Faith
When Law Meets Love: Dallin H. Oaks’ Ministry to Sexual and Gender Minorities
Dallin H. Oaks pairs law with love, showing humility, outreach, and a call to hold truth with tenderness.
Jeff Bennion
October 10, 2025
Dallin H. Oaks pairs law with love, showing humility, outreach, and a call to hold truth with tenderness.
What truth about family transcends time? The doctrine of the family is centered in Christ and consistent in scripture.
Do polite compromises secure faith’s future in liberal democracy? They don’t; doctrine must guide law and civic life.
Can early Church practices justify new sealings? The evidence affirms doctrinal continuity, not revisionist change.
Is theological silence a loophole? Air Bud logic misreads doctrine and undermines revealed foundations.
The Family Proclamation stands firm.
As society embraced same-sex marriage, many believed it wouldn’t impact traditional views. However, this shift wasn’t neutral, leading to the sidelining of traditional beliefs.
The law of chastity in The Church of Jesus Christ ties closely to the Plan of Salvation with profound theological implications.
It’s been easy for people to misinterpret the Church’s support of the Respect for Marriage Act. Greater awareness about the difficult cultural atmosphere believers find themselves in might help.
Some have been confused about the Church’s support for new federal legislation. But are they confused about what the Church actually said—or about how media outlets spun it?
Behind our beliefs, there looms the figure of Authority. Can we effectively evaluate the truth of a claim without dealing with what authority we trust?