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Tresa Edmunds

Tresa Edmunds writes about faith and feminism under the name Reese Dixon at Feminist Mormon Housewives. She can also be found at her lifestyle blog, reesedixon.com, where she writes about motherhood and other creative endeavours

October 2013

Cif belief
Mormon women are no longer afraid to challenge inequality
Tresa Edmunds
Tresa Edmunds: Men and women have come together to question the exclusion of women from the priesthood of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Oct 10 2013 11.10 EDT
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March 2013

Cif belief
Mormons can finally say 'we got it wrong' over black priest ban
Tresa Edmunds
Tresa Edmunds: A new edition of the Latter Day Saints scriptures acknowledges that the ban overturned in 1978 was never proclaimed by God
Mar 5 2013 13.00 EST
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December 2012

Cif belief
Gay Mormons: some signs of progress at last
Tresa Edmunds
Tresa Edmunds: For many Mormons, the only place for a gay person is marriage to a straight person – but a new website may herald a change
Dec 12 2012 07.00 EST
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April 2012

Cif belief
Mormons are proud of Mitt Romney's success – but fear what comes next
Tresa Edmunds
Tresa Edmunds: The attention Mormons will come under won't be easy to handle. Let's hope the election prompts a shift in how we are viewed
Apr 12 2012 07.53 EDT
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February 2012

Cif belief
It's time for Mormons to accept gay marriage
Tresa Edmunds
Tresa Edmunds: Our Mormon ancestors were persecuted for their own views on marriage – we should now stop supporting Proposition 8
Feb 9 2012 14.15 EST
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October 2011

If Mitt Romney's anti-abortion crowd get their way, it could kill me
Tresa Edmunds
Tresa Edmunds: The 'personhood' amendment, which gives full legal rights to a fertilised egg, outlaws abortion, even to save a woman's life
Oct 27 2011 07.00 EDT
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September 2011

You told us
Why Mormons do not worship Mary
Tresa Edmunds
Tresa Edmunds: You told us: Many Christians will be marking today as the birthday of Mary, mother of Jesus. But for Mormons Mary's role is less significant
Sep 8 2011 06.13 EDT
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July 2011

Cif belief
God's wife, the mysterious mother of Mormons
Tresa Edmunds
Tresa Edmunds: The doctrine of Heavenly Mother offers hope for the position of women within the Mormon church
Jul 6 2011 05.29 EDT
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June 2011

Cif belief
Mitt Romney just happens to be a Mormon
Tresa Edmunds
Tresa Edmunds: Romney's agenda suggests he doesn't toe the church line, but that may not be enough to convince sceptical Americans
Jun 3 2011 09.00 EDT
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March 2011

Cif belief
Mormon underwear keeps body and soul together
Tresa Edmunds
Tresa Edmunds: I get a lot of questions about my 'magical' underwear, but our garments are just like a Christian cross or a Jewish yarmulke
Mar 1 2011 12.00 EST
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October 2010

Cif belief
Mormon church has set back progress on homosexuality
Tresa Edmunds
Tresa Edmunds: The assertion by one of the church's highest ranking leaders that biological makeup plays no part in homosexuality is damaging
Oct 5 2010 12.00 EDT
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September 2010

Cif belief
What Mormon marriage really means
Tresa Edmunds
Tresa Edmunds: Like every patriarchal religion, Mormonism has its sexist baggage. But Mormon women aren't the submissive wives of caricature
Sep 7 2010 09.30 EDT
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August 2010

Cif belief
Mormon, and feminist too
Tresa Edmunds
Tresa Edmunds: If you can make it through school refusing every drop of alcohol and cigarette, then challenging a sexist statement is nothing
Aug 10 2010 09.29 EDT
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