BS Summary: This article contains 10 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Negativity Bias, and Confirmation Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 36.9% saturation with 83 hits. Analysis detected 416 faulty-reasoning hits from 225 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 73.2% and a BS Rank of 82% (4,091 of 21,887 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 81.30% of the article peer group.
LDS President Dallin H. Oaks (left) with newly appointed apostle Clark G. Gilbert
LDS President Dallin H. Oaks has chosen a new apostle.
His name is Clark G. Gilbert, and his appointment is raising controversy among the faithful.
Scholar Benjamin Park joins us to explain why.
Clark has a reputation as an orthodox, religious conservative.
As the Church’s commissioner of education, he oversees Brigham Young University.
There, faculty have raised concerns about a “loyalty oath” that affirms Church doctrine and enforces strict behavioral standards, especially concerning women and LGBTQ+ issues.
Before that, Gilbert spent time at the Church-owned Deseret News, where he laid off dozens of employees.
Now, he’s a lifetime member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
That puts him in a position of significant power within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
We’ll talk about what it means.
GUESTS –
Benjamin E. Park | He’s an associate professor of history at Sam Houston State University, author of the book “American Zion: A New History of Mormonism,” and president of the Mormon History Association.
You can check out his YouTube page here.
Peggy Fletcher Stack | She’s a senior religion reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune.
Her article, “Dark Days: New Rules Have BYU Professors Running Scared,” was published on January 6th, 2025.
Airdate: Feb. 19, 2026, and Feb. 21, 2026
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