Cults, stay-at-home dads, and priesthood celibacy
How's that for an intro? š Our quarterly AMA!
Last week, I put out a call for ask-me-anything questions to build this weekās newsletter. I got many thoughtful, creative questions, and I really wish I could answer every single one, but I do these AMA issues quarterly, so there will be plenty of future opportunities to get a question in!
AMA disclaimers: Some of the questions were repeats/long and personal, so Iām paraphrasing a few of them. As I grow in my faith + personhood + feminism + motherhood + alllll that jazz, Iām really starting to see just how much I value open dialogue. I think the fact that we have such a hard time having conversations with one another is one of the critical breaking points of our society, especially in Americaā āland of the freeā, etc. So hereās what I want to say: you and I can disagree and you are welcome here. You and I can hurt each otherās feelings and you are welcome here. You and I can have very different beliefs and you are welcome here. The only things I donāt tolerate are you telling someone else they arenāt welcome here, or you deciding to radically blaspheme the Holy Spirit or something. K? Letās pray for each other and assume best intentions as we wrestle with tricky topics. Conflict is what happens when thinking people gather.