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Should the writer of this opinion piece be disciplined?
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:49 am
by _mms
The last thread got totally hijackedc, so I thought we would start over.
"Lifelong" Mormon and newspaper editor from Alabama wrote a commentary that was published in the SL Trib today objecting to the Church taking the public position it has on California's Prop 8. Do you think he will be asked to attend a disciplinary council? Should he be?
http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_9932952
It appears the author is contributing to the "comments" below the piece.
Re: Should the writer of this opinion piece be disciplined?
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:02 am
by _The Dude
mms wrote:"Lifelong" Mormon and newspaper editor from Alabama wrote a commentary that was published in the SL Trib today objecting to the Church taking the public position it has on California's Prop 8. Do you think he will be asked to attend a disciplinary council? Should he be?
He might be. He can defend himself by saying he objects to religions being involved in politics, not to the Proclamation on the Family and related doctrinal positions of the LDS religion. If he sticks to the political angle, I don't think the church would
dare to make an example out of him.
Re: Should the writer of this opinion piece be disciplined?
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:12 am
by _Yong Xi
mms wrote:The last thread got totally hijackedc, so I thought we would start over.
"Lifelong" Mormon and newspaper editor from Alabama wrote a commentary that was published in the SL Trib today objecting to the Church taking the public position it has on California's Prop 8. Do you think he will be asked to attend a disciplinary council? Should he be?
http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_9932952 It appears the author is contributing to the "comments" below the piece.
I think it really depends on how far he pushes it and whether it is picked up locally (Alabama). If the author lets it go at this, I predict there will be no backlash. If he continues with public condemnation, local members via a whisper campaign or SLC will call for disciplinary action.
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:18 am
by _bcspace
Do you think he will be asked to attend a disciplinary council?
No.
Should he be?
If he comes out against the Church's stand on gay marriage, he should. In the piece, he didn't, but I suspect it's more likely that people who make this kind of argument are also opposed to the Church's stand on gay marriage.
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:14 am
by _moksha
If I gambled, I would think it a safe bet that he will not be disciplined. I would be tempted to say a Court of Love would be convened, but being an Editor, I think the resulting negative publicity would be greater than the desire to punish him.
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:19 am
by _Boaz & Lidia
Only if he sold a calendar featuring gay-inclined(not practicing) returned missionaries with their shirts off.