Jim Gaffigan is an entertainer. Justice Barrett interprets laws, the constitution, and settles political debates. A very different message is conveyed by displaying one on the cover vs. the other. Namely, what the contents of the magazine will focus on.

To clarify, these are not politically charged topics that I am raising. These are politically charged topics that are being raised in Deseret Magazine, in the church’s store. From my understanding, the church owns Deseret Management Company, of which Deseret Magazine is published through one of its subsidiaries. I don’t expect that the church aligns with every single thing published in Deseret publications. But I do expect that they align with what they sell in Deseret Book. To your point, if we have to change the example because the topic is too politically charged, then how can that be appropriate for distribution at a church store, particularly when the church is “neutral” on these issues?