September Six

September Six

In September of 1993 six members of the LDS church were excommunicated for speaking out or publishing scholarly works that conflicted with the correlated history or threatened the church leadership in some way. They collectively came to be known as the “September Six”. These individuals were Lynne Whitesides, Avraham Gileadi, Paul Toscano, Maxine Hanks, Lavina Anderson, and D. Michael Quinn.

Learn More:

FairMormon – Question: Who are the “September Six”?
Wikipedia – September Six
The Salt Lake Tribune – Where Mormonism’s ‘September Six’ are now
Mormon Stories – 077-083 ” Understanding the September Six” – Paul Toscano Parts 1-7
YouTube – The Mormon September Six, 10 Years After: Maxine Hanks
YouTube – The Mormon September Six, 10 Years After: Michael Quinn
YouTube – The Mormon September Six, 10 Years After: Lavina Anderson
YouTube – The Mormon September Six, 10 Years After: Paul Toscano

Image Credits- The Salt Lake Tribune

Published: May 16, 2017

Categories: Historic Events

Tags: Excommunication, History, Scholars, September Six

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