Comments on: Marginalizing Others in the American Experience http://kvnuforthepeople.com/2008/01/14/marginalizing-others-in-the-american-experience/ The official blog of KVNU's For the People Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:42:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Aaron Orgill http://kvnuforthepeople.com/2008/01/14/marginalizing-others-in-the-american-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-15873 Aaron Orgill Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:21:19 +0000 http://kvnuforthepeople.com/?p=1316#comment-15873 You are spot-on when you say that a large number of individual members have felt the necessity to join the religious right, but you're way out of line to say that the Church's support of one amendment is the same thing. The Church stays silent on most political issues, and when it doesn't it's safe to assume that they feel strongly enough about it to make an exception. Obviously it conflicts with some libertarian beliefs, but if you accept a group of men as having more complete knowledge and direct inspiration than yourself, you don't get to say "except for that". You are spot-on when you say that a large number of individual members have felt the necessity to join the religious right, but you’re way out of line to say that the Church’s support of one amendment is the same thing. The Church stays silent on most political issues, and when it doesn’t it’s safe to assume that they feel strongly enough about it to make an exception. Obviously it conflicts with some libertarian beliefs, but if you accept a group of men as having more complete knowledge and direct inspiration than yourself, you don’t get to say “except for that”.

]]> By: David James http://kvnuforthepeople.com/2008/01/14/marginalizing-others-in-the-american-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-15866 David James Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:59:44 +0000 http://kvnuforthepeople.com/?p=1316#comment-15866 I would suggest that the church made its decision on that political issue and then joined with like minded groups to fight the issue. I don't believe they joined to gain acceptance by evangelicals as your original post suggested. I would suggest that the church made its decision on that political issue and then joined with like minded groups to fight the issue. I don’t believe they joined to gain acceptance by evangelicals as your original post suggested.

]]> By: Tom Grover http://kvnuforthepeople.com/2008/01/14/marginalizing-others-in-the-american-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-15856 Tom Grover Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:22:41 +0000 http://kvnuforthepeople.com/?p=1316#comment-15856 David, Nearly withouth exception, when there has been a state ballot issue regarding the definition of marriage and extending equal rights to same gender couples, the Church has joined with other groups to oppose equal rights. And the Church generally does most of the work as it is better organized than any other group and has better infrastructure and financial resources. The situation I am most familiar with was in 2000 in California when the Church joined a coalition of other conservative Christians in seeking to narrowly define marriage. I was a missionary at the time in Northern California. I also know that the Church has participated in similar coalitions in Hawaii and other states. David,

Nearly withouth exception, when there has been a state ballot issue regarding the definition of marriage and extending equal rights to same gender couples, the Church has joined with other groups to oppose equal rights. And the Church generally does most of the work as it is better organized than any other group and has better infrastructure and financial resources. The situation I am most familiar with was in 2000 in California when the Church joined a coalition of other conservative Christians in seeking to narrowly define marriage. I was a missionary at the time in Northern California. I also know that the Church has participated in similar coalitions in Hawaii and other states.

]]> By: David James http://kvnuforthepeople.com/2008/01/14/marginalizing-others-in-the-american-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-15853 David James Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:10:40 +0000 http://kvnuforthepeople.com/?p=1316#comment-15853 Your last paragraph--there have been some in the LDS church (parishoners) that have joined other groups but I don't believe it has been on the church. The church as actively joined other denominations in charitable effforts but not many political efforts that I know of. Your last paragraph–there have been some in the LDS church (parishoners) that have joined other groups but I don’t believe it has been on the church. The church as actively joined other denominations in charitable effforts but not many political efforts that I know of.

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