tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post260199184684056432..comments2023-09-05T20:54:42.242-04:00Comments on A Latter-day Voice: Mourning with those who wear pantsPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11294214866282354575noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post-21966405494338847702012-12-21T06:16:25.067-05:002012-12-21T06:16:25.067-05:00We need cool heads to prevail, and thoughtful post...We need cool heads to prevail, and thoughtful posts like this one and others elsewhere.<br />The hate that came out on this issue did not surprise me. For a very long time I have said that the membership of the Church is not very Christlike, and this issue proved it. I know, some people think the hate comments came from trolls and/or non-members. I don't agree.<br />I have dealt with my share of these kinds of attitudes in many Wards. <br />I don't care what others wear, I only care what me and my family wear.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post-64550570970581910302012-12-17T17:16:28.122-05:002012-12-17T17:16:28.122-05:00Angie, thanks for your comment. Until our HP grou...Angie, thanks for your comment. Until our HP group I was unaware of the purple portion of the, er, protest. I was thinking as I read your comment that a week ago my lovely wife wore her purple sweater and scarf; had she done so this week she may well have sent an message of which she was not aware.<br /><br />Regarding PH leaders' overreaching -- I can relate. When I was an EQP years ago, I struggled with our good bishop. He was a good man, but had many ideas that were not well supported by doctrine or official church practice and it drove me nuts. I can only imagine that women who feel shut out anyway may feel far more hopelessness than I did at that juncture, and I felt plenty. Still, that is a case of one person's overreaching.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294214866282354575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post-76327745853466143002012-12-17T16:52:30.068-05:002012-12-17T16:52:30.068-05:00I really appreciate your perspective. I see extrem...I really appreciate your perspective. I see extremes on both sides and it concerns me as well. I am a moderate on most things and that goes for this topic as well. While I feel there are gender issues that certainly can be addressed and improved upon, I don't feel that this was necessarily the right way to go about it. <br /><br />Having said that, you probably didn't notice but I took the more moderate view as usual and followed another alternative that was suggested, which was for men to wear purple ties or shirts. I wore my skirt and my purple sweater and scarf. I didn't see anyone there in pants (other than those who occasionally wear them anyway).<br /><br />On another note, I don't think most people see the need for reform (in anything, not just church stuff) until it directly affects them. Most of the time when I have been in a presidency, I have felt that the male leadership has been responsive and appropriate. It wasn't until I served as Primary president under a bishop who felt very differently, however, that I became a radical feminist (I say that tongue in cheek. I am really not a radical feminist, but I do care more about women's issues in the church much more than I once did). <br /><br />I'm not even sure it's a gender thing. It might just be an authority thing. I would imagine that men in a presidency could easily feel the same way if they didn't feel they were being respected or listened to by their bishop or other church leaders. Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385872415743489630noreply@blogger.com