Darth J wrote:"We don't know why the Church opposed same-sex marriage."
"The Church's opposition to same-sex marriage had nothing to do with sexual orientation or whom you want to marry."
"Some have attempted to explain the reason for opposing same-sex marriage but these attempts should be viewed as speculation and opinion, not doctrine. The Church is not bound by speculation or opinions given with limited understanding. We condemn all past homophobia by individuals both inside and outside the Church."
"Elder Jeffrey R. Holland called those speculations about the Church's opposition to same-sex marriage 'folklore' that 'must never be perpetuated,' according to the Deseret News. 'I think almost all of them were inadequate and/or wrong.'"
Add a couple of tweaks or should I say “clarifications” to the proclamation on the family and it’s like the church was never against SSM
I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. - Galileo
Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man. - The Dude
Don't you know there ain't no devil, there's just god when he's drunk - Tom Waits
Buffalo wrote: Considering how many Mormons today seem to have so much genuine revulsion for gay people, one wonders if the common "wept with joy" meme isn't older members engaging in a little creative amnesia.
Like Mitt Romney:
I can remember when, when I heard about the change being made. I was driving home from, I think, it was law school, but I was driving home, going through the Fresh Pond rotary in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I heard it on the radio, and I pulled over and, and literally wept.
Romney graduated from law school in 1975.
Romney is a politician. I rolled my eyes when he said that.
"We have taken up arms in defense of our liberty, our property, our wives, and our children; we are determined to preserve them, or die." - Captain Moroni - 'Address to the Inhabitants of Canada' 1775
Every day an old bigot dies and a tolerant young voter takes their place. Easy enough to explain growing support for gay marriage.
Whatever appears to be against the Book of Mormon is going to be overturned at some time in the future. So we can be pretty open minded.-charity 3/7/07
MASH quotes I peeked in the back [of the Bible] Frank, the Devil did it. I avoid church religiously. This isn't one of my sermons, I expect you to listen.
I, for one, am shocked at this turn of events. I never thought I would live to see the day that Mormons would continue to make claims about what they want to be true despite abundant evidence to the contrary.
"The author of a controversial 2001 study claiming that gays can do so has now disavowed his conclusions, but a Utah organization for Mormons plans to continue using so-called reparative therapy in its efforts to help or "cure" those with same-sex attraction."
Darth J wrote:I, for one, am shocked at this turn of events. I never thought I would live to see the day that Mormons would continue to make claims about what they want to be true despite abundant evidence to the contrary.
"The author of a controversial 2001 study claiming that gays can do so has now disavowed his conclusions, but a Utah organization for Mormons plans to continue using so-called reparative therapy in its efforts to help or "cure" those with same-sex attraction."
Once again, the church takes a brave stand on a controversial issue.
Though loosely connected to Evergreen, the LDS Church takes no position on reparative therapy.
"We have taken up arms in defense of our liberty, our property, our wives, and our children; we are determined to preserve them, or die." - Captain Moroni - 'Address to the Inhabitants of Canada' 1775
