My commentary on the new style of passive dissent, and John Dehlin ("mormonstories") as an example of it, follow. In summary, I admire John and find him an interesting source of new and timely information, but do not endorse passive dissent in the church as particularly compelling way to criticize or bring change. Some of you may know that I am a lawyer. I once represented one of California's largest landowners who was in the process, as the California Department of Fish & Game was requiri