(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.
Contents:
- MORMON CHURCH VOIC SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE
- MARRIED. GAY. AND MORMON. (PART 1)
- JOSH WEED, FAMO MARRIED GAY MORMON ANNOUNC DIVORCE, APOLOGIZ TO LGBTQ MUNY
- MORMON AND GAY: HOW IT’S GOG
- GAY, MORMON AND HAPPILY MARRIED WH CHILDREN
MORMON CHURCH VOIC SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE
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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weled members who intified as LGBTQ+, though reerated s stance that marriage is between a man and a 2019, the church repealed a 2015 le that banned baptisms for children of gay parents and said gay marriage is a s worth expulsn om the church. What happens to Mormons who are gay and still have a strong ttimony of LDS beliefs? It’s no longer a s to be Mormon and gay, but the church says is a s to act on same-sex attractn.
Nick and Spencer are tryg to navigate the largely uncharted terrory of beg gay and married and active the LDS church. He was termed to fight his battle wh beg gay on his own terms. He uld not rencile beg gay wh LDS doctre.
He thought beg gay, and not LDS, would help fill an empty part of him.
MARRIED. GAY. AND MORMON. (PART 1)
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He realized he wanted and need what seemed unfathomable: to be actively gay and an active Mormon. He met people who loved the church as much as he did and chose to be a gay relatnship.
“I met spirual people who love the gospel that chose to be a gay relatnship, ” Nick said.
JOSH WEED, FAMO MARRIED GAY MORMON ANNOUNC DIVORCE, APOLOGIZ TO LGBTQ MUNY
He said, “There was somethg about me that always felt bad for beg gay or that I was gog to live a Plan B life bee I wasn’t strong enough to be straight. It wasn’t until the day before he met Nick that he began to feel that really was okay to be gay. ’ It uldn’t be that sual, bee I had thought about what means to be gay, and what means to be Mormon.
They were allowed to ment class and share their ttimoni and life experienc as gay members of the church.
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.
MORMON AND GAY: HOW IT’S GOG
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.
On the other hand, Mormons generally feel that ’s permissible for “a small bs owner your state to refe to provi products or servic to gay and lbian people, if dog so vlat their relig beliefs. At that time, they tied whe evangelils for last place opposg “religly based refals, ” wh only 38% of both groups who thought was wrong for bs to be able to cle goods and servic to gay ctomers. 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.
GAY, MORMON AND HAPPILY MARRIED WH CHILDREN
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