From Sodomy to Sympathy: LDS Elites’ Discursive Construction of Homosexuality Over Time

Citation: Cragun, Ryan T., J. E. Sumerau, and Emily williams. 2015. “From Sodomy to Sympathy: LDS Elites’ Discursive Construction of Homosexuality Over Time.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. You can download this article here.

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Contemporary Religion and the Cisgendering of Reality

Citation: Sumerau, J.Edward, Ryan T. Cragun, and Lain A. B. Mathers. 2016. “Contemporary Religion and the Cisgendering of Reality.” Social Currents 3(3):293–311. The article can be downloaded here.

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Empiricism: Why I Left Mormonism

Citation: Cragun, Ryan T. 2015. “Empiricism: Why I Left Mormonism.” The Human Prospect: A Neohumanist Perspective 4(3):54–62. This article can be downloaded here.

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The Mormon Gender Issues Survey: A Quantitative Analysis of U.S. Respondents

Citation: Cragun, Ryan T. and Michael Nielsen. 2015. “The Mormon Gender Issues Survey: A Quantitative Analysis of U.S. Respondents.” Pp. 297–318 in Voices for Equality: Ordain Women and Resurgent Feminism, edited by G. Shepherd, L. F. Anderson, and G. Shepherd. Draper, UT: Greg Kofford Books. You can download this chapter here.

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Trans-forming Mormonism: Transgender Perspectives on Priesthood Ordination and Gender

Citation: Sumerau, J. and Ryan T. Cragun. 2015. “Trans-Forming Mormonism: Transgender Perspectives on Priesthood Ordination and Gender.” Pp. 117–36 in Voices for Equality: Ordain Women and Resurgent Feminism, edited by G. Shepherd, L. F. Anderson, and G. Shepherd. Draper, UT: Greg Kofford Books. This chapter can be downloaded here.

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Could I vote for a Mormon? An Election Year Guide to Mitt Romney’s Religion

Does Mitt Romney belong to a cult? Is he a Christian? Is he a polygamist? Does Mitt wear funny underwear? What do Mormons do inside their temples? Why doesn’t Mitt drink coffee or tea? Why doesn’t Mitt wear a cross? Why are there so many Mormon missionaries? Will Mitt take orders from the Mormon prophet […]

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‘Don’t push your immorals on me’: Encouraging anti-porn advocacy in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Citation: Sumerau, J. Edward and Ryan T. Cragun. 2015. “‘Don’t Push Your Immorals on Me’: Encouraging Anti-Porn Advocacy in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.” Sexualities 18(1-2):57–79. You can download this article here.

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“Avoid that pornographic playground”: Teaching pornographic abstinence in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Citation: Sumerau, J. Edward and Ryan T. Cragun. 2015. “‘Avoid That Pornographic Playground’ Teaching Pornographic Abstinence in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.” Critical Research on Religion 3(2):168–88. This article can be downloaded here.

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