a belated confession, active in his ward . It marked a significant and stunning departure from the recent past. Terry Tempest Williams, Proponents of Changes to Harmful LDS Policies and Practices Alex Cooper In recent months, several Twitter accounts associated with #DezNat went private or were deleted, possibly in response to a separate account that is releasing names of individuals it alleges are behind anonymous accounts. Benji Schwimmer Founders of Exponent II We are optimistic that a majority of people whatever their beliefs and orientations long for better understanding and less contentious communications. I believe in big tent Mormonism. My name is Richard H. Ostler and I am a native of Salt Lake City, small business owner, married father of six with several grandchildren. The Deseret News found some posts by #DezNat users that degraded women, used sexually explicit and profane language to demean people and their ideas, contained racial slurs and mocked gay and transgender people. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. The producers wanted the women to wear unflattering housecleaning type clothes. Nothing could be further from the truth. Realize That Heavenly Father and the Savior Are Waiting to Forgive You. Journalists, Radio, Magazines Michael Brown (Mormon Stories Truth Claims Essays), LGBTQ Advocacy and Activism Your email address will not be published. Mormon Mental Health Association Craig Stapley The Indian Placement Program Classicianus a Roman official was excommunicated along with his entire household by a bishop named Auxilius after he had entered a church to seize several perjurers. Richard Ostler (Listen, Learn, and Love) Bob Rees For me, its been a great place of learning and growth and expansion of my views, and my capacity to understand and love people, said Hintze. Lindsay Hansen Park If we wont exercise proper judgment against such characters as Papa Ostler (and there are many such characters in the church now), then in time we may find many of our leaders embracing his doctrine, because you cant disobey God without giving power to the devil. Shawn McCraney (Heart of the Matter) Rohr believes that Jesus the man ended up becoming the Christ. Jeremy Runnells Top leaders have shared both the need for acceptance and a warning that gay marriage is an attack on the family. Bob McCue Both He and the Savior are overjoyed when you reach for Them to help you overcome your sins. Answer: For whatever good he does, Fr. I nominate the comedy parody trio The Saliva Sisters for the music section. Richard Ostler served as the bishop for a young single adult ward in Magna, Utah for three years. I believe in and am deeply committed to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and want it to work for a wider group. Josh & Lolly Weed Polygamy, Polyandry, & D&C 132 I am the author of Priesthood healings not working I am feeling all these emotions at this very moment, and they are not mutually exclusive., Members should cheer this drop in the bucket, Ostler said, because thats how buckets get filled., Donate to the newsroom now. Laci Green Annie C. Tanner, Early External Observers Who Expressed Genuine Concerns With Mormon Practices, Eber D. Howe Mary Lythgoe Bradford Craig Criddle & Geoff Ulyeman As the bishop of a young single adult ward, I worked with young adults to help them repent and be refined by the Atonement of Jesus Christ. NorthStar When I served as the bishop of a young single adult ward, I worked with so many young adults to help them repent and become clean from sexual sin. Richard C. Oster. Evergreen Welcome to our podcast! David and Lars Nielsen, Progressive and Post-Mormon Philanthropy Richard Packham The American Humanist . He connects many of the people he meets with to therapists he trusts. John would Oliver Cowdrey qualify as an Early Church Insider Who Spoke Up Against Dishonesty or Injustice?. Some are finding that anonymity is a shallow protection. Past super racist statements by Mormon church leaders She used her position to create social change. Jan Shipps Louis Midgley It is for families, individuals, local leaders, and LGBTQ+ members. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. It's a very simple principle.". Sterling McMurrin Patriarchal blessings not coming true Boston resident Kristine Haglund, who has seen family members leave the church because of the policy, was even blunter. Welcome! Sunstone Zelph On The Shelf "This light is interminably long," he. Miracle of Forgiveness Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. Episode 615: Bonnie Young, Author of Sex Educated: Letters from a LDS Therapist to Her Younger Self. In September 1993, six writers and thinkers were excommunicated or disfellowshipped for their criticisms or unorthodox theology. On Thursday, the Utah-based faith walked back all the hotly disputed elements. LDS church coverup of sexual abuse and protection of abusers at expense of victims While many #DezNat followers are still active on social media, people presumed to be behind the accounts are being exposed. Among his posts is the suggestion that one of the three Nephites could be a man who thinks he was supposed to be born a girl, or who desires sex with other men and not women. Lindsay Hansen Park, Progressive Mormon and Post-Mormon Politicians Stream Richard Ostler music | Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloud Limited Time Offer: Get 50% off the first year of our best annual plan for artists with unlimited uploads, releases, and insights. A little note on men like Joseph Smith and Moses, Joseph Smiths vision explaining a key point about D&C 132 and polygamy. And those words just pierced my soul and I just cried," says Ostler. These moments are not shameful; they are God-given moments that can offer you hope that you will be forgiven. But others believe strict orthodoxy can also be used as a mask for personal prejudices. Russell M. Nelson #DezNat may not be to everyones taste, Bellum wrote in the blog post. Some were disciplined by the church. sltrib.com 1996-2023 The Salt Lake Tribune. Sign Up. Tom Phillips Others, however, simply post Latter-day Saint scriptures, share uplifting quotations and say they follow the hashtag purely for spiritual reasons. If we believe the revelations, then when we see such men among us preaching such things as Papa Ostler does with impunity, we should feel the gravest concern, knowing that God warned us by revelation that we would offend him if we failed to do our duty in cutting off men out of the church. I believe the fathers response stunned the prodigal son. Last week I posted a link to a review of Richard Rohr's The Divine Dance, written by Fred Sanders in 2016 soon after Rohr's book was published.Sanders is well-known as a conservative theologian specialising on the question of the Trinity, and his review was pretty scathingleading to my (slightly) tongue in cheek heading 'Just so you know that Richard Rohr is a heretic'. Ezra Booth Joseph Smith excommunicated a number of people without actually even holding a church council, and this is the sort of case that clearly merits such action. The term sexuality means different things to different people, but in this context, we are talking specifically about our sexual feelings and identity. All Rights Reserved, #DezNat Twitter debates have unleashed vitriol. I hope Elbert Peck receives appropriate attention. Joanna Brooks I am defining an influencer as a person or organization who is widely admired for achievements, courage, or noble qualities. Our Savior describes how the father responded when the prodigal son returned to teach how Heavenly Father feels about you when you reach for Him: When he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck and kissed him (Luke 15:22). Brian Birch The Wanderer newspaper had lots of info on the man, including his weird "Wild Man Retreats" where, to the priest's delight, grown men would get naked in the woods and, uh, bond. David P. Wright D. Michael Quinn Stenhouse for his 1873 The Rocky Mountain Saints. They did expose it all, from the inside. Welcome to Listen, Learn, and Love. In 2011, PBS called him "one of the most popular spirituality authors and speakers in the world". Though #DezNat has been around since the fall of 2018, the accounts using it have been around longer. Statement of Purpose: In 2020 we are experiencing a Mormon Renaissance of sorts, as the LDS church (under President Russell M. Nelson) is making historic changes to accommodate long-fought-for progressive and post-Mormon concerns. The Book of Mormon Officially a "Franciscan priest", Mr. Rohr ordained in 1970 in the doubtfully valid Novus Ordo rite of Paul VI is a . It seems to represent the beginning of a new relationship between the church and the LGBTQ community.. #DezNat, short for Deseret Nation, is not affiliated with or supported by the Deseret News or its owner, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in any way. Lavina Fielding Anderson All male priesthood / patriarchy Maurine Whipple After some small talk, I asked him why he had called us in. Look over Papa Ostlers twitter feed and you can find a nice long list of beliefs for which someone ought to have been excommunicated a long time ago without any question. Brian Keith Dalton (Mr. Deity) He has not been excommunicated, so there may be a range of theology RC church can tolerate. As I STUDY the BOM my questions become less and less. Signature Books (e.g., George Smith, Ronald Priddis, Gary Bergera, Tom Kimball) Ben McAdams, Podcasters, Youtubers and Bloggers Who Popularized Concerns with LDS Church History, Truth Claims, Culture, and Policies Rock Waterman Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Infants on Thrones Lindsay Hansen Park I pray that you feel hope in knowing how much He and your Heavenly Father love you. The truth of how Heavenly Father feels about you when you repent from sexual sin can be seen in the parable of the prodigal son (see Luke 15:1132). It's a wonderfully hopeful signal that the church is willing to make a policy correction quickly and publicly, Haglund said. In fact, one LGBTQ individual in South America sent him a picture of his baptism earlier this week, he said. I believe this is the right message to members of the church to not single out those in same-sex marriages.. Ostler reached out to an old high school friend who was gay and married to his husband. Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor to church President Russell M. Nelson. This list is grossly inadequate, but I am hopeful that it is better than what is out there now (which is nothing). Denver Snuffer Janice Merrill Allred Patrick F. Bagley Benji Schwimmer Friday, January 12, 2018. I am nothing more than a regular member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. LDS correlation I am a former bishop of a Young Single Adult ward, and speak at firesides and conferences about how to more fully embrace LGBTQ Latter-day Saints, see their gifts and contributions, and better understand their unique road. Bruce R. McConkie Rohr are taken from his book Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer. Kendall Wilcox Kinderhook plates Like the prodigal son, you may have had a moment of honest self-reflection when you came to [your]self (see Luke 15:17) with a realization that you needed to change or repent. How about add Nadine Hansen who researched and published the finances re: Church and members opposing California Prop 8 ? Little did he know at that time, he would be reunited decades later with one of his fellow missionaries who happened to be a priest, gay and married. Richard Sherman, the 49ers' veteran cornerback, was born in Compton in March 1988. Greg Prince I nominate Jim Whitfield Jim has written the Mormon delusion series 1-5 . Lee Hale began listening to KUER while he was teaching English at a Middle School in West Jordan (his one hour commute made for plenty of listening time). The LDS Temple Endowment Ceremony/Josephs Involvement with Masonry/All the Changes over the years In the case of questioning whether or not a bride is wearing garments under her wedding dress, we may not know the whole story. Theyve provided much-needed comic relief for manyespecially culture-shocked new Utahns and church- exiting LBGT Mormons. The Family: A Proclamation to the World C. Jane Kendrick, Historians, Scientists, and Writers who Brought to Light Legitimate Concerns Regarding LDS Church Truth Claims Charles Larson (By His Own Hand Upon Papyrus) Gary and Millie Watts White supremacist attitudes are morally wrong and sinful, and we condemn them. Stephen Carter Lester Bush Re-recording of Ronald Poelman General Conference talk Church fighting ERA movement He hopes to tell stories that accurately reflect the beliefs that Utahns hold dear. He's a gay Mormon boy, and he felt like a square peg in a round hole and suffered immensely.' Bianca Morrison Dillard In addition, officials said, the revamped policy clears the way for babies of such couples to be blessed in a traditional church ceremony. Richard H. Ostler, a former YSA bishop, speaks at firesides and conferences about how to more fully embrace LGBTQ Latter-day Saints, see their gifts and contributions, and better understand their unique road. 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