Volume 33, No. 3

Fall 2000

The Fall 2000 Issue presents a critical examination of the discourse surrounding marriage and discrimination, along with reflections on the intersection of philosophy and theology within Mormon thought. D. Michael Quinn discusses the backdrop to the national "Defense of Marriage" campaign, highlighting civil discrimination faced by marginalized groups that are often feared or despised. In response, Armand L. Mauss offers a counterpoint to Quinn's arguments, engaging in a dialogue about the implications of the campaign and its impact on the perception of marriage within the Mormon community. L. Rex Sears explores the relationship between philosophical Christian apology and "rational" Mormon theology, discussing how these frameworks can intersect and inform one another. Clay L. Chandler examines the nuances of truth in his essay, considering the complexities of understanding what constitutes "the truth" and how subjective experiences shape beliefs.

Articles/Essays

Prelude to the National “”Defense of Marriage”” Campaign: Civil Discrimination Against Feared or Despised Minorities

D. Michael Quinn

2000: D. Micheal Quinn, “Prelude to the National “”Defense of Marriage”” Campaign: Civil Discrimination Against Feared or Despised Minorities,” Dialogue 33.3 (Fall 2000): 1-52. This is an early 50+ page article documenting LDS political activity in the 1990s on same-sex marriage, culminating in Prop 22. Quinn’s explanation was that homophobia provided the best...

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On “Defense of Marriage” A Reply to Quinn

Armand L. Mauss

2000: Armand Mauss, “Reply to Quinn,” Dialogue 33.3 (Fall 2000): 53-65. In a reply to Quinn’s article in the same issue, Armand Mauss questioned whether the church was motivated by homophobia or a more benevolent force.

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Philosophical Christian Apology Meets “Rational” Mormon Theology

L. Rex Sears

The Truth, the Partial Truth, Something Like the Truth, So Help Me God

Clay L. Chandler

Gay and Lesbian Mormons: Interviews with James Kent, Former Executive Director of Affirmation, and with Aaron Cloward, Founder and Coordinator of Gay LDS Youth

Hugo N. Olaiz

Dialogue 33.3 (Fall 2000): 123–136
Hugo Oliaz intervews two important figures in LDS LGBTQ organzing, a former diretor of Affirmation and the founder of Gay LDS Youth, a group that briefly flourished in the early 2000s. A great resource for learning more about LDS LGBTQ organizing in this period.

“In a Dark Time the Eye Begins to See”: Personal Reflections on Homosexuality among the Mormons at the Beginning of a New Millennium

Robert A. Rees

Dialogue 33.3 (Fall 2000): 137–151

Rees’s Fall 2000 artice is titled “”In a Dark Time the Eye Begins to See”: Personal Reflections on Homosexuality among the Mormons at the Beginning of a New Millennium.” A straight man and local LDS leader, Rees shares his own experience counseling with LGBTQ members and their struggles, from “gay bashing” violence, most famously the murder of Matthew Shephard, to prejudice and more. Rees talks about his own changed perspective on this issue that started when he was a singles ward bishop in LA in the 1980s and shares what he had learned along the way. Rees calls for a number of steps and changes as a body of the church to improve these conditions.

My College Years: From the Autobiography of Levi S. Peterson

Levi S. Peterson

Anhedonia

Eugene England

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