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subeamnotlogedin
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Date: April 17, 2021 08:11AM
alsd Wrote:
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> In cases like hers, I like the idea of
> excommunication because it forces the church to
> own its position. The church has to own John
> Dehlin's excommunication. The church has to own
> Sam Young's excommunication. The church has to own
> the September Six. The church will have to own
> Natasha Helfer's excommunication. Those, and
> others, will forever be a stain on the reputation
> of the church that it cannot escape. In low
> profile cases, sure, tell the church to f*ck off
> and resign. But in higher profile cases, force the
> church to publicly own its backwards positions by
> making them excommunicate you.
Maybe the church thought that by excommunicating John Dehlin he would stop Mormon stories? John Dehlin got excommunicated in 2015. Mormon stories is still going strong.
https://www.natashaparker.org/I don't think that Natasha will delete all her online blogs and forums.