Historian Ben Park explores the history behind the 'September Six' discipline by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
, including Anderson. The episode around the “September Six,” as they were soon known, remains a controversial topic within Latter-day Saint communities, especially since many of the underlying tensions remain in place today.
Many religious traditions face moments of crisis between intellectual freedom and control. That has been true for the Utah-based faith ever since its early years, — but September 1993, 30 years ago this month, is one of the more poignant moments. Understanding the episode and its aftermath reveals cultural fissures that one of America’s largest homegrown religions still wrestles with today.American Christians have faced difficult questions concerning faith, reason and authority throughout the 20th century.
Latter-day Saints were no exception, and some worried the faith was losing its moorings. Questions about the church’s direction often centered around gender, as a growing number of Latter-day Saint women the church’s patriarchal practices and doctrines. Only men are allowed to hold the priesthood, for instance, and they can serve in more leadership positions than women.
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