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HowOffal t1_iwjzgz2 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in LDS Church comes out for federal bill that recognizes same-sex marriage by creamboy2623

Hi, thanks for calling me a bigot. Very kind. I didn’t call the Saints bigots, so I’m not sure why you decided to resort to name calling.

The reason I claim this isn’t actually progress is because the Church is making a calculated move in order to inhibit the actual progress that they fear, in the same way that “separate but equal” wasn’t truly progress but rather a concession that ultimately served to protect white supremacy.

I appreciate that you read this as a “you do you, we’ll do our thing, live and let live” sort of momentous leap forward for this religion. But as a religious studies scholar who works primarily in the field of Mormon Studies, I hold a different interpretation. We can disagree peacefully, and that is the basis of a democratic society.

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Dameaus t1_iwk8npc wrote

or, you are bigoted against this church and are just trying to make what is CLEARLY progress, into something more sinister. if you were truly into studying this church, you would know that they dont refer to themselves as "mormon" or endorse referring to the church as the "mormon" church...... so you wouldnt refer to it as "mormon" studies eithers. anyone who refers to themself as a "scholar" can just fuuuuuuuuck oooooooff as far as im concerned. a little too full of yourself maybe.

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HowOffal t1_iwkamxt wrote

You are clearly not willing to have a discussion in good faith. How embarrassing for you.

For the past 200 years, the Saints have embraced and rejected and embraced and rejected the term Mormon; you might have noticed that I did not refer to them as Mormons. I am, however, in the field of Mormon Studies, which is the term used in academia, even by academics who are practicing Saints, because it refers to religious communities (including but not limited to the LDS) that follow the Book of Mormon. Your feelings about this are irrelevant. Here are some links to Mormon Studies programs, since you are so convinced that I’m wrong.

https://mormonstudies.as.virginia.edu https://mormon.utah.edu https://mormonstudies.cgu.edu

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