Dallin Oaks and John Eastman redux

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 8 battle, despite the Churchs claim to be neutral. What originally caught my attention in February was a picture that ran in the Church News of Oaks and Eastman at Chapman University where they both Read more [...]

Posted by J Seth Anderson on September 27th, 2011 | 9 Comments Posted in Dallin Oaks, National Organization for Marriage

Elder Oaks and Dr. John C. Eastman

I was perusing the blogosphere reading about Elder Oaks’ talk at Chapman University, the talk where he said religious freedom is under attack by secularists and gays. (Roll eyes here.) The talk didn’t surprise me. But a photo on the Church News website of Elder Oaks walking next to a man named Dr. John C. Eastman did surprise me. http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/60490/Protect-the-Constitution-Elder-Oaks-asks-religious-groups-to-unite.html Taking a page from Ezra Taft Benson’s playbook, Read more [...]

Posted by J Seth Anderson on February 15th, 2011 | 29 Comments Posted in National Organization for Marriage, NOM, Politics, Religious Right

1965 “For the Strength of Youth”

Publisher’s Note: J. Seth Anderson toils in Outer Blogness at Boy Meets Blog and was recently featured in Jordan Currier’s Disciples. We could use a few more dispatches from the southerly ends of the Morridor around here at MSP and Seth promises to help us do something about that. I have come into possession of a 1965 version of “For the Strength of Youth.” The Church has published 9 editions of this pamphlet beginning in 1965, then in 1966, two in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1990, and 2001. This Read more [...]

Posted by J Seth Anderson on January 18th, 2011 | 19 Comments Posted in Youth

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