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I'm sure Jeff Lindsey, FARMS and FAIR already have a press release prepared.

Any such press release, if not issued by an official arm of the church, will carry a similar disclaimer to this one (found at the bottom of FAIR's homepage here. Thus, any press release, article, or response from these types of organizations can be completely disregarded as carrying any weight of authority, sanctioning, or blessing from the LDS church whatsoever:

FAIR is not owned, controlled by or affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All research and opinions provided on this site are the sole responsibility of FAIR, and should not be interpreted as official statements of LDS doctrine, belief or practice.

. FAIR itself elaborates on their position, in these excerpts taken from their FAQ page:

Are you affiliated with the LDS Church?
We're not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in any way. Most of the members of FAIR are devout members of the Church that serve in various ward and stake callings.
Is the LDS Church aware of you?
We know several departments in the Church office building that are aware of us. But they do not endorse us or support us in any way.
Aren't you discussing doctrinal issues without priesthood authority?
We are not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and are therefore not doing this under the direction of the priesthood. We would fall more under the category of book publishers. Just as the books you purchase in the bookstore are not published under priesthood direction, so the things we write are not under priesthood direction.
How authoritative are the things that you write?
We try very hard to not give the impression that we are speaking for the Church in any way. We are not affiliated with the Church. We therefore try to avoid doctrinal declarations. Most of the time it isn't an issue as we are discussing things from a historical or scholarly point of view. Occasionally we get into discussions of doctrine when we feel our beliefs as Latter-day Saints have been misrepresented. At those times the writers are speaking from their own experience and beliefs.