Starting in the fall, Brigham Young University will requiring all incoming freshmen to take a class on the school's religious foundation — and it included apostle Jeffrey R. Holland's controversial 'musket' speech, which criticizes LGBTQ activism in the church.
And an off-campus LGBTQ support group worries about the message that may be sent to the Provo campus, warning it could cause “considerable mental, physical and emotional harm.”who challenge the teachings of the school’s owner, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, against same-sex marriage.
Now, a lightly edited version of Holland’s address that includes the musket reference will be assigned in a class known as “Tested as a pilot program, the class was offered in the winter semester. The syllabus includes the Holland talk and one by the church’s commissioner of education, BYU administrators “want all our students, including our LGBTQ students, to feel both the love of the Savior and the joy associated with living his commandments as part of a covenant-keeping community,” Jenkins said. “We believe that we have a shared primary identity as sons and daughters of God. We welcome LGBTQ students and are grateful for all those who choose BYU because of its environment of covenant belonging.
The RaYnbow Collective urged the school to reconsider including Holland’s comments in the class and instead explore “alternative messaging that promotes unity and respect for all members of the BYU community.”
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