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.'
Contents:
- DO MORMONS HATE GAYS?
- DO MORMONS HATE GAY PEOPLE
- AND PEOPLE SAY MORMONS HATE GAY PEOPLE
- WHY THE MORMONS HATE THE GAYS
- MORMON CHURCH AND GAY RIGHTS
- GAY RIGHTS AND THE MORMON CHURCH
DO MORMONS HATE GAYS?
Members of the Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats (the "Mormon" church) do not hate homosexual or gay people. In fact, there are many openly homosexual Mormons! Homosexual Mormons may also be ordaed and hold var preachg/teachg posns the the Church is acceptg of homosexuals, expects all members to adhere to a Biblil of nduct - which clus no sexual relatnships outsi of marriage and no sexual relatnships wh the same genr. For this reason, most homosexual Mormons rema sgle, although some have tried marryg someone of the oppose genr. Mormons believe that homosexual sex is a s, but beg physilly attracted to someone of the same genr is Church oppos the legalizatn of same-genr marriag when g on the relig eedom of those fahs that are unwillg to perform or regnize gay marriag. This has occured many, but not all, stat that have legalized gay marriage. The Church supports legal polici that prevent discrimatn agast homosexuals cluidng equal hog, rental, and employment polici. Many dividual Mormons support gay marriage, and the Church has generally not mented when the laws do not have an effect on relig They do not. * do mormons hate gay people *
He said, “So you’ve been out tryg to take away the rights of the gays? He said, “Why do you Mormons hate the gays?
As he was leavg I asked, “Do people thk that Mormons hate gays? Now our son knows that his parents don’t hate gays. Carol and I have both worked wh people who intify themselv as homosexual.
DO MORMONS HATE GAY PEOPLE
And we are grateful that he is acceptg of gay people as well.
His pot was that the LDS church general has a problem beg perceived as ls than acceptg of gays and their liftyle. From what I n tell, the majory of people our society unr thirty are not opposed to the gay liftyle or same-sex marriage. I have read acunts of LDS parents rejectg their children who are gay but I hope those are few and far between.
AND PEOPLE SAY MORMONS HATE GAY PEOPLE
Do Mormons hate gays? At Print Hckley’s funeral the Wtboro Baptist church me and picketed wh signs that read, “Mormons love gays, ” and worse.
If you know anythg about the people of the Wtboro Baptist church of Kansas you know they feel that everybody Ameri lov gays.
WHY THE MORMONS HATE THE GAYS
“When asked what Print Hckley had done that enabled homosexuals, one woman said was bee the lear of the LDS Church preached that God lov all his children, cludg the gay on. God lov all his children, and that mak a gay church? Here’s what Print Hckley said: “Our hearts reach out to those who refer to themselv as gays and lbians.
MORMON CHURCH AND GAY RIGHTS
We do not hate gays. In our nversatn today my son poted out that there were so many other thgs to spend our energy on bis this gay marriage thg. No, Mormons do not hate gays.
Some Mormons probably do hate gays. I’m a Mormon and I don’t hate gays, or at least I don’t thk I do. Please don’t acce Mormons of hatg gays.
Members of the Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats (the "Mormon" church) do not hate homosexual or gay people. In fact, there are many openly homosexual Mormons! Homosexual Mormons may also be ordaed and hold var preachg/teachg posns the the Church is acceptg of homosexuals, expects all members to adhere to a Biblil of nduct - which clus no sexual relatnships outsi of marriage and no sexual relatnships wh the same genr.
GAY RIGHTS AND THE MORMON CHURCH
For this reason, most homosexual Mormons rema sgle, although some have tried marryg someone of the oppose genr. Mormons believe that homosexual sex is a s, but beg physilly attracted to someone of the same genr is Church oppos the legalizatn of same-genr marriag when g on the relig eedom of those fahs that are unwillg to perform or regnize gay marriag. This has occured many, but not all, stat that have legalized gay marriage.
The Church supports legal polici that prevent discrimatn agast homosexuals cluidng equal hog, rental, and employment polici. Many dividual Mormons support gay marriage, and the Church has generally not mented when the laws do not have an effect on relig They do not. I’ve blogged before about why I wish the LDS Church would rensir s stance on homosexualy, so I won’t belabor that pot here.