04-22-2008, 07:20 PM | #1 |
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Anyone know why the church was
against the Equal Rights Amendment. No one seems to have a reason over on CB.
I remember I was against it because of the church and conservatives in general didn't like it. However, there are conservative issues the church doesn't back, like immigration for example. Anyone remember what the deal was with the ERA. If it would have messed up things like it has college athletics, then I guess it was a good think it never passed. |
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I was too young to remember much of the fight, but could it have anything to do with a fear that the ERA would result in forcing the church to ordain women to the priesthood?
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04-22-2008, 07:26 PM | #3 |
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I don't think so. The Civil Rights act didn't force the church to let blacks hold the Priesthood. I really think it didn't like the idea of women in the work force and this was kind of a blessing on it. However, that is a guess as I don't remember for sure.
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04-22-2008, 07:30 PM | #4 |
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I think they argued about unitended consequences, like forcing women to be in a draft.
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I actually was intrigued with that idea at the time.
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My guess is we were and to some extent still are a patriarchal society. I don't remember when women started giving prayers in Sacrament Meeting, but I will bet it was in the 70's. Of course we know the honor code is inspired, but women had to wear skirts when I attended BYU. I think it was just the fact women weren't considered equal. |
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The Equal Rights Amendment, By Elder Boyd K. Packer of the Council of the Twelve, Ensign 1977 http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vg...____&hideNav=1 Quote:
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Academic Treatment Quinn, D. Michael, "The LDS Church's Campaign Against the Equal Rights Amendment", Journal of Mormon History 20 (2): 85–155, http://content.lib.utah.edu/u?/jmh,14145 Quote:
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Wow, I venture to say that in years forward, some will come to think of the following statement to be in the same category as Delbert Stapley's letter to George Romney.
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I read a question and answer session in the Ensign in 1980 provided for someone.
Buried in the answer, but I think very relevant was the effect it might have on women in the church not wanting to stay at home. Also was the fair argument that it could embolden women in having abortions and birth control. |
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