Prop 8 support cost him his job

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by CardiacCoug

I don't remember who said it offhand, but there was a general conference talk a few years back when one of the apostles said something like, (OK, I know it's an obvious point for enlightened ones like SU):

We frequently receive letters asking, "What about this advice you gave in conference pertaining to __________? I don't think it applies to me for the following reasons....."

The speaker went on to state the obvious: That general advice from the Church to its membership can't possibly apply to every member in every situation. A lot of Church members seem to forget that fairly obvious point.

If somebody figures out what talk I'm referring to from my very vague description (may have been Oaks?), that would be cool.

I think you are citing an aberrant talk, or your paraphrase is innacurate. They want you to blindly follow. They are explicit about that (except for this one aberrant talk you seem to recall if in fact you recall it correctly).