In the latest news in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we discuss 'bishop roulette'; a new book from the late historian Kate Holbrook; and how Pride can lift church services.
Neca Allgood of the Mama Dragons support group gives out hugs at the Provo Pride Festival in 2017. Such embracing encounters are common at these celebrations.
Latter-day Saints could learn a thing or two — or eight, it turns out — from pride parades and festivals.in which she rattles off eight ways to make church more like a pride bash. For instance:“What if we sat on our front porch,” the blogger writes, “and yelled at people walking past on the sidewalk, ‘You are fantastic! I love your outfit! I love your dog! I love you! Have an amazing night!’”“Everyone is so open and friendly at pride, more than anywhere I have ever visited before.
. “...Why doesn’t this happen at church? Have you ever sat by someone in Relief Society and opened your heart up to them before the opening prayer?”“Church can be…kind of boring. Not always, but far too frequently,” Hansen concedes. “Pride is FUN. It is laughter and smiling and dancing and hugging and high-fives. Worship and feeling the spirit [don’t] have to always be quietly reverent or solemnly sitting. It could be a world where you laugh and wave across the room and clap your hands.
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