Perry Ekimae

  Tyler J Perry “Thou shalt not kill.” – Exodus 20:13 “Slay him, for the Lord hath delivered him into thy hands.” – 1 Nephi 4:12 “That which is wrong under one circumstance, may be, and often is, right under another. God said, ‘Thou shalt not kill’; at another time he said, ‘Thou shalt utterly destroy.’” – “The Happiness Letter” [1] “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.” – 1 Corinthians 14:33 “Behold, mine house is a house of order, saith the Lord God, and not a house of confusion.” – Doctrine and Covenants 132:8 INTRODUCTION In my first mission area, I tracted into the home of a man, who, to my recollection, was an Adventist minister. He was cordial and accepted our invitation to read the Book of Mormon. We set a date to return and check in with his progress. At the time of the appointment, we sat down together and discussed his reading. He had started from the beginning of 1 Nephi. His first objection I, to this da

Tyler Perry According to The Family: A Proclamation to the World, marriage is only authorized when it is between one man and one woman.   Sexual relations outside the confines of an authorized marriage are sinful.   Indeed, “man’s laws cannot make moral what God has declared immoral” [1].   Therefore, gay marriage is against the laws of God, gay sex is always immoral, and the only options for a gay member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints are to stay celibate for the rest of their lives, enter into a mixed-orientation marriage (which can be extremely damaging to all parties involved), or exit the church. Furthermore, we learn that gender is characteristic of eternal identity, and that gender as defined in the Family Proclamation as “biological sex at birth” [2].   Therefore, if an assigned female at birth (AFAB) individual were to transition socially and physically, even though their behaviors and physical features, and I mean all of those physical features *wink wi

  Tyler Perry Note: I get a little sweary at the end.   But it’s fine.   I’m fine.   We’re all fine here.   How are you? Because 2020 sucks, Jacob Hess has delivered a Part 2 to his eloquent and well-written dissertation on Mormons Building Bridges (MBB) and their ilk that is certain to convince all wayward souls to return back to the fold of Mormonism.   In an absolute stunning display of excellent pacing, smooth prose, and entertaining education, Jacob Hess has solved Mormon bigotry, cured the divide between LGBTQ people and the church, and offered up a stunning solution to world hunger.   He also included the chemical formula to a 99% effective COVID vaccine that is going to be available on the market next week. The above is what sarcasm looks like.   Sarcasm is my defense mechanism when I have decided that beating my head against the wall until either the wall breaks or I do is an improper strategy for coping with ignorance, condescending behavior, and an essay so boring it m

Tyler Perry When I came out as a broken straight person who likes masculine bodies, the clear and apparent conflict with my Mormon upbringing was brought to the forefront of my conversations with others in the church.   How do I rationalize my faith with my identity?   How do I deal with the apparent lack of hope within the Plan of Salvation?   Where do I turn to for a sense of community?   These were difficult questions with difficult answers.   So, I am going to answer each of them as concisely as possible in order. I don’t.   I wrote an essay on it [1].   Mormons Building Bridges and similar groups. So, when I see the writings [2] of a stunning intellect, such as those by Jacob Z. Hess, PhD and mindfulness extraordinaire, telling me that Mormons Building Bridges is leading people away from the church, I have to wonder how much he actually understands about the issues at hand.   In fact, his entire way too long essay that is going to get a part 2 (because 2020 wasn’t bad enough a