Talk:Same-sex attraction
The whole article seems more advocative than informational. Exhortative lines like "It is time that members of these groups stop pretending to be aligned with the Church" seem very out of place in an encyclopedia.
What he said
I concur. While it is inevitable that our values will express themselves in our contributions, I feel it is not appropriate to put overt value judgements in an article. Particularly one that seems to advocate a specific course of action.
Thus, while I agree in principle that "it is time that members of these groups stop pretending to be aligned with the Church," I feel that a better approach would be to say something like, "while these groups sometimes represent themselves as being aligned with the Church, it does not endorse them."
You're Right
You're both right. I posted here what I wrote for a different audience. I should have edited it. I have now re-writen this to be explanatory rather than evaluative. User: Richman9
I think this is well written, but I'm wondering about the need to carefully define Mormon beliefs (and refer to them as such) on these topics. There certainly are quotes from G.A.'s that could be added. The purpose of this would be for a reader who is wanting to learn what Mormons believe to be able to distinguish between Mormon doctrine on the matter and the author's (very good) insights.--Ideastoday 16:24, 4 November 2006 (MST)
Quotes from G.A.'s are always welcome additions. It would be good to add some to this article to help clarify what Mormon doctrine is on the subject. There was even a talk about it this last general conference. Amaranth 16:31, 4 November 2006 (MST)
Would it be helpful to have a direct link to this [issues resource] wherein Elder Oaks and and Elder Wickman are interviewed? Rickety 17:49, 24 January 2007 (MST)
Yes, we should add a link to http://www.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=27f71f1dd189f010VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRD&vgnextchannel=726511154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD&vgnextfmt=tab1 Since the page is locked for editing, let's ask the administrator to add it.
