Paging Runtu - Church Pubs needs a steady hand

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_malkie
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Paging Runtu - Church Pubs needs a steady hand

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Jana Riess has written a short article Watch the Mormon seminary curriculum transform before your very eyes! that documents four versions of the Doctrinal Mastery manual - apparently published over a period of a couple of days! Highlights of the changes:

  • the racial ban on African Americans from holding the priesthood and attending the temple was a policy that was personally revealed by Jesus Christ - or was it? This item appeared and disappeared.
  • President Russell M. Nelson's declaration that last year’s leaked policy barring children of same-sex marriage from baptism was a full-on revelation from the Lord - or was it? This item appeared and disappeared. Then it appeared and disappeared again.
What on earth is going on there?

Has the Publications department gone to pigs and whistles?
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If it hasn't it should.
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malkie wrote:Has the Publications department gone to pigs and whistles?

Most likely there was an ongoing debate at Kirton McConkie over the issue of whether it would ultimately help revenues by telling the truth, or maintaining the status quo through an omission this material.
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