Posted on 11/15/2022 4:47:54 PM PST by NKP_Vet
In an unexpected move, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gave its support Tuesday to a proposed federal law that would not only recognize all legal marriages but also codify ones between same-sex couples.
The Utah-based faith’s doctrine “related to marriage between a man and a woman is well known and will remain unchanged,” according to a news release posted to the church’s website. “We are grateful for the continuing efforts of those who work to ensure the Respect for Marriage Act includes appropriate religious freedom protections while respecting the law and preserving the rights of our LGBTQ brothers and sisters.”
It seems a somewhat of a reversal for the church, which famously put its members and a lot of money behind California’s Proposition 8 in 2008 to oppose same-sex marriage before it was legalized by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Some perspectives apparently have changed.
“We believe this approach is the way forward,” the release said. “As we work together to preserve the principles and practices of religious freedom together with the rights of LGBTQ individuals, much can be accomplished to heal relationships and foster greater understanding.”
The church’s remarks come after the act’s sponsors added an amendment to the House-passed bill exempting religious organizations from providing “services, accommodations, advantages, facilities, goods or privileges for the solemnization or celebration of a marriage.” Neither could the act be used to alter the tax-exempt status of any organization.
“For instance,” stated a one-page fact sheet provided by the office of Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., “a church, university, or other nonprofit’s eligibility for tax-exempt status…would not be affected by this legislation.”
The amendment also specified that the measure did not extend to polygamous marriages.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, remains unconvinced….
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How many years until faggots run the church? I say less than 10. Stupid, stupid Mormons.
Lds comes out. Interesting choice of words.
One by one, society’s organization fall to communists.
Not yet anyway. That's coming next week.
Hey, LDS was also founded by a sicko who had 43 wives, so nothing would surprise me.
The church is here to reconcile man to God, not God to man. This is not a true Christ centered church.
The amendment also specified that the measure did not extend to polygamous marriages.
Why not?
What is the difference?
Don’t want to mildly annoy 2% of the population.
Once upon a time the LDS were respectable.
What happened?
LDS are sodomite simps now.
Some of us saw this coming, as the Mormons do have a vested interest in the state recognized polygamous marriages, which is more likely to happen if other degenerate marriages are recognized.
Does the LDS Church perform such “marriages”?
“Once upon a time the LDS were respectable.”
I’m guessing you’re thinking of a time at some point after Joey Smith was wedding himself to his parishioner’s wives.
You better recheck your math. Rainbow mafia recruitment is more successful than they could ever imagine.
7.1% of adults are LGBT
https://news.gallup.com/poll/389792/lgbt-identification-ticks-up.aspx
Gen Z = 17%
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/02/24/gen-z-lgbt/
Romney gets a thrill up his leg.
The end must truly be near!
At least it was heterosexual!
Who knew Mormons went in for faggotry? I thought they were a fairly conservative bunch, morally.
Yes
the 1970 - 1990’s
I am focusing on the personal morals teaching.
I am well aware of the churches checkered history
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