In this terview, Tom Christofferson, a gay Latter-day Sat, talks about the so-lled "excln policy," which was stuted November 2015 and rcd 2019. He also discs what has happened The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats and s LGBTQ members sce then, cludg the ntroversial speech by apostle Jefey R. Holland.
Contents:
- GAY LATTER-DAY SAT SHAR HEARTFELT MSAGE ALL MEMBERS NEED TO READ: "IT GETS BETTER"
- MATTHEW GONG, GAY MORMON, REFLECTS ON HIS JOURNEY OM NER WAR TO NER PEACE
- CHURCH UPDAT OFFICIAL ‘MORMON AND GAY’ WEBSE
GAY LATTER-DAY SAT SHAR HEARTFELT MSAGE ALL MEMBERS NEED TO READ: "IT GETS BETTER"
The followg is an excerpt om That We May Be One, A Gay Mormon's Perspective on Fah & Fay by Tom Christofferson. * lds quotes gay *
“After learng a ltle more [his pann was gay], my rponse was ‘Well, thanks. Smh was homosexual.
“Homosexualy is an ugly s, repugnant to those who fd no temptatn , as well as to many past offenrs who are seekg a way out of s clutch. [masturbatn] too often leads to grievo s, even to that s agast nature, homosexualy. For, done private, evolv often to mutual masturbatn – practiced wh another person of the same sex – and thence to total homosexualy.
MATTHEW GONG, GAY MORMON, REFLECTS ON HIS JOURNEY OM NER WAR TO NER PEACE
is an official webse om The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats. The se’s purpose is to help everyone better unrstand same-sex attractn om a gospel perspective. * lds quotes gay *
The dive mandate of marriage between man and woman puts perspective why homosexual acts are offensive to God. 2, “Homosexualy, ” by Victor L. “The First Princy has clared that ‘there is a distctn between [1] immoral thoughts and feelgs and [2] participatg eher immoral heterosexual or any homosexual behavr.
“Applyg the First Princy's distctn to the qutn of same-sex relatnships, we should distguish between (1) homosexual (or lbian) ‘thoughts and feelgs' (which should be risted and redirected), and (2) ‘homosexual behavr' (which is a ser s).
“We should note that the words homosexual, lbian, and Gay are adjectiv to scribe particular thoughts, feelgs or behavrs.
CHURCH UPDAT OFFICIAL ‘MORMON AND GAY’ WEBSE
* lds quotes gay *
“Church lears are sometim asked whether there is any place The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats for persons wh homosexual or lbian sceptibili or feelgs. Oaks, televisn terview on December 3, 1986, answer not telest; excerpts prted "Apostle Reaffirms Church's Posn on Homosexualy, " Church News, 14 Feb.
"Marriage should not be viewed as a theraptic step to solve problems such as homosexual clatns or practic.