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As a lifelong member of the LDS Church, I can't figure out why they let Reid continue to shoot off his mouth like this. Publicly opposing the Church is supposed to be a pretty big no-no.

Well, there's two ways to look at what you just said: One way is to apply your "publicly opposing the church is supposed to be a pretty big no-no" as applied to Harry Reid; the other is apply that same statement to yourself.

I mean, it appears to me both you and Harry Reid disagree at some level with the Lds church -- Reid on Prop 8 -- you for "let[ting] Reid continue to shoot off his mouth like this."

So, tell us...if they know who you are...is your bishop going to raise this as a loyalty question on your next temple recommend interview?

Or, let's say some FReeper openly disagreed with BYU inviting Harry Reid for a "y'all come" speech @ BYU October, '07. How would that expression of disagreement with the Lds church be perceived as any different than Reid's disagreement with the church over Prop 8?

My stance? I'm glad the Lds church got involved in Prop 8. What a lot of people don't realize is that Prop 8 wasn't the first time Lds got involved in opposing same-sex marriage. It got involved in Prop 22 (2000) all without the media fanfare back then. That also was a sound decision by Mormon leadership.

Well, there's two ways to look at what you just said: One way is to apply your "publicly opposing the church is supposed to be a pretty big no-no" as applied to Harry Reid; the other is apply that same statement to yourself.
I mean, it appears to me both you and Harry Reid disagree at some level with the Lds church -- Reid on Prop 8 -- you for "let[ting] Reid continue to shoot off his mouth like this."

So, tell us...if they know who you are...is your bishop going to raise this as a loyalty question on your next temple recommend interview?

Good heavens, Colo... Have you gotten into the catnip again?

I can't even make sense of what you wrote.

Are you trying to say that my disagreement with Reid is somehow the same as disagreeing with the Church? ...or are you saying that I should do something about Reid's standing in the Church?

I'm honestly stumped here.