Editing September Six (section)

{{Short description|Six people excommunicated or disfellowshipped by the LDS church}}
The '''September Six''' were six members of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) who were [[Excommunication#The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|excommunicated]] or disfellowshipped by the church in September 1993, allegedly for publishing scholarly work against or criticizing church doctrine or leadership. The term "September Six" was coined by ''[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]'' and was used in the [[mass media|media]] and subsequent discussion.<ref>[http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=58060420&itype=CMSID Salt Lake Tribune, June 16, 2014]</ref> The church's action was referred to by some as evidence of an [[anti-intellectualism|anti-intellectual]] posture on the part of church leadership.<ref name="Ostling351">
{{cite book|
title=Mormon America|
last=Ostling|first=Richard and Joan|
pages=351–370}}</ref><ref>''One Nation Under Gods'', Richard Abanes, pp.417-419</ref>