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| I noticed Kate Kelly's husband hides behind his hat with a rather pronounced bill, or keeps a low profile - in every public picture I see of him. |
I freely express my mind...including asking questions.
I do not speak for the LDS Church, nor did anyone from church suggest this following idea to me. This is completely my own observation.
Frankly, this probably could only come from another woman, or it would be discounted as chauvinist.
I find Ms. Kelly disingenuous.
Seriously.
I've watched her fully employ her lawyer skills and utilize the straw man technique over and over. She takes public statements from the Church or other LDS cultural and doctrinal aspects - retells them out of context, and then publicly argues them or grandstands them.
And the news media is so eager to run with the salacious tidbits.
Kelly knows just how this works.
As a lawyer, as part of her job description, she appeals to the sentiments and perspectives of the present jury. In this case, the jury is largely those who are not intimately familiar with Mormon culture and/or those who are swayed by public misconceptions and urban legends about Mormons. Or perhaps those with an ax to grind.
Ms. Kelly plays to both them and the camera.
She is a human rights lawyer from Washington D.C.
Watching her, and observing how she is going about her message - leaves me to believe there is another agenda.
This is all too staged. Something is not on the up and up with her.
This is just a guess, but I'm betting she is posturing for attention in a way which is beneficial for her career.
Think about it.
Attempting to bend the knees of 15 million people who do not share her perspective or viewpoints was the ultimate challenge as a human rights activist.
(Please note, the "hundreds" of women who support her is about one tenth of 1% out of 15 million.)
Not to mention this was a conveniently fame-making challenge which fits right in her chosen field and among her peers.
One which would be politically correct in her circles.
One which would get her attention and approval from those she caters to.
Kate Kelly does not accurately portray my experience in the LDS Church as a Mormon woman. In fact, she is quite a ways off the mark.
In true lawyer fashion.
I love my religion. It emboldens me and sets me in a freer place than any other experience or institution I've ever been involved with. It makes Christ the center of my focus and my personal life. It teaches me how to have an intimate, one-on-one relationship with Christ. This is perhaps the most potent aspect of all. That I am completely capable and able to have such a privilege. Maybe that's why Mormon women don't really care about holding the priesthood, because they don't need anyone else as a go-between for the most forceful, motivating aspect of their religious life.
Furthermore, Mormon women are typically powerful creatures and a lot of them know it.
Kate Kelly, I'm watching you - I'm pretty sure this was a means to an end. You were knowingly too coy with all the details of your Mormon experience and what the LDS Church is about.
And pitting yourself in full battle array against the Prophet and Apostles you claim to want to be ordained under? Not too believable.
My two cents. And that's all this is worth. But I called it...don't forget.