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.
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- MORMON CHURCH VOIC SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE
- MORMON LEAR REAFFIRMS RELIGN'S OPPOSN TO GAY MARRIAGE
- MORMON CHURCH BACKS U.S. MEASURE TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE
MORMON CHURCH VOIC SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL TO PROTECT 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. * mormon stance on 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weled members who intified as LGBTQ+, though reerated s stance that marriage is between a man and a 2019, the church repealed a 2015 le that banned baptisms for children of gay parents and said gay marriage is a s worth expulsn om the church. 16, 2022The Church of J Christ of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.
MORMON LEAR REAFFIRMS RELIGN'S OPPOSN TO 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. * mormon stance on gay marriage *
“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. 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.
MORMON CHURCH BACKS U.S. MEASURE TO PROTECT 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.' * mormon stance on gay marriage *
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17, 2019, 8:01 PM UTCPROVO, Utah — The lear of The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats is reaffirmg that the relign mt stick to s opposn of gay marriage bee God's law stat that marriage should only be between a man and a print Rsell M. Nelson also said Tuday a speech to stunts at the church-owned Brigham Young Universy that a 2015 policy banng baptisms for children of parents same-sex relatnship was rcd earlier this year bee lears took note of the "heartache" said the policy was motived by love and tried to prevent ictn between the beliefs of gay parents and their speech follows an ongog ph by the fah, wily known as the Mormon church, to rve out a passnate stance toward LGBTQ people while opposg gay ascend to print January 2018 and has been a transformative print for the church.
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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.