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In this month\u2019s Friend<\/a><\/i>, my wife and I were intrigued by a section toward the end recommending reading for youngsters. It included a nice range of books for children, classified by age groups, such as Eight Cousins<\/i> and The Royal Bee<\/i>. We also found two that made us raise our eyebrows (and not because of the footnote stating that \u201cOccasionally, characters who are not members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a> will drink coffee or tea.\u201d). One, Hip, Hip, Hooray for Annie MacRae!<\/i>, is authored by BYU faculty member Brad Wilcox, though it\u2019s published by a non-church publisher, as far as I can tell. The other was more troubling: Sister Eternal<\/i>, by Dieter F. Uchtdorf, published by Deseret Book.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m no lawyer, but it seems that there\u2019s potential for conflicted interests here, when an official church publication recommends a book authored by a faculty member at its university, and another authored by an Apostle and published by its (for profit) publisher. I\u2019m not saying that there\u2019s a legal issue here (I\u2019m no lawyer, did I say that already?). I\u2019m only questioning whether they should have steered clear of these recommendations to avoid the very appearance of advertising.

It\u2019s true, there is a disclaimer: \u201cThese reviews do not constitute official Church endorsement of these books, but the books have been carefully reviewed to ensure that Church standards are observed.\u201d This seems weak to me, coming from an official, vetted church publication (especially since there\u2019s the \u201cbut\u201d clause). Where is the line?
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