If the Church isn't political...

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If the Church isn't political...

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...why does it employ full time political Lobbyists?

The longtime head of the Utah Legislature’s main staff office, Mike Christensen, is retiring.

And among the five finalists for his job is the current top lobbyist for the LDS Church, John Q. Cannon.

Cannon worked for the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, which Christensen heads, for 20 years before taking the church job several years ago.

Cannon’s official title is the Director of Community and Government Affairs, LDS Church. He worked for the LRGC as a policy analyst for two decades, ending up as director of research before he took the church job in 2012.

While Cannon may be a good fit for the top legislative staffer job, it would still be the case that the Legislature, where 80 percent of the lawmakers are active Mormons, would be hiring the LDS Church’s top government affairs man (and registered lobbyist) to head their largest staff organization.

http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/feature ... ive-office
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Re: If the Church isn't political...

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Of course, the Church is political. They have been intimately involved in Utah politics since the time of Brigham Young. Via the LDS contingent of US representatives, they are involved in national politics as well. They have been especially outspoken and active in legislative action against women's rights and LGBT marriage.
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