(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
- MORMON CHURCH BACKS U.S. MEASURE TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE
- GAY MARRIAGE!
- GAY MORMONS
- MORMON CHURCH AND GAY RIGHTS
- WHAT ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE?
- MORMONS AND GAYS
MORMON CHURCH VOIC SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL 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. * gay marriage mormon *
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weled members who intified as LGBTQ+, though reerated s stance that marriage is between a man and a 2019, the church repealed a 2015 le that banned baptisms for children of gay parents and said gay marriage is a s worth expulsn om the church.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. It should be noted that The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats has always been favor of gay rights but agast changg the fn of marriage.
The Church champned "civil unns" wh all rights but met wh ristance both om gay activists and far right nservativ. By champng gay rights Utah, along wh protectg relig rights, the state has bee an example of tolerance for the rt of Ameri.
MORMON CHURCH BACKS U.S. MEASURE TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE
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Salt Lake Cy is nsired one of the most gay-iendly ci the U. In November, 2009, cizens of the State of Mae overturned the state legislature's cisn to allow gay marriage. Gay marriage has now lost every sgle state — 31 all — which has been put to a popular vote.
Gays had hoped for succs Mae, sce New England has been the most liberal regn the U. Regardg gay marriage. The oute marked the first time voters had rejected a gay-marriage law enacted by a legislature.
GAY MARRIAGE!
Gay Mormons are enuraged to rema celibate, as are all other sgle members of The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats. * gay marriage mormon *
Five other stat have legalized gay marriage —startg wh Massachetts 2004, and followed by Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Iowa — but all did so through legislatn or urt lgs, not by popular vote. In ntrast, nstutnal amendments banng gay marriage have been approved all 30 stat where they have been on the ballot. Followg the Mae referendum, the New York legislature cid to reject a bill legalizg gay marriage.
"This is an enormo victory, " said Maggie Gallagher, the lear of the anti-gay marriage group, Natnal Organizatn for Marriage. The culture really hasn't shifted on gay marriage.
Standg asi keeps the bill om beg a referendum on gay marriage. The typ of polil suatns ntued until fally the urts cid to make gay marriage legal throughout the Uned Stat. " One was changg gay marriage entered to by members of the Church as "apostasy, " meang turng agast doctre.
GAY MORMONS
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[5] Although disciplary procs are the same, makg gay marriage a s agast doctre protects the Church legally a society that se no sexual s, only tolerance. Gay Mormons. The Church's rponse to gay civil rights legislatn Utah.
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MORMON CHURCH AND GAY RIGHTS
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Policy Chang Announced for Members Gay Marriag, Children of LGBT Parents. Nov 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.
So what do you thk about gay marriage and the aftermath of Prop 8 for the Church? The doctre of The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats, which church is often mistakenly lled the Mormon Church, is que clear on the practice of homosexualy. “Homosexual activy is a ser s.
WHAT ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE?
Mormon doctre clar homosexual activy a s not bee is bigoted and old fashned, but bee the practice of homosexualy trat the eternal purpose of the fay.
To have feelgs of homosexualy is not a s, but a stggle. Any gay Mormon who has the stggl still has a choice of whether or not to act on those feelgs.
MORMONS AND GAYS
The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats and s members ntu to, and will ntue to, receive a great al of cricism and persecutn for s view on homosexualy. Th, the LDS Church’s view on the practice of homosexualy will never change.