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Modesty for Men
The ward modesty committees determined, however, that these inconveniences were worth it if they helped the women of the ward... -
11 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Modesty? (Guest)
[This week we pass the microphone to Heidi, a fellow cheap-seater. Heidi, it’s all yours. . .] Like many... -
Mormon Matters 43: Healthy Approaches to Teaching Modesty
Last week I participated in this Mormon Matters podcast regarding modesty and Mormonism with Dan Wotherspoon, Chelsea Robarge Fife, and... -
Modesty, Mormon-style
We try not to rant here at Doves & Serpents. We try to discuss things we’re thinking about, exchange ideas,... -
The Won’t To Believe
I could do it. I could choose to believe. -
Parenthood Juggle: “You Don’t Need to Go To College”
Seek an education, but FIRST seek to get married and have children. Of course there was also the underlying... -
The Pharisee Within
Today, I gave a talk in church about the last week of Jesus’ life. In the course of my talk... -
Happy Birthday, Doves and Serpents
To celebrate, here are the Top 24 posts from our first two years (one for every month, by page views): -
39 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Please Don’t Tell Me I Don’t Understand the Gospel
Had I simply refused to see it? Turned a blind eye out of conformity? Why, after decades in the church,... -
3 Psaltery & Lyre: Sarah Dunster, “The Death of Ginny”
Sarah Dunster is an award-winning poet and fiction writer. Her poems have been published in Dialogue: a Journal of Mormon... -
Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut
Last week I read this comment in an online Facebook group: “My daughter’s handout from Young Women’s today: Your greatest... -
Teaching Sex: I Apologize
I apologize after sex. Yes, I literally say, “I’m sorry.” Actually I have come a long way in recent years... -
This is Nutters
[This is me sighing.] I’ve written a few times here about modesty. Some might think I sound like... -
30 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Higher Education?
Harvard Business School has its issues, as does any organization. But I believe that its values of openness, tentativeness,... -
On immodest angels . . .
I’m not a fan of censorship. Don’t even get me started on book banning. So when I saw... -
Proof that Society has Jumped the Shark?
Stealing a line from my high school friend, Jeremy, who posted this video gem on Facebook today, along with this... -
On turning 12
I am fifteen years into this whole parenthood project and I am only sort of embarrassed to admit that I... -
14 Dear Jack: Self-Love
We can and should make ethical and moral choices about our sexual behavior, but attaching that morality to perfectly healthy... -
Why All Mormon Women Should Wear Pants to Church
[Photo Credit] This guest post is written by BDBeal. Yes, it’s a post about women’s dress written by a... -
Mormon RUMPspringa: When Mormons Go Worldly
In light of the silly controversy that occurred last week at BYU-Idaho wherein a female student was denied access to... -
06 Dear Jack: The Weight of the World
Dear Jack, Our ward primary program is coming up and my six-year-old daughter wants to wear her favorite “fluffy” dress... -
Rotten to the Core
The Sanctuary may seem like an unusual place to discuss Facebook status post trends, but recently, I was so disturbed... -
12 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Moral Imagination (Guest)
[Heidi, a fellow cheap-seater, still has the floor.] In an earlier Cheap Seats post, Brent asked “Why do we spend... -
What do a burger, a rare steak, and a gift all have in common?
A couple years ago, I sat in a Relief Society lesson at church about modesty. According to the rumor mill,... -
Ms. Goodie Two-Shoes
You better watch out . . . He’s making a list, checking it twice, gonna find out Who’s naughty and... -
Arranged
Stefan Schaefer’s Arranged (2007) is a beautiful presentation of the ordinary life of women in patriarchal religions, and gently portrays...