dagblog - Comments for "Mormon Women Set Out to Take a Stand, in Pants" http://dagblog.com/link/mormon-women-set-out-take-stand-pants-15845 Comments for "Mormon Women Set Out to Take a Stand, in Pants" en aa - I think it's already http://dagblog.com/comment/171910#comment-171910 <a id="comment-171910"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/comment/171896#comment-171896">Mormon Women Get Death</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>aa - I think it's already been made relatively clear  what their stance on women is regarding their role within the church and the world.  But yes, it would be interesting to actually have them publish it honestly.  <img alt="wink" height="20" src="http://dagblog.com/modules/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/wink_smile.gif" title="wink" width="20" /></p> </div></div></div> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:36:18 +0000 Aunt Sam comment 171910 at http://dagblog.com Mormon Women Get Death http://dagblog.com/comment/171896#comment-171896 <a id="comment-171896"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/mormon-women-set-out-take-stand-pants-15845">Mormon Women Set Out to Take a Stand, in Pants</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><blockquote> <p><a href="http://nymag.com/thecut/2012/12/mormon-women-get-death-threats-for-wearing-pants.html">Mormon Women Get Death Threats for Wearing Pants</a><br /> By Charlotte Cowles, <em>New York Magazine</em>, Dec. 20, 2012</p> <p>[....] women who wore pants reported mixed reactions. One person, who is currently being investigated by Facebook and the police, threatened to shoot the pants-wearers; Lauritzen received several other threats sent to her personal account. Meanwhile, the<em> Times</em> reports that some participants got dirty looks and negative comments, such as, <span>“Women who want to wear pants, they just don’t know how to follow the Lord.”</span> <span>Bishop Michael Durham, from Nevada, had this outlook on the movement:</span></p> <div class="parbase section entrytext"> <blockquote> <p><span>I think wearing pants is not liberating ... Liberation comes from inside. I’m not sure they have a clear understanding of the church’s position on gender.</span></p> </blockquote> </div> <p>They wouldn't be the only ones: What <em>is</em> the Mormon church's position on gender, exactly? [....]</p> </blockquote> </div></div></div> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:13:46 +0000 artappraiser comment 171896 at http://dagblog.com