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"But the church does not say that a member of our church has to be opposed to allowing choice in society. It does not say that," Romney continues. "And therefore, there are Mormon Democrats. There's a Democratic Party in Utah filled with Mormons and the Church doesn't say they're wrong, they're being excommunicated. No, it says we are vehemently opposed to abortions ourselves, but we allows others to make their own choice."
Abortion has been legalized by governing entities without regard for God and His commandments. Scriptures state repeatedly that people will prosper only if they obey the commandments of God. Individuals will prosper only when they walk in faith and obedience to God
The Church has not favored or opposed legislative proposals or public demonstrations concerning abortion.
“One cause of the diminishing birthrate is the practice of abortion. Worldwide, there are estimated to be more than 40 million abortions per year. Many laws permit or even promote abortion, but to us this is a great evil.”
TrashcanMan79 wrote:Someone really needs to compile all the instances of "LDS Newsroom vs LDS.org" for a special section on MormonThink.com or something. This s***'s straight up cray cray.
Stormy Waters wrote:Dallin H. Oaks. New Era. November 2012
http://www.LDS.org/new-era/2012/11/answers-to-my-questions?lang=eng“One cause of the diminishing birthrate is the practice of abortion. Worldwide, there are estimated to be more than 40 million abortions per year. Many laws permit or even promote abortion, but to us this is a great evil.”
I think whoever runs the newsroom site might need to confer with church leaders about what they do and do not believe.
When I read the part you quoted, I interpreted it to mean Romney was saying the Church does not excommunicate anyone for advocating a pro-choice position, not for someone actually having an abortion as you inferred.Stormy Waters wrote:Probably the most interesting thing he said. . . .
Elphaba wrote:When I read the part you quoted, I interpreted it to mean Romney was saying the Church does not excommunicate anyone for advocating a pro-choice position, not for someone actually having an abortion as you inferred.Stormy Waters wrote:Probably the most interesting thing he said. . . .
At this point I am genuinely nauseated every time I hear Romney's voice, so I am not going to listen to check out it, but is it possible that's what he meant?