In 2015, the Mormon Church barred children om same-sex marriage om the church. An expert explas why this policy was tied to a larger nservative battle agast gay rights.
Contents:
- MORMON CHURCH VOIC SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE
- MORMON CHURCH BACKS U.S. MEASURE TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE
- MORMON LEAR REAFFIRMS RELIGN'S OPPOSN TO GAY MARRIAGE
- MORMONS AND GAY MARRIAGE
- GAYSTORI AND ROURC FOR THE LGBTQIA+ LATTER-DAY SAT COMMUNY
MORMON CHURCH VOIC SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE
(RNS) — Mormons have broaned their support for LGBTQ rights three key areas, though they still lag the natn supportg the right of gay upl to get married — or to walk to any bakery the untry and buy themselv a weddg ke. * mormons on gay marriage *
The bill also prohibs stat om nyg out-of-state marriage licens and benefs on the basis of sex, race, ethnicy or natnal the church has a long history of opposg same-sex relatnships – spent $20m tryg to pass proposn 8 California, a 2008 measure which banned same-sex marriage the state – has taken a more relaxed view of same-sex marriage recent 2016, the church said that weled members who intified as LGBTQ+, though reerated s stance that marriage is between a man and a 2019, the church repealed a 2015 le that banned baptisms for children of gay parents and said gay marriage is a s worth expulsn om the church. Topil Gui, “Homosexual Behavr”. Gui to the Scriptur, “Homosexual Behavr”.
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“Homosexual behavr vlat the mandments of God, is ntrary to the purpos of human sexualy, distorts lovg relatnships, and priv people of the blsgs that n be found fay life and the savg ordanc of the gospel, ” stat the Handbook of Instctns of the Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats.
MORMON CHURCH BACKS U.S. MEASURE TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE
The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats said on Tuday supports proposed feral legislatn tend to protect gay-marriage rights, as long as also protects the right of relig groups to believe such unns are agast God's word. * mormons on gay marriage *
Homosexual behavr n be fiven through scere repentance. Packer, referred to homosexualy throughout a sharply word sermon as “wrong, ” or “basilly wrong, ” “wicked, ” “impure, ” “unnatural, ” “immoral, ” “agast nature, ” “evil, ” and as a threat to civilizatn.
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MORMON LEAR REAFFIRMS RELIGN'S OPPOSN TO GAY MARRIAGE
In a speech at Brigham Young Universy, Rsell M. Nelson said The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats mt stick to s opposn of gay marriage. * mormons on gay marriage *
She ultimately exprsed how much my words had moved her, and through her sobs, told me the story of how her stepson, a young gay man, had killed himself three years earlier.
“I have a ne-year-old son, whom I am que certa is gay, ” she told , as tears also streamed om her ey.
Among Amerins general, 79% say they are favor of “laws that would protect lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people om discrimatn jobs, public acmodatns and hog. This likely reflects the effect of the “Utah Compromise” of 2015 and LDS lears’ attempts the last several years to publicly support nondiscrimatn laws while also ntug to teach that homosexual behavr is wrong.
MORMONS AND GAY MARRIAGE
Mormon lears do not speak of a gay or lbian sexual orientatn, though they now fully acknowledge that many people 'stggle wh same-genr attractn.' * mormons on gay marriage *
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GAYSTORI AND ROURC FOR THE LGBTQIA+ LATTER-DAY SAT COMMUNY
An thor of books about Mormonism wr that the church’s cisn to disciple married gay members will create divisns among s members. * mormons on gay marriage *
Overall, then, Mormons have broaned their support for LGBTQ rights three key areas, though they still lag the natn supportg the right of gay upl to get married — or to walk to any bakery the untry and buy themselv a weddg ke. 16, 2022The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats gave s support on Tuday to a feral bill that would provi creased protectns for same-sex marriage, a limed but notable step om a church that historilly has aggrsively opposed gay move me on the same day senators announced a relig eedom amendment to the legislatn hop of securg broar support. People, acrdg to the Public Relign Rearch church’s latt posn shows s long and slow parture om s public support of Proposn 8 California, which banned gay marriage the state and was later stck down urt.
* mormons on gay marriage *
The lear of the Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats has reaffirmed the relign’s opposn to same-sex marriage, sayg God’s law dictat that marriage is rtricted to unns between a man and a church print, Rsell M Nelson also said durg a speech to stunts at the church-owned Brigham Young Universy that the relign’s love for everyone regardls of sexual orientatn led to the repeal earlier this year of a 2015 policy that banned baptisms for children of parents same-sex relatnships and labeled gay upl as sners eligible for said love also motivated the origal policy as he and other lears attempted to prevent ictn between the beliefs of gay parents and their children. ”Nelson ntend that lears n’t change God’s laws but have the thory to adjt church remarks were the latt move a ntug effort by the Utah-based fah wily known as the Mormon church to rve out a passnate stance toward LGBTQ people while adherg to opposn of gay marriage.