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Originally Posted by Archaea
thanks for posting the thread; it's been a long time since I last read those talks.
It would be nice if one or two of the apostles could sponsor and meet with groups of persons loyal to the Church to give direction regarding intellectual matters so that we develop a loyal group for the Church.
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Something like that could be very beneficial. For one thing, it could weaken the tendency of the 70s and 80s intellectuals and leaders to perpetually reconstruct the bitter dichotomies that were so prevalent during those years. Many (not all) of today's intellectuals in the Church are looking for ways to stay and to be happy while doing it. Elder Oaks understands and values intellectual matters, but he sometimes seems uncomfortable being thought of as the go-to guy in that regard. Consider the three-sentence letter he quietly sent to his old Dialogue colleague.
The Strengthening the Members Committee, which peruses academic publications looking for things to red line and to send to Stake Presidents for potential discipline has helped perpetuate the animosities. How shocking it would be if they green lined some point in somebody's article and let the author know that someone in leadership liked it? The only time intellectuals hear from leaders regarding their work is in negative situations. I'd like to see that change.