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Dallin H. Oaks & LGBTQ compromise: Mormon apostle shucks accountability

@Monya_PostMo, November 22, 2021November 23, 2021

“It’s a study of power.” That’s how Taylor Petrey sums up his fascinating book on sexuality and gender in modern Mormonism, and that’s the phrase that kept going through my head as I listened to six hours of Mormon Stories podcasts about Dallin H. Oaks’s November 12 talk at the…

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Dallin Oaks and John Eastman redux

J Seth Anderson, September 27, 2011September 27, 2011

Back in February I wrote a post for MSP about the close relationship of Apostle Dallin H Oaks, former member of the Utah Supreme Court, and uber-right wing legal expert John Eastman. I posited that their close relationship indicated how closely the Mormon Church was involved with the ongoing Prop…

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BYU Honor Code open thread

Chino Blanco, March 3, 2011March 3, 2011

No links. Just a rant. And then the floor is yours, commenters. Anything goes, but reminiscence and nostalgia related to good times at BYU are highly encouraged. 😉 But before that party gets started, let me just say … My sense is that Brandon Davies has been offered up as…

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