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MWEG Op-Ed: ‘Women Should Not Be Held to Answer for the Behavior of Men’
“Over the last few weeks, Mormon Women for Ethical Government has received many requests from individuals asking for our organizational response to the recent allegations of sexual assault made against Joe Biden.” Click here for the full text of this Salt Lake Tribune op-ed written by MWEG leaders Jennifer Walker Thomas and McKenna Johnson.
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Politicians Are Not Going to Save Us from Corruption
“Today, while a majority of the U.S. Senate voted to acquit Donald J. Trump of both articles of impeachment presented by the House, Sen. Mitt Romney stood courageously in defense of ethical government voting to convict. He honored his solemn duty to put country over party. We congratulate and commend him on this act of leadership.” Click here for the full text of this Salt Lake Tribune op-ed by MWEG leaders Wendy Dennehy and Lisa Rampton Halverson.
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Sen. Mitt Romney Looks Beyond Partisan Advantage
By Emma Petty Addams, Executive Director of Mormon Women for Ethical Government, and Catherine Eslinger, Utah Chapter Lead of Mormon Women for Ethical Government October 11, 2019 “To our leaders, we say, have the courage to stand up and speak boldly, as well as to sit down and listen to each other. To our citizens, we say, have the courage to support those who do so. Peacemaking demands both from each of us.” Click here for the full text of this Salt Lake Tribune article. Photo courtesy Mark Taylor.
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MWEG Opinion: “An Open Letter to Sen. Hatch”
“As an organization of over 6,000 women, many of whom are your constituents, share your faith, and have worked closely with you and your staff, we are dismayed at your continued defense of things that are fundamentally indefensible. Knowing that you aspire to be a man of honor, we are puzzled by your frequent wresting of truth and logic as you excuse our current administration.” Click here for the full text of this Salt Lake Tribune opinion piece written by Mormon Women for Ethical Government.
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MWEG Op-Ed: ‘We Can Almost Hear the Fabric of Our Democracy Shredding’
“When Trump sides with Russia over our own country, we can almost hear the fabric of our democracy shredding. It makes no difference if the economy seems stable or unemployment is low if the principles of our nation are decaying underneath.” Click here for the full text of this Salt Lake Tribune opinion piece written by MWEG leaders Linda Kimball, Sharlee Mullins Glenn, Diana Bate Hardy, Melissa Dalton-Bradford.
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MWEG Op-Ed: “Love Leads the Way in Rescuing DACA”
“In September of 2017, President Trump rescinded DACA, the program that protected nearly 800,000 young undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from being deported. Then he put the ball in Congress’s court and gave them a March 5 deadline to pass some kind of permanent legislative solution for DACA recipients.” Click here for the full text of this Salt Lake Tribune opinion piece written by MWEG founder Sharlee Mullins Glenn.
