Mormon church backs U.S. measure to protect gay marriage | Rters

Contents:

• POLICY CHANG ANNOUNCED FOR MEMBERS GAY MARRIAG, CHILDREN OF LGBT PARENTS
• MORMON CHURCH VOIC SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE
• MORMON CHURCH BACKS U.S. MEASURE TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE
• THE NEW LDS ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LETTER

POLICY CHANG ANNOUNCED FOR MEMBERS GAY MARRIAG, CHILDREN OF LGBT PARENTS

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MORMON CHURCH VOIC SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE

The parent of a child who experienc same-sex attractn or intifi as gay should choose to love and embrace that child.

Those who experience same-sex attractn or intify as gay n fully participate the Church. Children of parents who intify themselv as lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr may now be blsed as fants and baptized The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats whout First Princy approval, Print Dall H. Children of parents who intify themselv as lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr may be baptized, if the ctodial parents give permissn for the baptism and unrstand both the doctre that a baptized child will be tght and the venants he or she will be expected to make, said Print Oaks.

Instead the “immoral nduct heterosexual and homosexual relatnship will be treated the same way, ” he said. “I want anyone who is a member of the Church who is gay or lbian to know I believe you have a place the kgdom and I regnize that sometim may be difficult for you to see where you f the Lord’s Church, but you do.

MORMON CHURCH BACKS U.S. MEASURE TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE

“There are many polil, legal, and social prsur for chang that would change the fn of marriage or -emphasize s importance, nfe genr, or homogenize the differenc between men and women that are sential to acplish God’s great Plan of Happs.

“This news is an enormo relief to fai of gay children who n now fortably shower their gay children wh the same love and support they give their straight children who marry. Oaks almost immediately drafted a memo argug that “the terts at stake the proposed legalizatn of so-lled homosexual marriag” were “sufficient to jtify a formal Church posn and signifint efforts opposn. In 2021, after several high-profile cints at BYU — cludg a valedictorian g his graduatn speech to pronounce that he was “proud to be a gay son of God” and dozens of stunts lightg the school’s famo mountasi Y wh rabow lors — popular apostle Jefey Holland chastised BYU faculty members for “supportg ias that many of feel are ntradictory to gospel prcipl.

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. REUTERS/Mike Blake Acquire Licensg RightsNov 15 (Rters) - 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 Utah-based church said a statement posted on s webse s doctre related to marriage - that God mand be between a man and a woman - would rema the church said would support the legislatn after a bipartisan group of senators negotiated an amendment to the versn passed by the U. Supreme Court do not end gay marriage rights, which nservative Jtice Clarence Thomas med was possible when the urt June end the natnal right to abortn by overturng Roe vs.

THE NEW LDS ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LETTER

This appears to be what has happened wh the new anti-gay marriage letter put out by the LDS Church and set for wispread distributn this Sunday all ngregatns the U. The Church’s new letter agast gay marriage is a prime example.

In s zeal to show how opposed is to gay marriage, the LDS Church has wrten a letter that ends up throwg Church history unr the b, flatly ntradicts LDS scripture, and brands s first six prints as “immoral” vlators of the law of chasty. And if the Spir should so move, the qutn might also be raised as to why the LDS Church is expendg rourc and mobilizg thoands to make clear to s members that the Supreme Court don’t dictate Mormon doctre on gay marriage, while matag rad silence on the racist murrs of ne Ain-Amerins at a Charlton church, together wh the burng of six black church the South.