Clark

017: Clark Pingree — Positive Church Experiences

In this episode, Clark Pingree discusses his early, positive experiences in the LDS Church.

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018: Clark Pingree — I’ve Always Been This Way

In this episode, Clark Pingree discusses his homosexuality, and how it was not a choice for him — and how he has always been gay (since childhood).

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019: Clark Pingree – Connecting the Dots (Admitting I’m Gay)

In this episode, LDS Church member Clark Pingree discusses his process of “connecting the dots” regarding his homosexuality, and admitting that he is gay.

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020: Clark Pingree – Trying to “Cure Myself” of Being Gay

In this episode, Clark Pingree discusses his attempts to “cure himself” of being gay.

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021: Clark Pingree – Unkind Speech at Church

In this episode, Clark Pingree discusses the unkind words and allegations that are often spoken (often unintentionally) in LDS congregations each Sunday about homosexuals and homosexuality.

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022: Clark Pingree – Frustration with the LDS Church’s Options for Homosexuals

In this episode, Clark Pingree discusses his frustration w/ the options that the LDS Church provides to homosexuals, which narrow down to the following:

  1. Live a life of solitude, without intimacy
  2. Marry a person of the opposite sex and find a way to “make it work”, or
  3. Face excommunication

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023: Clark Pingree – Sadness Regarding the Excommunication of Homosexuals

In this episode, Clark Pingree discusses the sadness and even meanness of excommunicating LDS Church members for homosexuality.

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024: Clark Pingree – Why the Church, and Members, Should Care

In this episode, Clark Pingree discusses why LDS Church membership and leadership should care about the plight of the LDS homosexual.

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025: Clark Pingree – The Virtues of Gay Marriage

In this segment, Clark Pingree addresses the claim that gay marriage undermines traditional marriage, and discusses (in his view) the many virtues of allowing gay marriage.

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026: Clark Pingree – On Homosexuality, Scriptures and Modern Revelation

In this segment, Clark discusses the problems with using scripture to support anti-homosexual or anti-gay marriage positions. He also discusses the parallels between the black/priesthood issue and gay marriage within the LDS Church.

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027: Clark Pingree – Gay LDS Theology, and Clark’s Dream for the Church

In this concluding segment, Clark talks about his thoughts on a theology compatible with homosexuality, and shares his dream for the LDS Church and homosexuality.

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