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It didn't stop the Episcopal Church but it is killing the Episcopal Church.
I sang in an Episcopal Church for nearly 3 decades until recently. That church is dying. It is very gay friendly to the point of having gay commitment ceremonies. The gay community is supporting the church and since the minister is getting paid from that support he has no choice but to look for another job or be gay friendly.
Because the Mormons don't have to worry about a paid staff, they all apparently work for free, they are not as vulnerable to the gay pressures from their congregations. I hope they and others hold on and follow scripture instead of man. I would love to see the LDS Prophet make a very hard stand against gay marriage and say The Church will NEVER change. That should put the subject to rest.
I recently heard of a women's group that wanted to be ordained to the priesthood inside the LDS Church. The leader of that group was excommunicated, haven't heard anything about her since. I think the Mormons know how to play hard when they want to.
See post #5 and #9. Specifically these parts…
“today’s announcement by the Supreme Court, will have no effect on the doctrinal position or practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is that only marriage between a man and a woman is acceptable to God.”
“...Even as we seek to be meek and to avoid contention, we must not compromise or dilute our commitment to the truths we understand. We must not surrender our positions or our values. The gospel of Jesus Christ and the covenants we have made inevitably cast us as combatants in the eternal contest between truth and error. There is no middle ground in that contest.”
I left after the Gene Robinson thing. I don’t think it is the “paid” thing, the church is infested with libs. And if you speak out against it, you are criticized for not being a living Christian. Same “blackmail” as the race card.