LDS apostle Jeffrey Holland’s talk puts BYU at risk of losing ‘national prestige,’ university administrator warns
Michael Austin, a Cougar alum and vice president at a Methodist school, says the Provo campus needs to change its LGBTQ policies or just settle into doing “damage control.”
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune).
Brigham Young statue at BYU. A Cougar alum, who is an administrator at Methodist university, says Latter-day Saint apostle Jeffrey R. Holland's speech could impact the academic research conducted at the the Provo school.
Hired in 1991 to cover Utah's various faiths, particularly Mormonism, Peggy has talked forgiveness with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, nearly fainted waiting for the Dalai Lama, fasted with Muslims during Ramadan — and has reported on 50 consecutive semiannual LDS General Conferences.
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