Understanding Elder Oaks
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 2:54 pm
Elder Oaks reaffirmation of the Mormon position against same-sex marriage is in response to speculation that Mormons will at some point in the future let go of their policy against same-sex marriage. Elder Oaks sought to nail the LDS shoes into the corner with this for time and eternity-type pronouncement. I can understand his reasoning: Once the Soviet Union fell, there needed to be some issue to keep the LDS John Birch animus alive. Shifting their animosity from Commies to homos seemed to do the trick. This makes sense if you buy the argument that Mormons gotta hate on somebody.
The alternative to this continual dwelling on the subject of same-sex marriage for Elder Oaks would be to relive his arguments against the Brown v. Board of Education decision by the Supreme Court, and that would leave many General Conference listeners scratching their heads because it happened so long ago.
The alternative to this continual dwelling on the subject of same-sex marriage for Elder Oaks would be to relive his arguments against the Brown v. Board of Education decision by the Supreme Court, and that would leave many General Conference listeners scratching their heads because it happened so long ago.