If a female tried to get into the priesthood session of GC...

[RC Vikings]

Not so fast on the stay-home-and-watch-session-in-shorts idea. It appears that the tv and internet broadcast is just a ruse to foil those pesky agitators. They don't actually want people to watch it at home. There is a letter to be read on Sunday telling everyone they need to go to the church buildings to watch.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsfaithblog/56921294-180/priesthood-lds-mormon-session.html.csp

So what was that stuff from Ruth Todd about expanding access? It is all so confusing.

I really wondered how the church would handle this. I'm sure they wanted fathers to keep taking their sons to priesthood meeting, going out to eat before or grabbing some desert somewhere after and making it a bonding time for each. I have a friend that goes to church twice a year, the April and October priesthood session with his father. Damn women are going to ruin everything.

[Uncle Ted]

I really wondered how the church would handle this. I'm sure they wanted fathers to keep taking their sons to priesthood meeting, going out to eat before or grabbing some desert somewhere after and making it a bonding time for each. I have a friend that goes to church twice a year, the April and October priesthood session with his father. Damn women are going to ruin everything.

I have a bunch of Catholic friends that go to church twice a year as well but it is on christmas eve and easter. Maybe going to church twice a year would be a good tradition. The rest of the time we can watch it on TV. Do they still have that sacrament meeting show on BYUtv?

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I have a bunch of Catholic friends that go to church twice a year as well but it is on christmas eve and easter. Maybe going to church twice a year would be a good tradition. The rest of the time we can watch it on TV. Do they still have that sacrament meeting show on BYUtv?

You'll have to ask someone that watches BYUtv.

[CardiacCoug]

I have a bunch of Catholic friends that go to church twice a year as well but it is on christmas eve and easter. Maybe going to church twice a year would be a good tradition. The rest of the time we can watch it on TV. Do they still have that sacrament meeting show on BYUtv?

Music and the Spoken Word! Just 30 minutes and there's an inspirational message and some good music. Works for me. Fits in nicely between the political talks shows.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Ouch. The OW movement plans to try to attend priesthood again. Church responds with a hardline response:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865598823/LDS-Church-says-activist-group-detracts-from-dialogue.html

Tells them they are out of line, a fringe minority group (like that matters), and are protestors therefore will be restricted to the free speech zone.

Unreal. Why not just let them in? What would that hurt? Men are allowed to attend the women's meeting and unordained and even non-LDS men are allowed to attend priesthood.

[LiveCoug]

Men are allowed to attend women's meeting because no man wants to attend women's meeting. That said, I'd be fine if women wanted to attend priesthood meeting if there are seats available after all Priesthood holders have a chance first.

[byu71]

Ouch. The OW movement plans to try to attend priesthood again. Church responds with a hardline response:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865598823/LDS-Church-says-activist-group-detracts-from-dialogue.html

Tells them they are out of line, a fringe minority group (like that matters), and are protestors therefore will be restricted to the free speech zone.

Unreal. Why not just let them in? What would that hurt? Men are allowed to attend the women's meeting and unordained and even non-LDS men are allowed to attend priesthood.

If they sat there quietly and well behaved like the men, I can't see what the problem is.

[Indy Coug]

But they won't. They'll just gossip and talk about their kids.

[Blueintheface]

:waup:

[Surfah]

I am not sure why the Church chose to respond the way they did in this matter. But I also don't think Kelly's response to the letter is fair or accurate either.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I am not sure why the Church chose to respond the way they did in this matter. But I also don't think Kelly's response to the letter is fair or accurate either.

To which part of her response are you referring?

[byu71]

To which part of her response are you referring?

Perhaps that they are faithful, active members? Can you protest publicly and still be a faithful, active member?

[Surfah]

To which part of her response are you referring?

This. It's a small quibble of mine as I know she is speaking generally but it's not entirely true of OW supporters:

"It's striking they would direct us to the free-speech zones," Kelly said. "We feel as faithful, active Mormon women we have nothing in common with people who oppose the church and want to protest against it. The church is its members. We aren't against the church, we are the church."

[TripletDaddy]

I was going to be offended by the church's response but then I noticed that it was crafted and delivered by a woman, which I am sure was completely coincidental. since a woman is saying that these protests are inappropriate, it is a lot harder to take offense.

[Pheidippides]

Joanna Brooks has just posted on FMH that she is going, and calling all those who will listen to join her. That in and of itself has made this letter a massive backfire.