Attention, LDS members who oppose vaccinations for covid.
Peggy Fletcher Stack
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Peggy Fletcher Stack
@religiongal
Covers Mormonism & other faiths at The Salt Lake Tribune. Podcast Mormon Land; Exec dir, International Association of Religion Journalists theiarj.org
- BYU now requires profs to have a "testimony" of the church's stance on "marriage, family and gender" — and it goes beyond what the church teaches. No rainbow pins allowed, or mentioning LGBTQ loved ones. Is the LDS school becoming Liberty U?
- Mormon church calls on federal politicians to 'provide hope and opportunities' for former DACA recipients, via @sltrib
- Anyone interested in "Sounds of Freedom," Tim Ballard and the LDS Church should read this story.
- A gem from LDS emeritus general authority Steven Snow: "I have two gay granddaughters who have left the church. It causes me great sadness that we don’t have a place for everyone. They feel like there is nothing there for them." Such candor.
- Today is my 30th anniversary covering religion at The Salt Lake Tribune. Started on Nov. 4, 1991. Written more than 5,000 stories. It has been an amazing career (even with hate mail). Can't imagine a better beat.
- Out of 33 speakers at last week's LDS Conference only 2 were women. What message does that send about the importance of women's voices in the male-dominated faith?
- Where are all those Utah Republicans who gave Zelenskyy a sustained standing ovation when he was in Utah last summer? Or those Latter-day Saints who have helped and housed Ukrainian refugees?(Reuters)- U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said.
- Speaking of ethics, why does a glowing story in @Deseret about the American Heritage School, which teaches science and history through the eyes of religion, fail to mention that the paper's editor Hal Boyd is on the school's board?
- Because of Tim Ballard fans, I had to write a media literacy piece, explaining the use of LDS spokespeople. Any further questions?
- BYU's law school dean was an advisor to Project 2025 and then later asked that his name be removed. What do you think about his involvement?
- LDS leader Dallin H. Oaks in 2020: "[Obeying the laws of the land] ... means that we peacefully accept the results of elections. We will not participate in the violence threatened by those disappointed with the outcome."
