Where have all the Mormon feminists gone?
By Peggy Fletcher Stack
The Salt Lake Tribune
No banners proclaiming Mormons for ERA will be soaring over the
LDS General Conference this weekend as they did in the 1970s. No Mormon
women will be picketing the semi-annual meeting or praying to
Making the rounds of Utah theatres, panned by the critics:
THE BOOK OF MORMON MOVIE, VOLUME 1: THE JOURNEY ** Proving that good
intentions don't translate to good filmmaking, the first part of
director Gary Rogers' ambitious live-action series (based on LDS
scripture) is a lackluster
The quick and easy answer to the subject question is: they (including
feminists such as Gordon B. Hinckley) are still faithful members of the
Church.
The controversial answer is: just what is meant by the term feminist?
Its original meaning was one who sought equal rights, blessings, and
Yep. He was obviously a first cousin of the agnostic dyslexic insomniac.
On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 00:29:24 -0400 Jon Spencer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Did you hear about the dyslexic devil worshiper?
He sold his soul to Santa.
Noj
President Hinckley is ever filled with boundless optimism and good
cheer. Always uplifting to hear him speak.
In his closing remarks, I seem to sense that he wishes to lift up the
entire church with his blessings and counsel. I would hate to
disappoint him.
Elder Maxwell, though he has the
The author of the article is one of those old-time man-hating feminists
that apparently believed or sympathized with all the pernicious
stereotypical ideas about the evils of patriarchy and blah blah blah.
One of those for whom our friend John coined the term Signaturi. I am
certain that
This IS the current way it works. My sister and her husband have been
temple workers for years. They have 6 children. About 3 or 4 years ago,
President Hinckley said that women with children under 18 could not be
temple workers. They should stay home with their children. My sister
was
-- Valerie Nielsen Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This IS the current way it works. My sister and her husband have been
temple workers for years. They have 6 children. About 3 or 4 years ago,
President Hinckley said that women with children under 18 could not be
temple workers.
Chet
--Stacy Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Isn't this speaking out against priesthood?
Chet opines: Possibly. But the priesthood (not necessarily every male who holds the
priesthood) has really broad shoulders and can take much more severe criticism than
this.
Me? I'll just hide my head
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 00:46:18 GMT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
-- Valerie Nielsen Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This IS the current way it works. My sister and her husband have
been
temple workers for years. They have 6 children. About 3 or 4 years
ago,
President Hinckley said that
My wife and I saw the movie last week. I liked the show but was
quite disappointed with it too.
The story (of course) was good. I was not at all impressed with
the costuming. The costumes were obviously brand new material.
You'd think they would try to make things a little bit authentic.
Newsflash -
Women with less than 18 year old children at home are not allowed to work at
the temple. I served in the Washington DC temple for several years, and
then in the Raleigh temple for two stints, until I couldn't handle working
at the temple (fully qualified in all roles other than the
No. It is definitely a cannot according to both our Temple President and
our Stake President.
Jon
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