New Mormon church managing director of church communication

[The Nehor]

On 1/21/2024 at 9:40 PM, Diamondhands69 said:

He also formerly worked for Phillip Morris ( big tobacco).

What a breath of fresh air.

Wait a minute………

[Daniel2]

On 1/22/2024 at 1:53 PM, Diamondhands69 said:

From the recommend interview question list: 

“Do you support or promote any teachings, practices, or doctrine contrary to those of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?”

he obviously does. Cheering on the Supreme Court decision flies in the face of the churches prop 8 campaign. 

perhaps the church now supports gay marriage? I’m thinking not. 

 

 

I'm kinda surprised that no one mentioned the following:

• In a stunning move, LDS Church comes out for bill that recognizes same-sex marriage (sltrib.com)
• Mormon church comes out in support of same-sex marriage law (nbcnews.com)
• Mormon Church Backs Bill Supporting Same-Sex Marriage - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Uh, Diamondhands, your info seems to be out of date.  Are you an active, devout LDS member....?  The Church's position certainly has changed quite a bit since days-gone-by of Prop 8.

As far as Mr. Sherinian's hire, from everything I've read, the Church most likely hired him because of his experiences supporting LGBT equality, not in spite of it...

All the best,

D

 

 

Edited February 26, 2024 by Daniel2

[Stargazer]

8 hours ago, Daniel2 said:

I'm kinda surprised that no one mentioned the following:

• In a stunning move, LDS Church comes out for bill that recognizes same-sex marriage (sltrib.com)
• Mormon church comes out in support of same-sex marriage law (nbcnews.com)
• Mormon Church Backs Bill Supporting Same-Sex Marriage - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Uh, Diamondhands, your info seems to be out of date.  Are you an active, devout LDS member....?  The Church's position certainly has changed quite a bit since days-gone-by of Prop 8.

As far as Mr. Sherinian's hire, from everything I've read, the Church most likely hired him because of his experiences supporting LGBT equality, not in spite of it...

All the best,

D

 

 

His last post was on 27 January, and that was in a discussion about his desire to have his MDDB account deleted. So, unless he gets banned from the site (hasn't happened), or unless he is unsuccessful in keeping himself away, he won't see this.

And FYI, he is a non-believing member of the church, who feels forced by family relationships to regularly attend church. He apparently lives in a neighborhood with a lot of extreme TBM. I sympathize with his dilemma, even if I disagree with his stance on the church. It would be a real bummer to feel forced to participate in church activities while having a negative belief about the church. 

[Daniel2]

7 hours ago, Stargazer said:

His last post was on 27 January, and that was in a discussion about his desire to have his MDDB account deleted. So, unless he gets banned from the site (hasn't happened), or unless he is unsuccessful in keeping himself away, he won't see this.

And FYI, he is a non-believing member of the church, who feels forced by family relationships to regularly attend church. He apparently lives in a neighborhood with a lot of extreme TBM. I sympathize with his dilemma, even if I disagree with his stance on the church. It would be a real bummer to feel forced to participate in church activities while having a negative belief about the church. 

Thanks for the background, Stargazer.  Clearly I haven’t been around in a while and am not up-to-date on board dynamics, myself!

How sad to hear about Diamondhands’ circumstances. I hope he’s able to navigate his own personal path to be able to live a life congruent with his own feelings, beliefs, and values while making peace with his family and friends. It’s not an easy road to take, but in my experience, it’s worth it in the other side.

Today, my husband and I are grateful for our LDS family, friends, coworkers, and neighbors, and find joy and value in their friendships, as they seem to do in ours, even if we may not agree on everything. 

[Ragerunner]

Any update on this story? Has he officially taken over as the Church’s Communications Director? From what I can find on the internet it still seems very unclear.