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Originally Posted by Tex
I'm all for renewed discussion of the topic if that's what folks want, but in this case neither the complaints nor the discussion is new.
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It is the combination of events and the methods/forums of delivery - not just this article (which I agree is not new information). It appears the Church is making a genuine effort to be more candid in terms of our history and doctrine. For example, I no longer have to defend to my colleagues the content of "
Man His Origin and Destiny", or the statements of BRM as representing the official LDS Church position on evolution (President Hinckley's statement on this topic was brilliant). It does not threaten me that early Church leaders uttered misstatements on non-doctrinal matters, or that our history reflects the fallibility of men (not women).