The quick and easy answer to the subject question is: they (including feminists such as Gordon B. Hinckley) are still faithful members of the Church.
The controversial answer is: just what is meant by the term "feminist"? Its original meaning was one who sought equal rights, blessings, and respect to women. By that meaning, the gospel is the most feminist (as well as equal opportunity) doctrine in the universe. Somehow, the term was usurped by male-hating people. This sort of thing makes life difficult for dictionary editors. Sister Stack seems to be grumbling sour grapes in her article. Many of the improvements she cites are not new to the Church. And some of it is just bone-headed wrong. For instance, we had two less-than-18 teenagers in our home during the year that Cherie was an assistant director for the baptistry in the Provo Temple. (No, I was not the director. I was another assistant.) I can't remember anything from the CHoI saying that women with younger-than-18 kids at home were disallowed to work in the temple. Certainly there has been unrighteous domininion with much of it being male towards female. The scriptures are plain on this (as plain as they are that such males have no true authority and are in for a whuppin' some day) and the prophets have decried it from Joseph to Gordon. But Stack seems to when one evil (unrighteous dominion) was being fought with another evil. I notice she complained about President Benson's talk without quoting his talk, but added what she wanted her audience to think he said. And why did she not mention that President Benson gave similar council to the fathers in Zion? Does anyone really think that President Benson's councilor (President Hinckley) thus thought worse of his own mother, a working woman? And her whole tone is that of the stereotype of the soldier who is upset there is no more war to fight. So the real answer is: Mormon feminists haven't gone anywhere. They're still here, working to build the Kingdom of God, male and female, helpers meet for each other. *jeep! --Chet "Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible." ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------
