Jana Reiss describes the ecclesiastical structure of the Church as patriarchal, as well as the perceived lack of power and decision-making for women in the Church.
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- Interview
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- Jana Riess LDSCritic
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- Direct
- Reference
Claire Donnelly, Meghna Chakrabarti, and Tim Skoog, "Mormon women confront power and patriarchy in the LDS church," wbur.org, January 23, 2023, accessed July 25, 2023
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- WBUR
- People
- Jana Riess
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- Reading Public
- Transcription
And I also think that the structure, the ecclesiastical structure that Meg was referring to is, you know, very much a patriarchal, all male structure of hierarchical authority. Women do have callings. I have one. I'm active in the church and I love the church, but I can't make any decisions in the church that affect the lives of men or even my own life. I'm never in the room where it happens, right? I'm not in the room where decisions are made. And what that creates is a system in which men have a lot of knowledge of each other, and they have spent a lot of time together in meetings.
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