Joanna Brooks: “Is there a place for individual conscience in contemporary Mormonism?”

Religion Dispatches’ Joanna Brooks reports on events before and since our own “Mel” re-published her earth-shaking Playing Valentine video:

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It’s a great summary of all the pieces that harmonized into just the right note; one that so many of us have thrumming through our minds. Joanna includes some insightful observations and then closes with a series of thought-provoking questions that culminates with this:

Is there a place for individual conscience in contemporary Mormonism? How will a global church that stresses uniformity respond to growing political diversity within its membership? [Melanie’s] video-which has now been viewed more than 250,000 times-has certainly restarted that discussion.

At Doves & Serpents we stand beside Mel with open minds and hopeful hearts. May the answer to this question be a resounding YES! And may the church move forward with its people.