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06-01-2007, 11:06 PM | #32 |
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In fact, I argue, the LDS Church is all about charismatic leadership, starting with Joseph Smith down through Brigham Young to the present day. We are not creed based really, but about charismatic leadership, where God allows those authorized to lead to their best abilities, often making mistakes and inconsistencies.
The administrative move toward more openess is welcome.
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So yes, they're disturbed. Average American Mormons, what Mauss would call "the sheep" in a North American context, seem a little bewildered, but many of them have been spurred to ask questions. It is these folks, who are a large chunk of Church goers, who have driven the numbers on the Church's survey that has come back with "We want the Church to level with us about it's history." We are in the beginnings of all of this, but it is with these rank-and-file folks that the cultural shift is most discernible. Oh yes, and I think the shift is basically healthy.
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I think that doctrinally and culturally the LDS Church and its members went more conservative in the wake of the cold war and the cultural changes that America went through in the latter half of the 20th century. I really enjoyed SIEQ's thinking out loud that highlighted some of those subtle shifts from a more liberal perspective than mine. I would view today's shifts in much the same light. However, as techology makes the average joe capable of spending one hour on the internet and finding a great deal of information/disinformation about Church events and various inconsistencies based upon quotes from Church leaders the LDS Church has no choice but to react to those pressures.
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