Packet 4: Bonus 10

In 1993, this church expelled the “September Six,” including feminist scholars Lynne Whitesides, Maxine Hanks, and Lavina Anderson. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this church whose feminist theologians often study Heavenly Mother. In 1990, this church stopped making wives pledge obedience to their husbands during endowment ceremonies.
ANSWER: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints [or LDS; or Mormon Church; or the Mormons]
[10h] The September Six were all excommunicated except Whitesides, who received this second-most severe punishment. Another sect’s leadership, called the “Governing Body,” retired this term for a similar punishment in 2024.
ANSWER: disfellowshipping
[10e] In March 2026, the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses changed its interpretation of Acts 15:29, holding that members only have to “abstain” from this substance if it was collected from other people.
ANSWER: blood [accept blood transfusion or autologous blood; accept blood components such as plasma or platelets or red blood cells]
<Editors, Religion> | D. Prelims 4 - Toronto B + Harvard + Michigan + Minnesota

HeardPPBE %M %H %
2118.1095%48%38%

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
British ColumbiaColumbia A001010E
BrownJohns Hopkins1001020ME
BruinChicago B1001020ME
Illinois ANorthwestern B1001020ME
Illinois BGeorgia Tech C001010E
IndianaPittsburgh10101030MHE
Maryland ACornell10101030MHE
NYU BColumbia B1001020ME
Ohio StateGeorgetown0101020HE
Penn StateGeorgia Tech B001010E
Stanford ANorthwestern A0101020HE
SwarthmoreGeorgia Tech A001010E
UC Berkeley ANorth Carolina10101030MHE
UC Berkeley BStanford B0101020HE
UCFCambridge1001020ME
UCLAToronto A001010E
VanderbiltNYU A0101020HE
VirginiaRutgers001010E
Virginia TechMaryland B1010020MH
WashUTexas1001020ME
WaterlooMIT001010E

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
Main Site2026-04-17✓2118.1095%48%38%