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Dehlin and Bennett put on Notice

By Mormon Heretic January 18, 2015 56 Comments

Now that the Kate Kelly excommunication is in the rear view mirror, apparently enough time has passed for the Church to move forward on John Dehlin.  The New York Times has reported that a disciplinary council is set for January 25.  The charges against John were posted on his website, Mormon Stories.  John was notified that […]

Malcolm Jeppsen’s Role in Sept Six

By Mormon Heretic October 18, 2014 16 Comments

Malcolm Jeppsen served as a Seventy from 1989-94, passing away in 2012.  His daughter, Christine Jeppsen Clark talked to John Dehlin concerning her father’s role in the September Six excommunications in 1993.  The Church has long maintained that excommunications are local decisions, but Church leaders at headquarters have been known to release stake presidents who […]

Is John going down?

By Mormon Heretic August 24, 2014 4 Comments

John Dehlin has posted an update to his discussions with his Stake President.  The stake president has asked John several things in regards to his Mormon Stories and Facebook groups.  There is one item that John has agreed to do.  He was asked to “Resign my status as an ordained minister in another faith” (I signed up […]

Parker on Excommunication

By Mormon Heretic June 25, 2014 4 Comments

Natasha Parker, who blogs at the Mormon Therapist has written several Facebook posts that I think are spot on.

Excommunication is Counter-Productive

By Mormon Heretic June 15, 2014 8 Comments

Does excommunication do more harm than good?  I think the answer is unmistakably yes. It is just simply a bad idea to turn loyal members into enemies.  There is the old adage that “they can leave the church, but they can’t leave it alone.”  I think when the church excommunicates someone, the church create their […]

Is Excommunication Useful?

By Mormon Heretic August 27, 2013 2 Comments

Denver Snuffer is the latest Mormon author to face disciplinary action from the Church.  He posted his disciplinary letter on his blog; his disciplinary meeting is scheduled for Saturday, Aug 31.  In case you are not familiar with Snuffer, he is a lawyer here in Sandy, Utah, and has published about 12 books, most notable […]