75. A Divided Church: What's Going on in Arizona? — Mesa Mayor John Giles and Councilwoman Julie Spilsbury

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🗓️ 8 June 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

The political climate in Arizona has been unseasonably warm recently, frequently making national news. And it seems political tribalism has even caused division in some Latter-day Saint wards and stakes.

It raises the question that many of us have started asking — could political identity begin to eclipse religious identity in some parts of the church?

In part one of a two-part series on the church in Arizona, Bill from Faith Matters sat down with Mesa Arizona Mayor John Giles and Councilwoman Julie Spilsbury about division that erupted around an LGBTQ non-discrimination ordinance.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, this is Tim Chavez from Faith Matters.
0:03.4	The political climate in Arizona has been unseasonably warm recently, frequently making
0:07.8	national news, and it seems that political tribalism has even caused division in some
0:12.6	Latter-day St. Wards and Stakes.
0:14.6	It raises the question that many of us have started asking, could political identity begin
0:18.3	to eclipse religious identity in some parts of the church?
0:21.6	In part one of a two-part series on the church in Arizona, Bill from Faith Matters sat
0:25.5	down with Mesa Arizona Mayor John Giles, and Councilwoman Julie Spillsbury about division
0:29.9	that erupted around an LGBTQ non-discrimination ordinance.
0:33.8	We think this is a really important conversation, and we hope that you enjoy listening.
0:36.9	Okay, everyone, this is Bill Turnbull, and we are here today with Mayor John Giles from
0:46.1	Mesa Arizona, and Councilwoman Julie Spillsbury, welcome you to.
0:53.7	Thank you.
0:54.7	Thank you.
0:55.7	We'll be with you.
0:56.7	We'll be scorching hot in Arizona right now, so it's only 100 degrees right now, because
1:02.7	it's starting to get warmed up.
1:03.7	No big deal.
1:04.7	Yeah.
1:05.7	Well, and maybe that reflects the, hopefully that reflects the political temperature to moderating
1:11.0	a little bit, but you've had some interesting times in Arizona and in Mesa.
1:16.9	Bill, can I begin by with that shameless plug?
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