by Dan Wees | Jul 31, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Some speakers were rejected because of their politics, in spite of university policies prohibiting politics as a criterion for selecting speakers, and others were rejected for their ‘reputation’ or statements on moral issues.” “BYU Rejected Speakers for Morals,...
by Dan Wees | Jul 31, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Academic freedom exists at BYU only for what is considered non-controversial by the university’s Board of Trustees and administrators. By those definitions, academic freedom has always existed at Soviet universities (even during the Stalin era).” D. Michael Quinn, On...
by Dan Wees | Jul 30, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Some [LDS] bishops distribute a handbook that dispenses some unusual recommendations to male students on how to curb their onanistic urge: avoid spicy foods, keep your shower door slightly ajar, and if all else fails, tie your hand to the bedpost… [W]hen Playboy...
by Dan Wees | Jul 30, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“[BYU is] a place where no one is allowed to drink or smoke; where sex is outlawed for everyone but married couples; where public figures like Senator Edward Kennedy and former first lady Betty Ford have been prevented from speaking on campus and films like The...
by Dan Wees | Jul 30, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“I’m pretty pessimistic because it seems like things are just getting narrower and narrower. It’s beginning to affect the students.” Eugene England (Dialogue founder), Student Review “An Interview with Eugene England” (Salt Lake City, UT: Dialogue, 10 April 1998),...
by Dan Wees | Jul 30, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“We have the responsibility to preserve the doctrinal purity of the Church. We are united in this objective.” First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve statement, Sunstone – 16:6, no. 92, (Salt Lake City: UT, Sunstone Magazine, November 1993), 7....
