| Lynn D. Wardle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 November 1947 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University (B.A.) Duke Law School (JD) |
| Occupation | Law professor |
| Employer | Brigham Young University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | J. Reuben Clark Law School |
Lynn D. Wardle is Bruce C. Hafen Professor of Law at the J. Reuben Clark Law School of Brigham Young University (BYU). He specializes in family law, constitutional law, and bioethics.
Wardle holds the Bruce C. Hafen Professorship at the J. Reuben Clark Law School. He has testified before congressional committees in favor of the Federal Marriage Amendment and the Defense of Marriage Act. In addition to opposing same-sex marriage, Wardle also opposes allowing same-sex couples to adopt children.
As a representative of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Wardle spoke to the World Congress of Families, an organization that opposes legal protections on the basis of sexual orientation, opposes same sex marriage, and supports policies against homosexuality in Russia, at its 1997 gathering in Prague at the 2007 WCF in Warsaw, and at the 2017 WCF in Budapest.
Wardle was the General Secretary of the International Society for Family Law (ISFL) and later its president. He remains on its Executive Council. He also edits the Society's web site.
Wardle received his bachelor's degree from BYU in 1971 and graduated cum laude from Duke University Law School in 1974. He was a clerk for Judge John Sirica.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Church Delegates Attend World Congress of Families", Ensign, June 1997, p. 75.
- Elisa (4 March 2022). "The Real Gay Agenda: Homophobia, Russian Fascism, and the LDS Church in Eastern Europe". Retrieved 4 March 2022 – via Wheat & Tares.
- "Yale Same-sex Marriage Symposium :: Speaker Bio : Lynn Wardle". Archived from the original on 4 March 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
- ISFL web-site
- "Faculty Profiles". BYU. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- BYU Faculty Profile/Lynn Wardle
External links
- Lynn D. Wardle, "Seeing the Constitution as Covenant", Ensign, September 1989.