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1 Church Measures Against the September Six

Except for Lynne Kanavel Whitesides, all of the September Six were excommunicated. Whitesides was disfellowshipped, a less-severe sanction. According to LDS Church policy, this meant she could return to full fellowship without re-baptism. Excommunicated members may be rebaptized and enjoy full fellowship after repentance is demonstrated. However, as of 2004, four of the September Six are not members of the LDS church -- the exceptions are Avraham Gileadi, who was rebaptized, and Whitesides, who is still a disfellowshipped member.

2 The September Six

The following details the alleged reasons for church disciplinary action (the Church does not make details of disciplinary councils public) and in many cases, the current relationship to Mormonism.

• Lynne Kanavel Whitesides - feminist noted for speaking on the "Mother in Heaven." Whitesides was the first of the September six to experience church discipline. She was disfellowshipped September 14.

Whitesides has not returned to activity in the church again as of 2004. Reports state that she has pursued a personal spiritual growth by searching for a more feminine conception of God.

• Avraham Gileadi - Old Testament scholar. He authored a book about IsaiahIsaiah or Yeshayahu "Salvation of/is the LORD", Standard Hebrew Yšayahu Tiberian Hebrew Yšaayh was the son of Amoz, and commonly considered the author of the Book of Isaiah. He was apparently of humble rank (Isa. Isaiah was married to a woman and the last days. Details of why he was excommunicated on September 15September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). There are 107 days remaining. Events 608 Saint Boniface IV becomes Pope 921 Saint Ludmila is murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law at Tetin. 1514 Thomas Wolsey appointed Archbishop are not available.

Gileadi, not considered a liberalIn terms of politics, the word liberal (or Liberal can refer to: an adherent of the ideology of liberalism or something in accordance to this ideology. Note: the words "liberal" or "liberalism" can be different in various countries and can be related to t like the others, has been re-baptized, and is an active member of the church. He has since written Isaiah Decoded, a book sold by LDS-owned Deseret BookDeseret Book is the largest Latter-day Saint book publisher and also owns a chain of LDS bookstores in the western United States. Over 150 people work in its Salt Lake City headquarters. During holidays, over 1000 employees work at over 30 Deseret Book st.

• Paul Toscano - Salt Lake City attorney who authored a controversial book, Strangers in Paradox ( 1990Events January January 3 Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 7 The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello The man who led the coup aginst Dr Apo), which questioned Church leadership. He was excommunicated September 19September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). There are 103 days remaining. Events 1356 In Battle of Poitiers English defeat French 1692 Giles Corey is pressed to death after refusing to plead in the Salem witch trials. 1777 First Battl.

Toscano has stated that he lost his faith and said he feels remorse only for being so angry at the LDS Church. His wife Margaret Toscano was also excommunicated in NovemberNovember is also the letter N in the NATO phonetic alphabet. November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days. From the Latin novem for " nine". It was originally the ninth month of the year in the early Roman calendar, w 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri.

• Maxine Hanks - feminist writer who edited the book Women and Authority: Re-emerging Mormon Feminism ( 1992). She was excommunicated September 19.

Hanks still speaks on Mormon issues, however, in a ten-year retrospective article published in Sunstone Magazine , she states that although she would not be reinstated in the church, "I wish my book [Women and Authority] was."

• Lavina Fielding Anderson - feminist writter who edited the book Sisters in Spirit: Mormon Women in Historical and Cultural Perspective ( 1992). She was excommunicated September 23.

Anderson still attends church though a non-member. She supported her son who went on a two-year LDS mission. Though officially not a member of the church, she still writes on Mormon issues, and published a book in 2001 on Lucy Mack Smith, the mother of LDS Church-founder Joseph Smith.

• D. Michael Quinn - Mormon revisionist historian. Among other studies, he documented LDS Church-sanctioned polygamy from 1890 until 1910, after the 1890 Manifesto when they officially abandoned the doctrine. He was excommunicated September 26.

Quinn affirmed his testimony of church doctrine during and after his excommunication. He refused to attend the proceeding because, as he explained in a letter to his stake President Paul Hanks, "I vowed I would never again participate in a process which was designed to punish me for being the messenger of unwanted historical evidence and to intimidate me from further work in Mormon history." Quinn's views and work of Mormon history are controversial, and his research theories and findings have been criticised as unreliable by both Mormon and non-Mormon historians. [1]