Know anything about this special political committee?

[_moksha]

In 2008, the L.D.S. Church’s Deseret News announced, “Before each general session [of the Utah Legislature], GOP and Democratic leaders in the House and Senate sit down separately with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Special Affairs Committee, a group made up of Church general authorities, Church public relations officials, and their lobbyists, to discuss any item on the minds of both legislators and Church leaders.” Organized at L.D.S. headquarters in 1974, the Special Affairs Committee has directed the L.D.S. Church’s overt and covert political activism throughout the nation ever since.

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/2012/10/mormon-politicians-lds-church-romney

Do you now or have you ever had any knowledge of this committee? Overt and covert make this sound interesting, no?

[_bcspace]

Overt and covert make this sound interesting, no?

Of course those who wrote the article make it sound interesting, even conspiratorial.

[_Drifting]

Overt and covert make this sound interesting, no?

Of course those who wrote the article make it sound interesting, even conspiratorial.

Either way, it sounds very non politically neutral!

Why does a politically neutral Church maintain salaried, full time political lobbyists...hmmm?

[_moksha]

Why does a politically neutral Church maintain salaried, full time political lobbyists...hmmm?

Probably because we know how to get things done.

Does anyone know if we still hold the decision of the Church, to endorse Richard Nixon for President, to be inspired?